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A host of Braden River defenders bring down Admiral Farragut running back Cortavous Givens during the Pirates Spring Game May 13.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 18, 2011
Yellow Jackets sting Pirates

The Braden River football team fell to St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut 7-0 in its Spring Game May 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 18, 2011
MENTAL MUSCLE

Lakewood Ranch athletes Alec Bacon and Kaitlyn Wolfe hold the highest GPAs of all Mustang athletes. They, along with more than 300 student athletes at Lakewood, were recognized during the annual Scholar Athlete Banquet May 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
Peter Molter
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 18, 2011
OBSERVER TEAM SPOTLIGHT: Peter Molter

Each week, The East County Observer will introduce one player from the Lakewood Ranch Little League Observer team.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 18, 2011
Game gives glimpse into next season

Football had finally returned to the East County - well at least for a few weeks.

  • East County
  • Sports
Matthew O'Sullivan
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 18, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Matthew O'Sullivan

Matthew O'Sullivan, 11, began playing baseball for Cal Ripken Little League at Heritage Harbour when he was 5 years old.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber wants to sell two penthouse hotel units and the Vagabond beach unit he owns at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 18, 2011
Klauber seeks residency decision

Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber has a contract pending for his living quarters at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. But the contract will fall apart if the town doesn't allow the buyer to live there full time.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Turtle Tracks

Turtle Tracks

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 18, 2011
Community center plans move forward

After a three-hour meeting, the commission reached a compromise to explore possibilities for a new Bayfront Park recreational facility.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 18, 2011
Firefighter pension issues debated

Edward Siedle, the investigator the Firefighters Pension Board hired, said last week that there are problems with the board's investment consultant. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney refuted the claims.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 18, 2011
Summer meetings could be on horizon

The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board must decide whether it will hold meetings this summer to expedite Comprehensive Plan amendments.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 18, 2011
St. Armands project will enhance beauty, safety

St. Armands Circle is scheduled for an update that could enhance the appearance of the district while improving safety.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Crabs can't keep claws off each other

Alfred and Jwannette Dirwanger spotted this pair of crabs who couldn't keep their claws off of each other.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
You otter see this!

Swans weren't the only critters Dr. Lou Newman photographed over the weekend at Harbour Links.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Santa's helpers off to an early start

It's more than 200 days until Christmas, but it's not too early for members of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Guild to begin working on their annual Christmas Bazaar.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Energetic clergymen lead Key churches

The Rev. Bruce Porter, of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, has recovered from shoulder surgery he had last November.

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From left: Jerry Brabant, with Mulligan and Flora, of Dayton, Ohio; Tom Cetwinski, with Matisse and Vive la Femme, of Longboat Key; and Chuck Birenbaum, with Razor, from Connecticut.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Dog days of summer set in early on Longboat

The final walk of the season for the Longboat Key group of Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens took place April 30, in Joan M. Durante Park.

  • Longboat Key
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Olive "Rusty" Blackwell
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Arbomar resident receives fond farewell party

After 33 years in residence at the Arbomar, 87-year-old Olive "Rusty" Blackwell is moving on.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Garden Club trip takes root at Hazeltine Nursery

Members of the Longboat Key Garden Club made a field trip April 27, to the Hazeltine Nursery, in South Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Frequent flier visits Publix

A white heron is a frequent lunchtime visitor at the outdoor dining tables at Publix at Avenue of the Flowers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
News Briefs

Key drinking water gets good grades; Utility repair work begins on Broadway; Sarasota County and city reach new park agreement; Correction; and Meetings & Agendas.

  • Longboat Key
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Mayor Suzanne Atwell
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 18, 2011
Atwell named city mayor

Newly appointed Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell, a Bird Key resident, says the citizens of Sarasota can look forward to a number of changes under her leadership.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The cygnets stick together during feeding time Saturday, at the Harbour Links pond.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 18, 2011
Cygnet trio sets sail on Harbour Links pond

In past nesting seasons, the pair of swans was physically able to reproduce, but they weren't mature enough to care for their offspring. They ignored their cygnets, sometimes chasing them away from feeding.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Our View: Punt the pension operation

The evidence just keeps piling up that the town of Longboat Key should not be in the pension business.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • May 18, 2011
MY VIEW: Turn off the TV. Quick!

TV and the rest of Digital Land that we use to watch videos are making us fat, lazy, dumb and horrible citizens.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

L'Ambiance ladies create special ambience for events; Gov. Scott is despised by more than the media.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Camille Johnson gets ready to hit the ball at the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Summer Sports Camp and Junior Tennis Camp last summer.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • May 18, 2011
Key camps heat up for summer

Longboat Key organizations are gearing up for an active summer on the Key with a variety of kids camps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Cops Corner

Suspicious Circumstance. Police found a repair van in a condominium parking lot and discovered a repairman was on-site to repair a water heater.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Gail Condrick demonstrates one of the movements from Ageless Grace’s "Zoo-ology" tool.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • May 18, 2011
Condrick teaches seniors how to 'age gracefully'

"Zoo-ology," is one of 21 exercise tools that make up the Ageless Grace program Denise Medved created.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 5,982-square-foot home at 6477 Gulfside Road has six bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms and a swimming pool. It sold for $4.8 million.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 18, 2011
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $4.8 million

A Gulf-front home at 6477 Gulfside Road sold Wednesday, May 4, for $4.8 million, the highest amount paid for a Manatee County home on Longboat Key since March 2009.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key Club and Resort Adopt-a-Shore volunteers donated their time May 7.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 18, 2011
Business Observer

Longboat Key Club cleans up at Adopt-a-Shore event; Key restaurants offer unique menus for Savor Sarasota; and The Met opens new medical spa on St. Armands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan
  • May 18, 2011
Deal Us In

Three notrump opening is a gamble.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Janice Rutkowski submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 18, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Engulfing View

Janice Rutkowski submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nancy Blackburn and Sharon Black Floyd
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • May 17, 2011
Corinthian Gala Kick Off

Corinthian Gala Kick Off

  • Black Tie
Alex Palmer, pushed by Jason Rawley of UCP, shakes hands with Chris Papa of Pi Kappa Phi and Gear Up America.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • May 17, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Jovial journey

After 85 miles of cycling, a group of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity members from Gear Up Florida wheeled into the United Cerebral Palsy of Sarasota-Manatee Center to present a $750 grant. The team enhances the lives of more than 1,300 individuals with disabilities through grant funding and community events.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Downtown parking meters are scheduled to go online Monday, May 23.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 17, 2011
Turner lobbies against parking meters

Sarasota's vice mayor believed it was not too late to stop parking-meter implementation, but most of his fellow commissioners disagreed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The IDA will conduct interviews with each candidate June 10.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 17, 2011
Ranch IDA selects director finalists

Candidates include: Laurence Arnold, of Parrish; Jim Gleason, of Ocoee; Laura Hannah, of Lake Worth;, Eva Rey, of Summerfield; Shane Crawford, of Lake Geneva, Wis.; and Interim Executive Director Steve Zielinski.

  • East County
  • News
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