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Author P.J. O'Rourke is currently the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2014
O'Rourke to headline Tiger Bay event

Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke will speak and sign books during a Sarasota Tiger Bay Club event Dec. 4, at Michael's on East.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mi Pueblo offers an authentic Mexican menu and atmosphere at their locations in Sarasota and Venice.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Mi Pueblo

This week we went in the kitchen at Mi Pueblo, with owner Bonifacio Caro, while chef Julio prepares carne asada tacos with fresh salsa verde. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
ODA senior Reanna Gregory sends the ball back over the net in the first set.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA Volleyball vs. Imagine School of North Port

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Imagine School of North Port 25-14, 25-13, 25-12 in Class 3A-District 10 action Sept. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Craig Mettille, Dick Vitale, JoEllen Mettille, Lorraine Vitale
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Vitale accepts donation

Lakewood Ranch resident and ESPN Hall-of-Famer Dick Vitale on Sept. 9 received a $85,000 donation for the fight against cancer from Craig and JoEllen Mettille, of 380 Cos.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Prizes now offered for weather contest!

Starting in October, the Observer will now offer prizes for winners of the weather photo contest, sponsored by Manasota Flooring Inc.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

The countdown is on for submitting your photos for our annual 'It's Read Everywhere' contest! The last day to submit entries is Sept. 30. Voting starts Oct. 1 and goes through the end of the month. One winner will receive two travel certificates, good for travel from SRQ Airport. Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to submit your entries.

  • East County
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Photo by Caleb Motsinger
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Correction: Heitlers to net 75 years in April

In its Sept. 18 issue, the Longboat Observer featured Plymouth Harbor resident George Heitler, a lifelong tennis player who has played tennis for most of his 99 years and is a regular at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Stacy White
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Win big in two Observer contests

Starting in October, the Observer will now offer prizes for winners of the weather photo contest, sponsored by Manasota Flooring Inc.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Education Center Executive Director (and yoga instructor) Susan Goldfarb. Photo by Robin Hartill
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • September 24, 2014
Fitness classes are only the beginning of Ed Center choices

There's a Longboat Key phenomenon that happens annually right after the tourist traffic finally fades because kids are going back to school and right before the car carriers start to unload their seasonal shipments. It is the arrival of the humble-in-appearance but ever so rich-in-content catalog from the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pat Ringley, a cabinet maker and artist, works on a miniature race car made of paper at a desk in his East County home. Ringley has hundreds of his cars on display throughout his house. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano and Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 24, 2014
Playing with paper

Pat Ringley uses his lifetime love of IndyCar racing to create vehicles of his own - miniature paper race cars.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Running back Carlos Crawford carries the ball for Braden River late in the fourth quarter. Photos by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
Will to win

The Braden River High football team captured its first victory over rival Lakewood Ranch since 2009 with a 21-6 victory.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2014
Town adopts 2.1763 millage rate

With this year's increase in the property-tax rate, the town will bring in an extra $954,397. It will use it for pension costs and its 90-day operating fund.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioners Lynn Larson and Irwin Pastor, Vice Mayor Jack Duncan, Commissioner Phill Younger, Mayor Jim Brown and commissioners Terry Gans and Pat Zunz. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2014
Commission seeks to seat new members

Who will be the next Longboat Key Town commissioners? The first candidates emerge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ed Brickman created and forged unique pieces of metal jewelry and shared his knowledge with others at the Arts Center. Photo courtesy of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2014
Brickman learned in the school of life

Ed Brickman was a jeweler, a teacher - and a lifelong learner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Orville Clayton, pictured in 2009, at Westminster Manor in Bradenton, holding one of his recent woodcarvings, a Kachina doll. His belt buckle features a turtle. File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2014
Clayton went many extra miles for turtles

From the beginning, Longboat Key Turtle Watch's 'Top Turtle' Orville Clayton kept both turtles and volunteers on track.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Crosby. Filte photo
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 24, 2014
Mote makes public push for bayfront aquarium

The head of Mote is going public with the organization's plans for expansion - and gaining support along the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 24, 2014
Parking study to examine two-garage plan for Circle

The city of Sarasota is updating a study aimed at addressing parking shortages around St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 3.81-acre vacant parcel at 5810 Gulf of Mexico Drive is designated as open space. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • September 24, 2014
P&Z Board votes for zoning changes of vacant parcels

The change will reflect the historic and future uses of two vacant properties on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brian Wiggins teamed up with certified commercial balloon pilot Bill Whidden to bring 10 hot air balloons to East County for the festival. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 24, 2014
Hot air balloons to color East County skyline

The Florida Balloon Festival in East County will showcase ideas gathered from other balloon festivals nationwide.

  • East County
  • News
Connie McKenzie looks across Lake Uihlein from the ground level of her building 1 Watercrest condominium complex. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 24, 2014
Residents oppose extra height

Lakewood Ranch's developer seeks changes to its University Lakes project, including a height increase for proposed structures on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
A 200-foot cellular tower stands behind Ervin and Georgia Von Behren’s 10-acre Panther Ridge property at 200110 71st Ave. E. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 24, 2014
Tower irks Panther Ridge homeowners

Panther Ridge residents take issue with a 200-foot cell tower project that was approved administratively and erected without notifying 74 homeowners who can see the tower.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Our View

Time to hit ULI reset button

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • September 24, 2014
Whitney Beach tenants optimistic for season

The shopping center has gained five tenants over the past year. The occupancy has given business owners hope that there's new life in store for the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 24, 2014
Doing Business: Hintze Bros. Aerial Services

Nineteen-year-olds Micheal Shea and Ryan Hintze like to think of themselves as big-picture movers and shakers.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 24, 2014
Tax rate stays flat for county residents

For the second year in a row, the property tax base climbed, this year from $24.9 billion to $25.9 billion.

  • East County
  • News
Organizers previously held the beer festival on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. File photo
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 24, 2014
Beer festival returns to the Ranch

Patrick Green reinvents the Lakewood Ranch Beer Festival with a larger venue and a carnival theme.

  • East County
  • News
Matt Nesser says his main job is to support the coaches. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
Changing course

Former Braden River High boys basketball coach Matt Nesser will cheer on his team from the sidelines this year as the school's athletic director.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
The section of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard roughly from State Road 70 south to University handles average daily traffic of 13,300 cars. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 24, 2014
Traffic worries residents

As growth occurs in Lakewood Ranch and the surrounding area, residents worry Lakewood Ranch Boulevard cannot handle traffic increases.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 24, 2014
CDD boards approve new transponders

New transponders are $50, but they aren't required to be used until old units break.

  • East County
  • News
Blanco
  • By Brian Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
My View: Support for armed security

Security guards can't protect elementary school children against major threats unless guns are placed in their holsters.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Betty Schiff

Betty Schiff, 95, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Martin Margolis

Martin Margolis, 78, of Livingston, N.J., and Longboat Key, died Sept. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Mark Horan

Mark Horan, 69, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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