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  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: A birthday party for three

Three Longboaters celebrated their birthdays together Saturday, Aug. 20 at Bay Isles. The birthday boys included Mike Greve, Richard Perlman and Mike St. Hilaire. Their party was catered by Nancy's BBQ and they also had a custom made cake by Slice of Heaven.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Cliff Roles |
  • November 21, 2015
Down The Rabbit Hole at Historic Spanish Point

Down The Rabbit Hole at Historic Spanish Point

  • Black Tie
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • March 20, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Dental Grand Opening

Longboat Key Dental hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 20 for Dr. Michael O'Neil, who took over the practice last spring. The event offered complimentary refreshments and a chance to meet O'Neil and his staff.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • December 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: NewGate School Winter Festival

Students of NewGate School performed in its annual Winter Festival Friday, Dec. 20. The performance was held outside underneath Christmas lights and included holiday songs as well as some Broadway classics. Afterwards families mingled while munching on cookies and sipping hot chocolate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 13, 2020
Binge Blog: Don't worry, you're going to figure it out

"Devs" and, well, whatever else you need, are this week's recommendations.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2025
Ambitious nonprofit resolves to help more military veterans

With new space at the ready, Kendra Simpkins has big plans for Operation Warrior Resolution — dedicated to providing holistic mental health services for the region's veterans.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 19, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Christmas tree gets decorated

Members of the community and business people from the circle came out, Saturday, Nov. 19, to help decorate the St. Armands Christmas tree.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 8, 2024
Siesta businesses prepare for Hurricane Milton as they recover from Helene

Just two weeks after the previous devastating storm surge, business owners braced for a hurricane impact once again.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Snider |
  • August 22, 2024
Entrepreneur Mark Pentecost is good at a lot of things. Retiring isn’t one of them.

The charmed life of Mark Pentecost includes nice houses in multiple states, a 10,000-acre East County ranch, tens of millions given away to cancer organizations and even his own private island. Getting to the top required a combination of grit, guts and good old-fashioned hustle.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2011
OUR VIEW: The crisis of our founding roots

Despite naysayers in some of the highest offices in the land, the story of America may be the most compelling national story ever told in the history of the world, the story of men who fought and died for a universal desire - freedom - and then embodied that desire in a set of guiding principles that continues to this day.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 25, 2020
Local Lakewood Ranch area businesses search for answers during COVID-19 threat

COVID-19 leaves Lakewood Ranch businesses searching for answers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • April 20, 2013
Children First 'April in Paris' Gala

Children First 'April in Paris' Gala

  • Black Tie
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 29, 2010
Road closure could hurt businesses

Construction of a new drug store in the Southbay Shopping Center has led to the permanent closure of road that residents in the Southbay community used to access the shopping center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 11, 2012
Film Review: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

The new film from director Tomas Alfredson, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' has only one flaw, but it's intrinsically huge. That said, it is an intellectual and intriguing mystery with a killer ending.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2011
Briefs

Gavin Meshad appointed BID director, Village sewer line ruptures on Broadway, Evacuation assistance program announced

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2011
News Briefs

Commission schedules beach meeting; Village peacocks deemed sanitary; Retirement center concept gains traction; Meetings and Agendas.

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