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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 1, 2010
Film Review: 'Piranha 3D'

If carnage, nudity, severed limbs and solid acting is the "entertainment" you crave, then "Piranha 3D" is just the ticket.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 28, 2010
Music Review: La Musica

A review of La Musica's third program of the season, which took place April 15th, at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 12, 2012
Jiggs Landing family member forms group

Sandy Metcalf formed Friends of Historic Jiggs Landing in order to preserve her family's local heritage.

  • East County
  • News
Ron Flynn said the theft of his cranes statue occurred during the early-morning hours of Sept. 5. Courtesy of Ron Flynn.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 13, 2012
Bronze cranes statue stolen from yard

A 5-foot-tall statue was clipped from its base and hauled away from a resident's property.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Haile Middle School students Tyler Whitlock and Parker Whitlock, front, and Taylor Lewis and C.J. Cooper recently won awards at the 2011 VEX Robotics All-Star Challenge.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 22, 2011
Haile Middle students build award-winning robots

One of the smartest robots in the state lives right here in the East County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2011
News Briefs

2011 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close; Town wants joint meeting with Manatee County; Mote cares for turtle from Portugal

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 22, 2011
Lighthouse Point boat dock approval granted

The residents of Lighthouse Point received approval from the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board to extend and widen their two community boat docks in the lagoon off of New Pass.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Delaney will bring the annual NBA Cares Coat Drive to Lakewood Ranch Main Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, to provide winter clothes to the needy, with a focus on Hurricane Sandy victims.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 28, 2012
NBA Cares to land in Lakewood

Bob Delaney brings worldwide coat drive home.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • June 26, 2018
Longboat needs to light intersections on GMD only, FDOT says

A study performed by FDOT found that Longboat Key must light its intersections with traffic signals and midblock crosswalks.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Sara Wemlinger, DO |
  • October 10, 2019
Sports Medicine Is Not Just for Athletes

Sports Medicine Is Not Just for Athletes

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 18, 2018
Cops Corner: You can't sleep here

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Forty Carrots teacher Amanda Walker teaches students about the science behind rivers in the outdoor sandbox.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 18, 2015
Forty Carrots grows with building purchase

Forty Carrots Family Center will expand with the $277,770 purchase of a building on Floyd Street across from its current location on Tuttle Avenue. The former real estate office will be renovated in time for the 2015 school year to expand individual child

  • Sarasota
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An outdoor splash park has been worked into the design to allow members of the public to watch puppies as they play.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 27, 2015
Southeastern Guide Dogs expands with Puppy Academy

Construction will start in Nov. for a 19,229 square-foot facility for puppies.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home, at 536 Hornblower Lane, has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,963 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2015
Country Club Shores home sells for $785,000

The home, at 536 Hornblower Lane, has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,963 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Swans Susie and Sully glide through the water with their three cygnets Saturday. Courtesy of Lou Newman
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 6, 2015
Oh, babies! New cygnets hatch

Swan keeper David Novak hopes the newest cygnets will show strength in their critical first days of life.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 14, 2015
Siesta Key Village buildings sell for $4.6 million

Real estate investor Jeff Berlin bought the Siesta Center building and adjacent properties on Ocean Boulevard for $4.6 million this week.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 7, 2015
FILM REVIEW: 'Mr. Turner'

Director Mike Leigh's new film, "Mr. Turner," will take you by surprise on two distinct levels.

  • Arts + Culture
Jim Wilson, who has served as the hospital’s CEO since 2008, resigned May 6
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 29, 2013
Hospital seeks new CEO

Jim Wilson no longer is serving as Lakewood Ranch Medical's CEO.

  • East County
  • News
Sam Armington and Jeremy Herrin speed test their boats.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 13, 2013
Teens Sail Into Craftsmanship

Sarasota Youth Sailors Sam Armington and Jeremy Herrin, recently explored a new side of sailing when they built racing catamarans with their fathers' help.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 1, 2013
Library to check out new model

Library board members hope to gain town and county funding by possibly dropping membership fees.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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