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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2010
Cops Corner

Homesick hound 5:35 p.m. - 700 block of Land's End Drive. Animal Found. A woman told police that she found her neighbor's dog roaming near Whitney Beach Plaza. The dog's owners appeared to be out of town and the neighbor agreed to take the dog until they returned. Later, it was discovered the homesick dog had run away from the sister of the dog's owner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The sheriff’s office said the suspect was shown wearing a blue baseball cap, a dark long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and gray athletic shoes during both incidents overnight, covering his face with a red bandana. Courtesy image.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota temples vandalized with anti-Semitic messages

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify the suspect responsible for the damage at Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • December 4, 2021
Meals on Wheels' Holiday Shoebox Drive at Lakewood Ranch Elks Lodge scores for seniors

The 16th annual Community Holiday Shoebox Drive and Reception collects shoeboxes loaded with gifts for homebound seniors in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Atypical Kitchen owner Zach Zeller (left) opened his restaurant in July. His chef, Evan Percoco (right) graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and once served as executive chef at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • October 28, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS: Atypical start to Lakewood Ranch delivery restaurant

Delivery restaurants now serving food at Lakewood Ranch brewery

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as he reports the daily headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • November 13, 2012
Nov. 13: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The bachelors boogied their way down the runway.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: BYOB auction

The second annual Buy Your Own Bachelor (BYOB) brought out hundreds of people Tuesday, Sept. 20, at McCurdy's Comedy Club. Over $15,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society by two teams who put on the event and are participating in the upcoming Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraising walk.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota football roundup: 09.20.19
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 20, 2019
Sarasota football roundup: 09.20.19

One school got a marquee win, but two others lost.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key's island neighbor gets some TLC

Suncoast Waterkeepers and Sarasota Bay Watch organized a cleanup on Sister Keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Joshua Young.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 29, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Joshua Young

Lakewood Ranch's boys basketball junior talks dunking and superheroes.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the Braden River High School JROTC Raiders team celebrate their success at the state competition.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 23, 2021
Braden River High JROTC Raiders team wins state title

The Pirates earn a 13th state championship in the Raiders competition.

  • East County
  • Schools
Waterlefe Golf and River Club resident Katherine Hubanks’s favorite ornaments are ones from her first Christmas with her adoptive parents in Germany. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 19, 2018
East County residents hang memories on a string

East County residents share stories about their special Christmas ornaments.

  • East County
  • News
Nick Trivisonno, 12
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 12, 2011
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Out-of-Door Academy

The Out-of-Door Academy's sixth-graders are spending Thursday and Friday touring the Kennedy Space Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Judy Alexander and Kim Livengood hope The Bazaar at Apricot and Lime can become the center of an active business district.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 7, 2019
Sharing the limelight: Merchants plot new district near downtown

The proprietors of The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime aren't just trying to get a new business off the ground — they're working to enliven an overlooked portion of the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Apartment projects like CitySide have made the Rosemary District an affordable option compared to downtown, but the neighborhood remains unaffordable for many working class residents.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 8, 2017
Amid building boom, leaders grapple with Rosemary District density

The Rosemary Residential Overlay District effectively spurred redevelopment in the area — but has it run its course?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Students who attended kindergarten through 12th grade with an additional 30 minutes of instructional time would have been in class about an extra year at graduation.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 24, 2022
Millions in Sarasota school funding on March ballot

Continuation of voter-approved 1-mill tax rate would deliver an estimated $71.6 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 21, 2021
Eileen R. Meehan

Entered her Heavenly Home on April 15, 2021, at the age of 91.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Dottie Baer Garner
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • May 2, 2018
Familiar Faces: Dottie Baer Garner

Through the tough times, Dottie Baer Garner uses philanthropy as a force for good and a pillar of strength.

  • Black Tie
Mario Mendoza said he and his family pride themselves on being nerds. This shirt, featuring a right angle — making him always "right" — was perfect when he wore it the day before the Math Florida Standard Assessments on May 6.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 8, 2019
New Bashaw principal looks for potential in East County

"He’s fabulous and I’m sad to see him go."

  • East County
  • Schools
Boating along the Gulf of Mexico beaches is unrestricted except for an area north of Gulfside Road in Manatee County.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 10, 2022
Longboat raises a variety of boating concerns

Noise, access, exclusion zones all part of the conversation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kendal Kiner was one of the first artists to get a space at The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime. Photo by Kayleigh Omang
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 8, 2018
Local painter's Fish Out of Water shop utilizes catch and repurpose method

Sarasota artist Kendal Kiner brings trash-to-treasure paintings to The Bazaar at Apricot and Lime.

  • Arts + Culture
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