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Traffic isn't just up on the streets. Boating traffic is up in the waterways, especially near Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant in the Longbeach Village.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 16, 2013
Overnight mooring causes sinking feeling

Longbeach Village residents sent an 'SOS' to Police Chief Pete Cumming last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 16, 2013
Commission candidates debate topics

The Longboat Key Republican Club held a debate among commission candidates Friday at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 16, 2013
Fire contract issue arises

The LBK Fire Rescue Union is uncomfortable with employee wage reductions to cover reimbursements.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2013
News Briefs

PIC to address age-old questions; Town participates in waste collection; Community roundtable scheduled

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Renderings of what the Ringling College Library will look like were on all the tables at the luncheon.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 15, 2013
Town Hall Lecture Series featuring Walter Isaacson

Town Hall Lecture Series featuring Walter Isaacson

  • Black Tie
Join and Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 15, 2013
Jan. 15: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Caregiver exploits elderly Sarasota client; Manatee School audit finds former assistant superintendent at fault; Klauber stalls Colony Lender foreclosure; Contractor clears 400 trees for the Esplanade by Siesta Key; Goodwill to rebrand

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joanie Cohen and Janet Rogers
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Key Niners Luncheon

The Longboat Key Club Women's Golf Association welcomed new members of its "Key Niners" group with a luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the club's Islandside dining room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Peggy Williams, Francie Hall, Eunice Nelle, Karen Hastings and Liz Smith.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Siesta Key Presbyterian Women learn nutritious knowledge

The Siesta Key Presbyterian Women met on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the fellowship hall to eat lunch and listen to a guest speaker. Clinical Dietician Laura McLeroy of Sarasota Memorial Hospital spoke to women about how to better take care of their bodies. Fifty-seven people attended. 'It's a new year so people are focusing on their health,' said Moderator Maria Wattleworth.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
"The foot traffic (in St. Armands) is just perfect for conversations, as I make my way around on The Kindness Bicycle," Votruba wrote on his blog, http://www.onemillionactsofkindness.com.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: The Kindness Bus

Bob Votruba, of Cleveland, Ohio, is intent on stamping out violence, bullying and adolescent suicide. To promote a message of hope, he's driving the kindness bus, a school bus painted with messages of love and peace, 9,000 miles around the U.S. The bus arrived in St. Armands Circle Thursday, Jan. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chickadees Eatery opens in Bradenton Spiros and Jeanne Kambitsis
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

John Cannon Homes reports increase in sales volume; WCI Communities welcomes new tennis pro; Chickadees Eatery opens in Bradenton Spiros and Jeanne Kambitsis

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
Cougars charge past Tornadoes

Antonio Blakeney scored 28 points to lead the Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team to a 65-52 victory over Booker Jan. 11.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
Rams top Pirates

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Braden River 54-40 in the final game of the Manasota Basketball Classic Jan. 12, at Lakewood Ranch High.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
Lady Rams advance to district semi-finals

The Riverview High girls soccer team defeated North Port 3-0 in the Class 5A-District 8 quarterfinals Jan. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River’s Carly Provan is congratulated by one of her teammates after scoring her second goal in the final seconds of the match.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River vs. Charlotte

The Braden River High girls soccer team defeated Charlotte 3-1 in a Class 4A-District 11 quarterfinal Jan. 14. Carly Provan scored three minutes into the match to give the host Lady Pirates a 1-0 lead. Fifth-seeded Charlotte tied the game 1-1 in the 17th minute. Braden River regained the lead on Abigail Holmes' goal in the 54th minute. Braden River goalkeeper Katerina Elliott made several key saves in the final five minutes and Provan added a goal with five seconds remaining in stoppage time to preserve the win for the Lady Pirates. With the win, Braden River will travel to top-seed Lakewood Ranch for a district semifinal Jan. 16. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

  • East County
  • Sports
Before the ribbon cutting, a handful of customers waited outside for the new Goodwill to open. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • January 15, 2013
New Honore Goodwill opens

The opening is part of Goodwill Manasota's overall rebranding effort.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The victim's daughter discovered her mother's credit card was fradulently used to make $15,000 in unauthorized purchases when she reviewed her mother's financial statements over the holidays.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 15, 2013
Caregiver exploits elderly Sarasota client

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested Lisa Redmond, 52, for stealing $15,000 from her 94-year-old client.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The event will take place at the Hilton Longboat Key Beachfront Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 15, 2013
Longboat Key PIC to hold revitalization forum

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee will address issues relating to revitalization at a public forum Jan. 24

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Two Sarasota County Sheriff's Office detectives worked with the Sarasota County Code Enforcement and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to investigate these claims.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 15, 2013
Sarasota unlicensed contractor investigation nets 20 criminal charges

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports 20 individuals criminally charged and another 23 citations issued in an effort to reduce unlicensed contracting in the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 15, 2013
Contractor clears 400 trees for the Esplanade by Siesta Key

Contractors have cleared 24 acres of land near the intersection of Constitution Boulevard and U.S. 41 for the Esplanade by Siesta Key, a coming Taylor Morrison development.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
December Ultimate Sports Fan of the Month

Vicki LaChance submitted this photo titled Ray Jay - Here We Come!

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2013
Sun Coast Senior Men's Tennis League in full swing

The Sun Coast Senior Men's Tennis League is in the midst of its 31st season with more than 1600 players from 30 tennis clubs in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

  • East County
  • Sports
Albert Robinson of Navigant, formerly with the FBI, said assistant superintendent Jim Drake was responsible for the budget as its direct manager.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2013
Manatee School audit: Former assistant superintendent at fault

Auditors blamed former assistant superintendent Jim Drake for the Manatee County School Board's 2011-12 $3.4 million budget deficit, but faulted him for incompetence - not criminal or illegal activity.

  • East County
  • News
Chairwomen Pat Luber and Cerita Purmort with Oliva Thomas, center, director of SPARCC. Chairwomen Pat Ryan and Florence Jensen not pictured.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 14, 2013
SPARCC Scramble

SPARCC Scramble

  • Black Tie
Debbie Frank with Eric and Mafalela Neikrug
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 14, 2013
8th Annual On Pointe Luncheon

The Sarasota Ballet held their 8th Annual On Pointe Luncheon Monday, Jan. 14, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Black Tie
Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 14, 2013
Jan. 14: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota plane crash kills one, hospitalizes another; Bradenton contractor to oversee building of State Street garage; Avenida Madera marketed as 'Eat Street'; Auditors report findings today

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Passerine, which means songbird, performs as Lisamichelle Lemurian sways to the music with her daughter Trinity.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • January 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Save Our Seabirds Country Music Fundraiser

Save Our Seabirds hosted a country music fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Cock & Bull Pub to benefit the organization. Country music singer June Webb and Event Chairman John Hyatt came to the organization with the idea.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 14, 2013
Arrest made in home invasion case

Centrell Turner was arrested today in Orlando for invading and robbing an East County home.

  • East County
  • News
Three companies tied to a foreclosure hearing scheduled in Sarasota this week were placed in bankruptcy.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 14, 2013
Klauber stalls Colony Lender foreclosure

Longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber placed three entities in bankruptcy last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rona and Hy Polakoff serve up cabbage soup.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Sinai Jewish Food Festival

Temple Sinai hosted its annual Jewish Food Festival Sunday, Jan. 13. Attendees sampled food from dozens of booths, which included traditional Jewish recipes. 'My recipe was passed down to me from my mother,' said Alan Fishbein. 'Back in those days, nobody measured, so it took me a few tries to get it down.' After sampling the many dishes, guests also had an opportunity to view local art and peruse the temple's used book sale.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Highwaymen artists probably created more than 200,000 idyllic Florida landscape scenes.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 14, 2013
Highwaymen exhibit opens Friday

An exhibit featuring 50 Florida Highwaymen paintings opens Friday at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Abby Quigley and Caroline Middleton dance with friends.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pine View Middle School Dance

Pine View middle school students put on their dancing shoes Friday, Jan. 11 to bust a move at the Pine View Middle School Dance. Students socialized, enjoyed food and drink, and of course, danced to pop music hits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
As of yesterday, the issue that caused the plane to malfunction is unknown. The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating the cuase of the crash.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 14, 2013
Sarasota plane crash kills one, hospitalizes another

A plane crash Saturday afternoon in an open field on the USF-New College Campus killed the pilot and injured the other occupant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Beach Bites opened on Avenida Madera in Fall 2012.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 14, 2013
Avenida Madera marketed as 'Eat Street'

The Siesta Key Village Avenida Madera road is home to new and coming eateries - and new opportunities for marketing.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Manatee County School Board officials hired Navigant, a specialized global-expert services firm, in October to conduct an audit of the district's finances, which already show a $3.4 million deficit.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 14, 2013
Auditors report findings today

Manatee County School Board members will discuss findings of a forensic audit of the district's finances at a 2 p.m. workshop.

  • East County
  • News
The site of the planned garage is now home to a 139-parking space lot.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • January 14, 2013
Local contractor chosen for State Street garage

The Bradenton firm will lead several public workshops and begin drafting project plans in February.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sheila and Joe Varady pose with Ky Thompson who dressed up as Giusseppi Verdi for the Verdi look-alike contest
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 13, 2013
Bradenton Opera Guild Winter Gala

The Bradenton Opera Guild Winter Gala honored executive director of the Sarasota Opera, Richard Russell, Sunday, Jan. 13, at Bird Key Yacht Club

  • Black Tie
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