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  • By George Rauch
  • June 9, 2010
Market Watch

Government continually frustrates market

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 9, 2010
Chamber to feature small businesses, big events

Every year, the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce mixes business with pleasure during Small Business Week, when members come together for seminars and socials and to honor small businesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 9, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Barbara Ackerman receives Eagle Award; Seven Coldwell Banker agents honored for results

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 9, 2010
Business Observer

Ronald Skipper elected as board member emeritus; Tennis pro Briana Harris joins the Longboat Key Club; Sahra's Treasures celebrates its grand opening

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • June 9, 2010
Personal-training studio opens on Longboat Key

Your Fitness Instructor offers one-on-one personal-training sessions designed for the individual client's specific needs, health history and goals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan
  • June 9, 2010
Deal us in

Cappelletti Convention

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 9, 2010
Spot of Color

Anne Mckinnon submitted this sunset photo taken near the North Shore Road beach access. 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
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 9, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of May 28 through June 3, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 9, 2010
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $3.3 million

Jane Jenkins, of Lutz, sold her home at 6291 Gulf of Mexico Drive in the Sleepy Lagoon subdivision to Thomas and Deborah Degnan, of Thiensville, Wis., for $3.3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 8, 2010
Mustang tennis camp dates set

Lakewood Ranch High School will host its Mustang tennis camp from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., July 19-23.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 8, 2010
Professional Golf Tips 101

East County PGA Professionals offer tips for improving your game.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 8, 2010
Delaney to speak at Breakfast of Champions

NBA referee Bob Delaney will be the keynote speaker at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's Breakfast of Champions Wednesday.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 8, 2010
Pirates, Mustangs shine in Comcast Invitational

The Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High baseball teams competed in the Comcast Invitational June 3-6.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 8, 2010
Unconditional Surrender gets another extension

The City Commission will give the sculpture's owner until Friday to produce a financial guarantee that will protect the city from a possible copyright-infringement lawsuit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • June 8, 2010
Locals gather for oil-spill vigil in Ken Thompson Park

About 200 people gathered for a vigil in response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 8, 2010
Commission reviews preliminary budget

The town manager discussed a preliminary budget with the Town Commission at a special budget workshop Tuesday.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 8, 2010
Cail: a teacher of life's lessons

Anne-Marie 'Andy' Cail, of Longboat Key, died Monday, June 7. She was 73.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2010
Commission chooses both sand options

The Town Commission will use a slightly darker sand for the north end of the island's high-erosion spots from North Shore Road just south of Broadway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 7, 2010
OBITUARY: Dan Lee Baumann

Dan Lee Baumann, 58, of Sarasota, was assistant manager at the Longboat Key 7-Eleven.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 7, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: The Naked Florist

The Naked Florist is one of the newest shops in the Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2010
Simpson: Islandside project results in overdevelopment

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's $400 million Islandside renovation-and-expansion hearing resumed Monday with town staff recommending denial of the revised project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 7, 2010
Child injured in four-wheeler accident

The child suffered non-life threatening but serious injuries.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2010
Younger named to Town Commission

Phil Younger will fill the vacant Longboat Key Town Commission seat after a unanimous vote Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 7, 2010
Unconditional Surrender headlines busy agenda

Among the issues expected to be heard by the City Commission today are the final placement of the bayfront sculpture, the Police Advisory Panel's final report and the Sarasota Orchestra's increasing rental rates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2010
Meet the East County's Class of 2010

Click inside for photo galleries from LECOM Bradenton, Braden River High, Lakewood Ranch High, The Out-of-Door Academy and Braden River Elementary.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 4, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Beach Tennis Open

More than 100 players are expected to participate in the Siesta Key Beach Tennis Open, which takes place Saturday, June 5.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 4, 2010
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Taking flight

Students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences designed flying machines, parachutes and helicopter tops modeled after Leonardo Da Vinci's designs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2010
Letter to the editor

The welcome signs recently installed on either end of Longboat are misleading - we should be welcoming to the Longboat Key Club's redevelopment project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • June 4, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Music on Main

Rye Road will perform at Lakewood Ranch's monthly concert series from 6-9 p.m., tonight, on Main Street.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • June 4, 2010
Store Around the Corner: Sunglass Express Optical

Sunglass Express Optical combines fashion with function by carrying hundreds of different styles of prescription and non-prescription sunglasses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 4, 2010
Club officials say Islandside model produces positive comments

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials believe a scale model of the club's Islandside project is helping to assuage concerns about the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Lakewood Ranch seniors

The East County Observer caught up with several graduates of the Class of 2010 to see where they're going to college next year.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 4, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Mote World Ocean Day

This year's event will feature activities and a Dr. Seuss theme.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 4, 2010
IPOC challenges code amendments

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition is challenging seven code changes proposed by the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 4, 2010
Pfeilsticker appointed to state committee

Manatee County School Board member Jane Pfeilsticker will serve on the State Instructional Materials Committee for the Florida Department of Education.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 4, 2010
Selby Foundation awards $980,000 in scholarships

The Selby Scholar program will give 35 high school students up to $28,000 each.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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