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  • Pam Nadon
  • July 14, 2010
Film Review: 'Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work'

In the world of show business, if you're not hot, you're not. No one knows that better than Joan Rivers. At age 77, she's still pounding the pavement in search of gigs.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • July 14, 2010
FST's Vintage Whine warms up before class (VIDEO)

The members of Florida Studio Theatre's Vintage Whine don't just stand still and crack jokes, they physically workout before each improv class. Rebecca Langford, FST's managing director, leads the troupe through warm-up exercises.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
OUR VIEW: Rick Scott for governor

If you cut through all of the Bill McCollum and Alex Sink character-assassination attack ads; if you discard the standard operating procedure of the daily newspapers and their editorialists - which is to discredit anyone who has been a success in business; and if you judge Florida's gubernatorial candidates on their professional accomplishments, the choice for governor is overwhelmingly clear.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Scott explains what happened

Florida's daily newspapers and Rick Scott's gubernatorial opponents have rushed to paint him as an unethical profiteer. And everything they present you is through their filter. We're reprinting Scott's own explanation of the Medicare fines that his former company paid in 2000 and 2003.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 13, 2010
County details plans for Benderson Park

Commissioners are expected to discuss the proposal at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 13, 2010
Firefighter Kyle promoted to lieutenant

Longboat Key firefighter paramedic David Kyle was promoted to lieutenant after undergoing a professional assessment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 13, 2010
IDA considers water schedule changes

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will discuss water schedule changes and other items at a meeting Thursday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 13, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: AllSports Uniforms

East County residents Rob Arakel and Brian Hedgepeth opened AllSports Uniforms in May.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2010
Business leaders work to attract German airline

Tina Rudek and Ray Alexander, of Engel & Völkers, are organizing leaders to support direct flights from Hamburg to Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 13, 2010
Pines residents mentor students in English language

Pines residents were paired with students in the English Speakers of Other Languages program to help them learn proper pronunciation of words, meanings of American expressions and correct use of words in different contexts.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • July 13, 2010
Pineapple Square reveals new store

Women's fashion store Eileen Fisher will move onto Main Street by September.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • July 13, 2010
Vintage Whine rehearses a sketch (VIDEO)

Fae Beloff, Susan Morin, Nanci Rand and Lynn Means rehearse a sketch in Florida Studio Theatre's senior improv class.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 12, 2010
Manatee East captures second title

The Manatee East Little League 10-and-11-year-old All-Stars defeated Braden River 7-6 and 15-2 to capture the District 26 Championship July 8-9.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 12, 2010
Commission unhappy with oil-spill plan

The Longboat Key Town Commission also established a maximum millage rate of 1.9036 mills Monday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 12, 2010
Klauber: Colony needs to see the light

Colony owner/chairman Murf Klauber told the Code Enforcement Board that the town's turtle-lighting ordinance puts guests at risk.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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