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Pat Rounds, left, and Cathy Antunes represent Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Government.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 12, 2011
Group requests more complete county audit

Now that impropriety has been discovered in the county's procurement department, a citizen group wants an audit that cleared the county of wrongdoing in its baseball contract awards to be conducted again.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2010
Health Matters - East County

Enjoy The East County Observer's quarterly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use for people of all ages.

  • East County
  • News
Part of the argument in defense of Christopher "Jay" Childers was that the former officer's actions were not aggressive and that he had used the appropriate force to keep Gomez-Perez on the ground.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 20, 2012
Officer Jay Childers reinstated to Sarasota Police Department

The Civil Service Board voted unanimously to reinstate Childers, who was suspended and then terminated for excessive force in 2009.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Author David Hagberg, right, read a section about his character and friend, Ann Marie Marinaccio, during a Lakewood Ranch Rotary Club meeting June 23.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 29, 2011
ALTER EGO

If the villain in Palm-Aire resident and author David Hagberg's new book, 'Abyss,' sounds familiar, it's because she's named after fellow East County resident Ann Marie Marinaccio.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 4, 2011
OBSERVED: To incorporate or not? That is the question

In my 11 years with the East County Observer, no single decision has carried as much weight as the one of whether Lakewood Ranch should become its own city.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 4, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Gone Girl'

David Fincher's new sinister thriller, "Gone Girl," is another deliciously disturbing piece of filmmaking guaranteed to perversely please.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 19, 2012
Sarasota Opera gets a new Executive Director

Richard Russell will fill Susan T. Danis' shoes as Executive Director to Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2009
Cops Corner

Nov. 22 Case of mistaken identity 12 a.m. -- 600 block of Penfield Street. Suspicious Vehicle. Police received two calls about two drunken men in a small boat in the canal behind their docks. A boat with people was detained for questioning, but it was the wrong boat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The space has been left exactly as it was after the previous tenant filed for bankruptcy.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 18, 2013
USF Sarasota-Manatee takes over Viking Space

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee has signed a lease to run its culinary program out of the former Viking Space on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Josh Siegel
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Your Neighbor: Bill Kennedy

Bill Kennedy is the "queen" of the relationship thriller.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
At less than two years old, Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch is making a name for itself in the sporting industry, attracting the 2012 Nike International Friendlies and other large tournament play, since opening in mid-2011.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 2, 2013
Looking ahead: Sports Tourism

Joe Pickett, who heads up the Braden Area Sports Commission, says he expects lacrosse to be the area's fastest-growing sport, with the area becoming a 'hub' for the sport within the next five years.

  • East County
  • Sports
Matt Vanderford, 4, has adjusted well to life with his new family. He is pictured with his adoptive parents, Scott and Cyndee Vanderford.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 9, 2011
Bayside church to host adoption event

Bayside Community Church's Bridge a Life ministry will educate the public about domestic and international adoptions with a special event Nov. 11.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Unit 206 at The Castillian, 4525 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,738 square feet of living area. It sold for $680,000. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 27, 2012
Longboat Shores home sells for $950,000

A home in Longboat Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 28, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Retrieving a lob

This week, University Park Country Club Tennis Director Jared Grose shares tips for retrieving a lob.

  • East County
  • News
Victor DeRenzi. File photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 4, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Opera Celebrates 30 Years with Victor DeRenzi

There are some performances that are important events. There are others that are important evenings of music-making. Victor DeRenzi's recent celebration of 30 years with the Sarasota Opera was a lot of both.

  • Arts + Culture
Mi Pueblo offers an authentic Mexican menu and atmosphere at their locations in Sarasota and Venice.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Mi Pueblo

This week we went in the kitchen at Mi Pueblo, with owner Bonifacio Caro, while chef Julio prepares carne asada tacos with fresh salsa verde. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Bonnie Schneider, middle, brought her visiting daughter-in-law, Norma, and son, Chris, to see the measuring of the cotton plant.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Casa del Mar plants seed of excitement on the Key

Bonnie Schneider, of Pelican Harbor, has attended the Casa del Mar cotton plant measuring ceremony for the Guinness World Book of Records two times in the past, and this year brought her visiting son, Chris, daughter-in-law, Norma, and grandson, Sean, to the July 15 ceremony.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • October 14, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
Cesario Jasso-Carrizales, 39, was arrested for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl at a Walmart store.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 11, 2011
Sarasota deputies arrest suspect in Walmart molestation

Detectives arrest the suspect they say grabbed an 11-year-old girl who was standing alone in a store aisle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unit P4 at the Pointe on Midnight Pass has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,380 square feet of living area. It sold for $412,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 18, 2010
The Oaks II home sells for $950,000

A home in The Oaks II tops all real-estate transactions from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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