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The Bird Key home located at 651 Mourning Dove Drive recently sold for $3 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 30, 2017
Mourning Dove Drive home sells for $3 million

Residential real estate for Aug. 14-18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2014
Gordon 'Gordy' Larry Johnson

Gordon 'Gordy' Larry Johnson, 81, of Longboat Key and Brainerd, Minn., died Oct. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Eight bridges on Siesta will be repaired.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 25, 2015
County approves Siesta bridge repairs

After an inspection showed signs of wear on create surrounding Siesta Key bridges, the county will start repairs in March.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Several citizens assisted in rescue efforts, including  Captain Michael Wackelin of Towboat US.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • July 23, 2012
Sarasota police make water rescues during thunderstorms

Sarasota officers and good Samaritans rescued three capsized boats during severe weather over the weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Violinist Tim Fain performed at the Ringling International Arts Festival.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 20, 2010
Music Review: Ringling International Arts Festival Part I

Tim Fain has performed in Sarasota before, but his appearances at the Ringling International Arts Festival last week proved he's worthy of every honor and should be going on to a career of major importance in the future.

  • Arts + Culture
A Main Street bulbout extension in front of Pastry Art could create an additional 15 outdoor dining seats for the eatery.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 9, 2012
Main Street merchant gives vital input

Public input at City Hall on preliminary drawings of segment two of a Main Street project proves to be valuable.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort closed in August 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 9, 2013
Burglary reported at Colony

Police don't know who entered at least three units at the shuttered resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Grandma Allison is a hybrid tea rose that was hybridized by Mallory in 2007 in honor of his grandmother. Many of the roses he hybridizes he names after important people in his life.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 25, 2012
Home & Garden: A Rosey Disposition

Ron Mallory's love for roses started in the late 1940s when victory gardens were all the rage.

  • Arts + Culture
Westra Inc. began construction on the new Hudson Bayou lift station in July.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 15, 2011
UPDATE: Broken pipe sends sewage into Hudson Bayou

About 200 gallons of raw sewage reaches Hudson Bayou, after a contractor breaks a force main pipe on Osprey Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
ODA senior corner infielder Desmond Lindsay was drafted by the New York Mets with the 53rd pick.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 9, 2015
Mets draft ODA slugger

The Out-of-Door Academy senior corner infielder Desmond Lindsay was selected by the New York Mets with the 53rd pick in Major League Baseball’s First Year Player Draft, which began June 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
File photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 21, 2016
The Water Club condominium sells for $1,950,000

The condominium has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The event will begin at Main Street and Osprey Avenue.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 17, 2013
Downtown Memorial Day Parade planned

At the conclusion of the parade, a ceremony will be held at Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park at Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 5, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks II concert with Conductor Thomas Wilkins

In my many years of interviewing famous classical musicians, I've never met an instrumentalist who didn't want to be a singer.

  • Arts + Culture
A condominium in Sarabande at 340 S. Palm Ave. recently sold for $2.85 million. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, five baths and 4,534 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,537,500 in 2008.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2018
Sarabane condominium sells for $2.85 million.

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 27-31

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Oaks Club awards five scholarships

Oaks Club awards five scholarships

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2014
LBK Kiwanis Club awards first 2014 grants

The club plans to award approximately a dozen grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 to organizations that help local children.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The northbound lane in the 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive needs to be cut out to repair a leaking pipe.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 1, 2011
Leaky pipe creates GMD congestion

A leaking wastewater pipe under Gulf of Mexico Drive could create traffic delays near Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 5, 2009
Profiles of Summer: Resident Soprano

Michelle Giglio has captivated audiences from the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall to the Theâtre des Champs Élysees.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • June 11, 2013
Man in distress found in water, treated at Siesta Beach

The patient responsive after receiving CPR, but the cause of the incident remains unknown.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Parking has been free for a year-and-a-half at the Palm Avenue garage, but the city will soon begin to charge those who park there for more than 90 minutes in an attempt to generate revenue for the city’s parking division.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 5, 2013
Paid parking approved for Palm

The City Commission narrowly approved the reinstitution of paid parking at the garage in an attempt to offset the parking division's budget deficit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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