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  • By George Rauch
  • March 3, 2010
Market Watch: The Depression is not waning

There have been good times to write about over the last several decades, however, the outlook is not good now even though the Fed, Wall Street and our politicians continue to encourage us to 'see the bright side.' There is nothing 'bright' about these economic dislocations.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 3, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate adds four new agents to its Longboat Key office; Wagner Realty announces the addition of two agents; and Marlene Manning returns to Re/Max Excellence.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Donna Swan
  • March 3, 2010
Deal Us In

A stitch in time

  • Longboat Key
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  • March 3, 2010
Ethereal Evening

Joseph Regan submitted this sunset photo taken at Sea Gate Club, 2425 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
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  • Stephanie Hannum
  • March 3, 2010
Mattison's conjures up classic cooking

On a recent afternoon at Mattison's Forty-One, Chef Paul Mattison hosted 'Affordable Gourmet,' a lunchtime cooking class with a focus on affordable, but also substantial, ingredients and meals.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 3, 2010
Oscar Mania: And the winner is...

Records stand to be broken at this year's Academy Awards, and producers are hoping it will be viewer numbers. The big lures are Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-hosting the event (their promos are hilarious) and the fact that the 'Best Picture' category has been super-sized from five to 10 nominations. But fear not, it's being billed as the shortest ceremony ever. So, place your bets, root for your faves and sit back and enjoy the show.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 3, 2010
Chorus of the Keys honors Broadway

Sarasota's championship barbershop chorus will pay tribute to Broadway's biggest dames this weekend at its 61st annual spring show at Riverview.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • March 3, 2010
The glass masters

The three artists featured in this month's Selby Gallery's 'Perestroika' exhibit explain the precarious process of glass-art making.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • June LeBell
  • March 3, 2010
Music Review: 'Hansel and Gretel'

Sarasota Opera's latest addition to this season's repertory is the story of alcoholism, cannibalism, child abuse and a bad marriage. In the hands of composer Engelbert Humperdinck, 'Hansel and Gretel' has become a charming, grand opera favorite that has audiences happily humming familiar tunes as they exit the theater.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 3, 2010
Ranch residents challenge incorporation study

More than 150 Lakewood Ranch residents attended a discussion on incorporation at Town Hall Feb. 24.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 3, 2010
Manatee County adopts new cell tower ordinance

Residents of Palm-Aire, in particular, are hopeful the changes will keep a cell tower out of their neighborhood.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 2, 2010
County to modify Ranch intersection

Manatee County will make some modifications at the intersection of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and State Road 70 to help correct a concern raised by Lakewood Ranch CDD 1 supervisors at the last supervisors meeting.

  • East County
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 2, 2010
Chamber to provide transportation assistance to early voters

Members have volunteered to transport voters to the Sarasota and Manatee supervisor of elections offices.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 2, 2010
Buchanan talks jobs with city commissioners

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan visited the City Commission for the first time ever to discuss how the federal government may be able to help bring jobs to Sarasota.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • March 2, 2010
Community Golf Scores 02.23.10 to 02.28.10

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

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