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  • Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2011
Our View

Pension experts at the ready

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Chris Owens
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • February 16, 2011
Chris Owens in rehearsal with Chorus of the Keys (VIDEO)

The new director of Sarasota's Chorus of the Keys leads the guys through a zippy rendition of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah."

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2011
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  • East County
  • Neighbors
A shopping cart and trash sit in front of a home in Greenbrook Dale.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 16, 2011
EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT?

As the upholders of the community's covenants, bylaws and regulations, Lakewood Ranch's HOAs can issue punishments in the form of fines and liens for violations. But what happens when those yield no results?

  • East County
  • News
"We have an extraordinary talent for finding the right people," Colin Baenziger said.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 16, 2011
IDA banks on Baenziger's experience

Colin Baenziger, of Colin Baenziger & Associates, has begun the process for recruiting a new executive director for Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
Bob Stepleman and Gary Berns will lead the discussion for the Friends of Lakewood Ranch's forum next week.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 16, 2011
Sides prep for incorporation debate

The Friends of Lakewood Ranch and Incorporation Study Committee both have agreed to debate. Until then, both groups will continue educating the public.

  • East County
  • News
Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson took time to educate local firefighters, including East Manatee Fire Rescue Training Officer Tim Hyden, about safety features on racing vehicles while he was at the Bradenton Motorsports Park for winter testing last week.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 16, 2011
PEDAL TO THE METAL

Drivers also lent their expertise to assist in the training of local firefighters.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 16, 2011
Stingray's Grill closes Lakewood Ranch doors

The seafood restaurant on Lake Osprey Drive closed earlier this month.

  • East County
  • News
Cardel Homes, a new builder to Manatee County, introduced the Gulfstream model at Central Park in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 16, 2011
Sneak Peek

The Home Builders Association's annual Parade of Homes runs Feb. 19 to March 6. More than 30 models in the East County are featured this year.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 16, 2011
Town center deemed priority

The adoption of the Vision Plan has allowed the Planning and Zoning Board to help plan Longboat's future in regard to the revitalization of its shopping centers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Observer sales executive Wendi Simons
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2011
Advertising executive leaves after 30 years at Observer

Wendi Simons was the first full-time advertising sales executive at the Longboat Observer and was its top producer for 25 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 16, 2011
Walgreens sets sights on plaza

The drug-store chain has held quasi-judicial hearings with the town about the possibility of anchoring Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lenny Landau, who bikes daily, said the report only looks at bicycle accidents that have occurred. The report does not evaluate the effect of removing bicycle signs on the Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 16, 2011
Key resident compiles bicycle crash data

Longboat resident Lenny Landau used police reports from the last four years to calculate bicycle accident statistics on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An e-mail survey of residents in blocks 1 through 300 of North Washington Drive found that those residents supported placing a no-left-turn sign at the intersection of North Washington Drive and North Boulevard of the Presidents.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 16, 2011
St. Armands residents seek to stop traffic

The Key's residential side streets are a frequent shortcut for drivers who want to avoid the Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 16, 2011
Library checks out options for monetary assistance

The Longboat Library will make a presentation at the Town Commission's Feb. 17 regular workshop meeting.

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