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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 14, 2009
Braden River Soccer Club to host Halloween Havoc

Teams from throughout the state will flock to the East County for the tournament Oct. 16-18.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • September 16, 2009
St. Armands home sells for $3.25 million

A seven-year-old St. Armands mansion on Sarasota Bay at 236 N. Washington Drive was sold Sept. 1 by Jacqueline and Edward Bongart to Jacqueline Sullivan for $3.25 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 7, 2010
Kitty kingdom

Cat Depot will launch the grand opening of its new 10,000-square-foot, five-star adoption center Jan. 15 through Jan. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 14, 2010
Top chef

After corporate downsizing in 2002 caused her to lose her job of more than 24 years with IBM, Tricia Dickerson turned her passion for cooking into a full-time profession.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 8, 2009
Town water receives top scores

All 151 water samples taken in 2008 were bacteria free. Town water also has acceptable levels of copper and lead.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 20, 2009
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 21, 2010
Town Hall hours still up for discussion

Members of the Inter-District Authority are expected to take up the matter again next month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 18, 2010
Repair work continues one year later at Five Points

When a piece of the Plaza at Five Points building detached last March and hit a shopper on the street below, the building's contractor began a repair process that is still ongoing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 8, 2010
East County remembers 9/11

A ceremony commemorating the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attack will be held at 9 a.m., Sept. 10, at Manatee Technical Institute in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Usually, volunteers set up the explosive canvas 600 feet from the surf, but they only had 400 feet to navigate for this year’s show.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 12, 2012
Siesta fireworks amaze despite restrictions

The beach was smaller for the Fourth of July celebration this year, but worries about illegal fireworks - and some dark clouds - didn't wash out the explosive fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Denise Kowal is a New Urbanist, downtown stakeholder of one of Sarasota’s most visible historic buildings and graduate of the SmartCode.
  • By Denise Kowal |
  • May 31, 2012
My View: We shall not abandon the plan

In adopting the Downtown Sarasota Master Plan in January 2001, the city of Sarasota embraced the responsibility for civic parking, after hosting over the course of several years an inclusive, informative and transparent process that gained consensus among our entire community for the plan.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 6, 2012
Town, Key Club make cases to appeals court

The town of Longboat Key and Longboat Key Club and Resort asked the Second District Court of Appeals in Lakeland to grant a review of a ruling that favored the Islandside Property Owners Coalition and two condominium associations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 22, 2011
Planning Commission seats to be filled

One of the Sarasota County Commission's most important advisory boards has three open seats that the commission will fill in January.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A new option for Midnight Pass Road, unveiled during the Florida Department of Transportation meeting on the Key, shows a painted crosswalk with a “paddle sign” cautioning drivers to be alert for pedestrians.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 22, 2011
County suggests pedestrian safety option

The County Commission supports the Siesta Key Condominium Association in seeking painted crosswalks on Midnight Pass Road without warning signs in the middle of them.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 21, 2011
More turtles nesting on Siesta Key beaches

So far this summer, turtles seem to be nesting in greater numbers on Siesta Key, according to Catherine Luckner, president of the Siesta Key Association.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
A sign announcing Siesta Key's ranking as the top beach in the United States should be erected soon near the beach pavilion.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Beach sign unanimously approved

The County Commission Wednesday unanimously approved a two-sided sign proclaiming Siesta Key Public Beach No. 1 in the United States.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Steve Tatone. File photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 7, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Beautiful Noise' filmmaker shoots next project; Sarasota Film Fest names new director; Booker High tuxedo thief still on the lam

  • Arts + Culture
In the last three years, the district has cut $46 million from its operating budget and needs to cut at least an additional $11.16 million this year.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 6, 2011
Number Crunch

Superintendent Tim McGonegal is working on a budget that would include about $14 million in cuts.

  • East County
  • News
For the first time, Longboat Key made Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Readers' Choice Survey.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 10, 2010
Longboat ranks No. 2

For the first time, Longboat Key made Conde Nast Traveler magazine's Readers' Choice Survey. But Kiawah Island, S.C., still holds the top island-destination spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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