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  • Loren Mayo
  • January 28, 2010
Local medical professionals plan trip to Haiti

Dr. Steve Newman, of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, will bring relief to Haiti earthquake victims, along with other Sarasota medical professionals, in February.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 28, 2010
Sarasota - Real Estate

Siesta Key home sells for $1.15 million

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 27, 2010
Pirates, Mustangs advance to district semis

The Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer teams were both victorious in the opening round of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament and will advance to tonight's district semifinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2010
Hidden treasure

Jewfish Key is home to 13 lots, and, if you believe the legend, buried treasure.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kent Chetlain
  • January 27, 2010
Sanctuary IV condo sells for $1.75 million

Key real-estate sales recordings began increasing gradually the second week of January after the holiday lull, jumping from four the first week to eight the second, led by the $1.75 million sale of Unit C-406 at Sanctuary IV.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Wagner Realty announces new office manager, agents; Maggie Hutter joins Prudential Palms Realty; and Chatt promoted to VP of Island Real Estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 27, 2010
Oil drilling forum planned for Thursday

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee is hosting an oil-drilling forum with three panelist members at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 27, 2010
Buchanan announces jobs plan

Congressman Vern Buchanan announced Monday a new piece of legislation intended to create jobs. The proposal is expected to be introduced formally later this week.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 27, 2010
Students learn about tooth care

Schindel Orthodontics visited children at Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch Jan. 26 to teach them about the importance of proper tooth care.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 27, 2010
Key loses 100 businesses in the last five years

Planning and Zoning Board member Walter Hackett said the town can do a better job of supporting business on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 27, 2010
Candidates submit campaign totals

The final contributions and expenditures for the District 1 primary election candidates, Lynn Larson, Lee Pokoik and Lee Rothenberg, were due Jan. 22. Listed below are the names of contributors to District 1 preliminary election candidates through Jan. 22, as well as candidates' expenditures.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Business Observer

Cannons Marina receives awards from Grady-White; Gold Coast Eagle adds Blue Point Brewing Co. beers; and Harvey Lovejoy named new chef at The Sun House.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2010
Cold snap a killer for fish on LBK

Reports of fish kills on Longboat Key spiked early last week and continued through Friday, Jan. 22, according to Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Donna Swan
  • January 27, 2010
Deal Us In

Good odds: Playing the known percentages does not guarantee that you will make your contract. Don't ignore them unless you have a good reason.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2010
Stakeholders learn about the state of Sarasota Bay

The event was the inaugural Sarasota Bay Watch stakeholders meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Sunset Study

Katharina Staiger, of Germany, took this sunset photo near Sutton Place while on vacation. 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
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 27, 2010
Key Club reviews its options

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials will review alternatives proposed for its $400 million Islandside project this week, including a compromise offered by Key resident and commission candidate Phillip Younger.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 27, 2010
Jazz orchestra draws lively crowd at Education Center

OONOJO, the Original Octogenarian New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, played Jan. 21 at Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 27, 2010
Green closes the book on 'the last chapter'

Lois Green, 79, is facing her fourth bout with cancer. She received her latest diagnosis - terminal - Aug. 20, 2007.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 27, 2010
Firefighter contract discussions linger

The town will not give the firefighters their old contract back, because it contains clauses it wants revised.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 27, 2010
Island Chapel puts faith in partnerships

The first lecture of Building Abrahamic Partnerships, a series of three lectures to develop communities of understanding, was held Jan. 23, at the Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Luck
  • January 27, 2010
Vern Buchanan holds Town Hall meeting

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, held a Town Hall meeting Jan. 23, at Longboat Key Town Hall. More than 100 people attended.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Our view: The public interest

The commissioners' vote on the Longboat Key Club's renovation-and-expansion project will be a statement written into Longboat Key's history, the legacy of who we were - as a people bonded together on this island, as Floridians and as Americans.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 7 No. 1 fan 8:54 p.m. -- 6400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive (GMD). Public Drunkenness. Police found a man sleeping on a bench at the intersection of General Harris Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive. He told police he had fallen asleep while listening to a game on the radio and was given a ride to his parents' house on Lyons Lane.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Five-year-old dog needs a home

Buddy, a 5-year-old pointer/Lab/Dalmatian mix, is in need of a good home.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Windsor donates $1,300 to Napier's

The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch Assisted Living recently presented a check for $1,300 to the Napier's Log Cabin Horse & Animal Sanctuary Inc.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 27, 2010
Residents concerned with changes

Several Lakewood Ranch residents voiced concerns about the community's new security providers during Community Development District meetings last week.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 27, 2010
Neal's Central Park takes shape

Inspired by New York's Central Park, the future community is expected to open in July.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 27, 2010
Supervisors seek review of Town Hall policy

Supervisor Glenda Robertson said she received 'conflicting' reports from Town Hall employees.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
East County Births

The East County Observer congratulates all the parents who recently celebrated the births of their new bundles of joy. The East County Observer publishes birth announcements the last issue of each month.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 27, 2010
Crafters group lends expertise to comfort injured soldiers

Braden River Presbyterian Church's Lady Crafters group has adopted The Handmade Afghans Project as a focus for 2010.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 27, 2010
Concede Nothing

Retired executive Bruce Cassidy hopes he doesn't shank his multimillion-dollar bet on The Concession golf course. Cassidy remains positive in this economy.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 27, 2010
Hospital CEO completes 165-mile bike ride

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Jim Wilson biked from Miami to Key West during the Southern Most AIDS/HIV Bike Ride earlier this month.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Cops Corner 1.29.10

Jan. 14 10 a.m. -- 636 67th Street Circle East. Theft. The complainant reported her wallet and its contents were stolen from the Cracker Barrel restaurant.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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