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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 31, 2010
SPORTS BRIEFS 03.25.10

Community sports news and notes

  • East County
  • Sports
The owners of the Bellora subdivision hoped to convert a nearby city-owned parcel into parkland — and wanted it named to reflect their contribution.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 23, 2015
Parkland proposal reignites public naming rights discussion

A developer offered to maintain a piece of city-owned land it wanted turned into a park. The city said no — and continues to search for a policy regarding the naming of public property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This week's Standout Player is Grace Casagrande
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2013
SIDELINES

Rams run wild; Sailors notch district win; Sarasota Christian sweeps Booker; ODA tops St. Stephen's

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. The six socialized feral kittens are available for adoption to loving owners who are willing to keep them indoors or in a caged lanai.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 8, 2014
Six rescued kittens seek loving homes

A Key couple socialized a litter of young felines that are now ready for adoption.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 24, 2009
Statue supporters refuse to surrender

A Web site that promotes keeping the 'Unconditional Surrender' statue on the bayfront has generated more than 250 e-mails sent to city commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • January 17, 2013
A taste of Northeast Thailand on the South Trail

A taste of Northeast Thailand on the South Trail

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 15, 2009
Butterfly garden receives new irrigation system

Longboat Key Garden Club members say the project will provide watering efficiency.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New College of Florida Spanish-speaking docents Sarah Scully and Yates Gibson describe a large portrait in the "Behind Closed Doors" exhibit at the Ringling Museum of Art.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 12, 2014
Ringling Museum speaks language of exhibition

'Behind Closed Doors' offers an intimate peek into the lives of Spanish-American colonists - including how they spoke.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 12, 2014
Palm-Aire club adds pavilion, moves green

Palm-Aire Country Club members donated $100,000 for the project, which is still being completed.

  • East County
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2012
LECOM welcomes first dental students

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton welcomed its inaugural class of dental students.

  • East County
  • News
Glen Roethel, Hillary Foxsong and Stuart Markus, members of the Long Island-based folk-rock group, Gathering Time, will perform favorites from the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as a few of their own pieces, at Temple Beth Israel Wednesday, Jan. 23.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 22, 2013
Temple Beth Israel to host folk-rock band

The spirit of the 1960s will return Wednesday, Jan. 23, as Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio, Gathering Time, performs at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2016
Casey Key properties sell for $2,495,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between January 11 and January 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 18, 2015
Country Club Village home tops sales at $1.53 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch topped all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
This home at 1300 Westway Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,800 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.6 million. File photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2015
Three-bedroom Lido Key home sells for $1.6 million

Vincent and Julie Ciulla, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1300 Westway Drive to Robert and Anne Essner, of Sarasota, for $1.6 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
More than 500 couples pre-registered to renew their vows.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 21, 2013
Renewed Love: Couples take vows again on Siesta Key

They say love can weather any storm, and more than 500 couples arrived at the Siesta Key Beach Pavilion to prove it Thursday, Feb. 14, as part of the annual Valentine's Day vow renewal ceremony. Sarasota Parks and Recreation has hosted the ceremony every Valentine's Day for the last 28 years. Couples picked up flowers, had their photos taken and renewed their wedding vows.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Christine Nordstrom
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 17, 2016
Meet the Chefs

Get to know the culinary creatives behind St. Jude inaugural Foodlosophy event.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2009
Health Matters

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

  • Sarasota
  • News
Over the last few years, Joe Comforto’s mailbox has become a receptacle for things he never ordered — and never wished to find.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 18, 2012
East County resident battles identity theft

East County resident Joe Comforto has been battling identity theft for five years. This year, however, the thieves used his information to commit tax fraud.

  • East County
  • News
 'People enjoy eating it, so I enjoy making it' Beverly Shapiro says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 20, 2011
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Beverly Shapiro

Beverly Shapiro's grandmother came from Russia and didn't speak a word of English. Shapiro used to watch her grandmother prepare this noodle Kugel, but instead of helping would wait around for food.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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