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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 13, 2009
Planning commission considers Ranch retail project

Board members will consider whether SM Duck Dog 2 LLC should be allowed to build a project that includes a grocery store, a bank, retail stores, offices and a convenience store with gas pumps on a 14.46-acre site at the southwest corner of State Road 64 and Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • News
This home at 6270 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,457 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.05 million. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 1, 2014
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.05 million

A home in Sleepy Lagoon tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 5, 2010
Mystery Florida conference reaches new chapter

The two-day event will feature publishing and film insiders, along with crime-scene investigation experts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 4, 2010
Mystery Florida conference reaches new chapter here

The two-day event will feature publishing and film insiders, along with crime-scene investigation experts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 8, 2012
Sarasota County authorizes Beach Road repair

Although a temporary fix is in the works, a long-term solution could cost upward of $2 million and take two years to complete.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 24, 2010
Senate passes resolution honoring Mote

Rep. Mike Bennett introduced the resolution in honor of Mote's 55th anniversary.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 5965 Gulf of Mexico Drive has six bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 10,087 square feet of living area. It sold for $5.3 million. Courtesy photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2015
Gulfside home sells for $5.3 million

Bill and Mary Lou Johnson, of Longboat Key, sold the home at 5965 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joseph Sena, of Belleair Beach, for $5.3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 21, 2010
Lottery ticket thief captured

Sheriff's deputies arrest a man accused of stealing scratch-off lottery tickets from a gas station.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 3, 2010
Key Real Estate: Vizcaya condo sells for $2.1 million

There were eight sales recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee courthouses on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys for the four-day reporting week of Feb. 16 through Feb. 19, which was shortened by Presidents Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 27, 2013
Commission alters fire pension board makeup

The commission wants to change the board's structure for the soon-to-be-frozen plan, with the commission handpicking the majority of members.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Accelerometers have motion-sensing technology found in Nintendo’s Wii and smart phones.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 22, 2011
Mote receives NOAA grant for shark fishing study

The $192,000 grant will use accelerometers to study how sharks fare after they are caught and released.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Steve Whidden |
  • December 22, 2009
Professional Golf Tips 101

Rosedale Director of Instruction and PGA Professional Steve Whidden offers tips for improving your game.

  • East County
  • Sports
Black Tie Editor Loren Mayo shares snippets from the Sunshine from Darkness Gala.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 16, 2012
Black Tie: About Last Night ...

Black Tie Editor Loren Mayo shares tidbits from the Sunshine From Darkness Gala Jan. 14, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2013
SIDELINES

Mustangs to host baseball camp; Team Khaos wins baseball showcase; Ranch kicker earns top honors

  • East County
  • Sports
The Observer families' recipes for a popular Thanksgiving side dish. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 14, 2012
THE SWEET SPOT: Unique takes on a traditional side

The Observer family shares its sweet potato traditions - sans the marshmallows.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • November 11, 2009
St. Armands Towers unit sells for $750,000

Unit 103 at St. Armands Tower North, on Lido Beach, sold for $750,000. The unit has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,389 square feet of living space.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stephanie Block. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 21, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: The Artist Series Concerts: Stephanie Block, viola, and Yi-Fang Huang, piano

There's no doubt about it - hearing chamber music in a chamber is the way to go.

  • Arts + Culture
Unit 905 at The Beach Residences, 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive, has two bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,302 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.6 million. Courtesy photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 2, 2014
Beach Residences condo sells for $2.6 million

A condominium in The Beach Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Shannon Snyder tendered his resignation to run for an open County Commission seat. Commissioners discussed the possibility of reappointing him following his forthcoming resignation.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 2, 2014
Commission balks at proposed Snyder appointment

A proposal to appoint Shannon Snyder to fill the commission seat from which he is resigning drew ire at tonight's City Commission meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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