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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 2.27.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
An alligator-inspired sculpture by Ron MacDonald and Steve Topazio brought Florida flavor to the festival last year. File photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 3, 2019
Sarasota's 10 Events for 2019

2019 will not disappoint with new and old events popping up over the coming months.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Beachgoers  keep their distance during a Longboat Key  sunset.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 15, 2020
Beach visitors keep it few and far-between

Town Manager Tom Harmer said residents can walk the beach so long as they maintain appropriate social distancing and groups do not exceed 10 people.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Laurel Oak tennis director Ty Braswell was named the USPTA Florida Region 8 Professional of the Year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 9, 2018
Laurel Oak tennis director named regional "Professional of the Year" by the USPTA

Ty Braswell said the award is reflective of the team around him

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 22, 2021
Cops Corner: A one-eyed jack on the road.

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cliff Roles |
  • November 22, 2015
'Champions For Children'

Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club, Benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County

  • Black Tie
Pilots prepare a hot air balloon for take off on March 9. The Sarasota Balloon Festival takes place this weekend. Photo taken by Katie Johns.
  • By Katie Johns and Niki Kottmann |
  • March 9, 2018
Sarasota Ballon Festival pilots take early morning flight

Two Observer reporters get a front-row seat in a hot air balloon basket.

  • East County
  • News
Ty and Stephanie Gremaux and neighbors Deborah and Jack Skelly love seeing their yards lit up for Christmas and having friends and neighbors to stop by to view them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 18, 2019
Lakewood Ranch couples are shining stars of Christmas lights

At Christmas, these neighbors can't wait for the sun to go down.

  • East County
  • News
This Bird Key home sold in February for more than $6.6 million.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 24, 2021
Median home-sale prices rise to record level in Sarasota County

Benchmark sales figure has risen each month of 2021.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 24, 2021
Florida: A cradle of liberty!

Gannett Co.’s editors besmirched Florida and its 22.6 million people as ‘a cradle’ of hate, delusion and extremism — ignoring the hate, death and destruction wrought by the ‘peaceful’ protesters.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 12, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No skim scams here

Police reports around around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
David Wolff prepares to submerge 10 Mini-Reefs.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 31, 2019
'A manmade solution to a manmade problem'

Non-profit installs 10 Mini Reefs at MarVista in Longboat Key, with hopes of making the ecosystem a little bit better.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pamela Baron, Pamela Lasko and Rose Chapman in 2018
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 13, 2019
New caregiver support group coming to Longboat

JFCS will be hosting the group from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the last Tuesday of the month for February and March in the Centre Shoppes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jeremy and Myrna Whatmough, of the Sarasota Polo Club, were convinced their dog, Reagan, would be hit by a car after he escaped, but were relieved he safety returned home.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2019
Canine treat ready for New Year's Day in Lakewood Ranch

Good Samaritans return lost dog to Polo Club residents.

  • East County
  • News
GreyHawk Landing West resident Daver Raterman said flooding around 117th Street East is a serious issue that will need attention.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 11, 2019
Opposition builds to S.R. 64 car lot in Bradenton

Opposition builds to S.R. 64 car lot in Bradenton

  • East County
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • April 3, 2018
All Faiths Food Bank launches fifth annual campaign against summer hunger

All Faiths Food Bank and its community partners campaign to feed 40,000 children during summer break.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
VPA Director Rebecca Abrahamson and VPA Theatre Chairman Scott Keys stand where a new lobby could be added.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • October 27, 2020
Booker VPA to see $22.5 million in renovations

The upgrades include more seating capacity, additional classrooms, a new lobby and a blackbox theater.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Buses transport students.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 10, 2016
School starts in Manatee County

Students grabbed their backpacks today for the first day of the 2016/2017 school year.

  • East County
  • Schools
Linda and Ira Abrahamson
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Promenade Luau

The Promenade hosted a welcome back Luau for its members on Wednesday, Nov. 16. They served chicken and shrimp kabobs, grilled veggies, rice, rolls and fruit sushi. Alma Kraman celebrated her 91 birthday at the event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sea turtle nesting season runs each year from May 1-Oct. 31. Photo Credit: Nat Kaemmerer
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 8, 2021
Longboat Key to take additional month to consider proposed sea turtle protections

If passed, the proposed sea turtle protections wouldn't take effect until 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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