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First Watch CEO Ken Pendery, pictured in 2011. File photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2015
First Watch moves into first place

The East County- based chain makes the largest acquisition in its corporate history.

  • East County
  • News
Diana Greene has 28 years of experience in education. She began her career as an elementary school teacher. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 3, 2015
Manatee County School District welcomes new superintendent Diana Greene

Diana Greene is a relative newcomer to Manatee County, but she’s ready for the tests she’ll face leading the district.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2015
OBITUARY | Louise Weil

Louise Weil, 74, of Longboat Key, died May 30 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2015
OBITUARY | Emil Robert “Bob” Havel

Bob Havel, 90, of Longboat Key and formerly of South Bend, Ind., and Lake Geneva, Wis., died May 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 3, 2015
Miller makes patriotic push for Freedom Fest

Cannons Marina has $500 for the most patriotic business float at this year’s Fourth of July parade.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Owner seeks new leases in life of plaza

How does $0 rent sound for three years? The rent is still too darn high for prospective Whitney Beach tenants.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Commission flips undergrounding switch

Voters will decide in November whether they want to pay for their share of a $23.4 million project to bury utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 3, 2015
City eyes paid parking to fund Circle garage

Progress on a St. Armands parking garage continues as stakeholders offer their support for various funding mechanisms — including parking meters.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2015
News briefs

Fire Rescue aces inspection; Mayers works to protect manatees

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 3, 2015
Athletic Center expansion in progress

The facility will remain open during an expansion and renovation project worth $2.3 million.

  • East County
  • News
Mitchell Epstein with Jeron Thomas, one of the Y Achievers he meets with once a week through the YMCA Mentor program.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 3, 2015
People with Purpose: Mitchell Epstein

Starting out as a husband accompanying his wife to charity events, Mitchell Epstein called himself an “observer” when it came to philanthropy. That all changed four years ago.

  • Black Tie
Robert Levin, current artistic director of the Sarasota Music Festival, will step down in 2017.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 3, 2015
Encore performances

Robert Levin will step down from his role as organizer of the Sarasota Music Festival in 2017, after 10 years of leadership.

  • Arts + Culture
Students Samantha Lane and Katherine Herbert and educator Ben Plocher have a summer home at the Sarasota Youth Opera Summer Camp. Photo by Nick Reichert.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 3, 2015
Summer Stage

A local summer program helps any student ages 8 to 18 to learn one of the most intimidating forms of art: opera.

  • Arts + Culture
File photoTropical Storm Debby brought flooding to St. Armands Circle and several areas of Longboat Key in June 2012.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 3, 2015
Local officials eye hurricane season

As hurricane season begins, officials urge residents to plan ahead during the calm before the storms.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 13718 Matanzas Place has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a pool and 4,894 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.5 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 3, 2015
Condo unit at The Beaches sells for $2.1 million

A condominium in The Beaches of Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • Longboat Key
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