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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
News Briefs

School district preps for School Choice enrollment; New section of Pope Road receives new name; Planning Commission vets 2050 changes; Mediation for Waterline Road project brings no verdict

  • East County
  • News
Joyce Rubin and Sheila Weiser model their handmade scarves, which are for sale at Exit Art’s Chart House location to benefit PAMFF.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 8, 2011
Organization to help military family, friends

Professionals Assisting Military Families & Friends members will provide key services to those close to returning veterans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 21, 2012
Commission not ready to commit any funding to homelessness program

Commissioners must first review financials, donation commitments and community need.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The victim and the defendant got into an argument about the victim operating a remote control car in the parking lot because it upsets his dogs.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2010
Best of Cops Corner 2010

Since The East County Observer launched Cops Corner in August 1999, it has consistently been one of the most loved and most read features in the paper. It seems readers always want to know what kind of mischief is happening in their community.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 11, 2009
Community Golf Scores 07.28.09 to 08.09.09

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
W. Howard Rooks. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 17, 2014
Restaurant that's Amore' to open in October

W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo plan to open a new Italian eatery in the vacant former Mattison's Steakhouse at the Plaza building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Modifications to improve the interchange of I-75 and State Road 70 include a bypass lane for westbound State Road 70 to southbound I-75.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 17, 2014
Interchange improvements underway

FDOT spokesman Robin Stublen said the I-75/S.R. 70 interchange project helps set the stage for what FDOT calls the ultimate I-75 alignment -- two express lanes, three general use lanes and an auxiliary lane in each direction.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 12, 2010
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: The Kindergartner: Kylee Langeneger

Wearing a headband in the hottest shade of pink, Kylee Langeneger stands on her tiptoes and presses her nose against the window before tugging open the door.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Thomas Mann received 144.47 acres in the present-day Longbeach Village through the Homestead Act of 1862.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 12, 2013
Lore: Mann became first Longboat Key homesteader in 1891

Thomas Mann received 144.47 acres in the present-day Longbeach Village through the Homestead Act of 1862.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 22, 2011
Cell tower at top of Comp Plan interest

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted 5-2 on amendments to its Comp Plan that could impact various Key structures, but discussion centered on a potential cell tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lindsey Landers-Niedenfuer and Justin Kirby Leins
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 1, 2012
Occasions

Weddings + Engagements

  • Arts + Culture
Marks
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • December 4, 2013
Key bakers offer taste of favorite holiday treats

Seasonal baking traditions vary from home to home, but there's probably a holiday treat you've been craving all year. Here, three Longboat Key bakers share their favorite seasonal recipes for your tables.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 15, 2012
Two new businesses open on Lakewood Ranch Main Street

Let's Create Art and Pinchers Crab Shack both recently opened their doors on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
David Conway Vue Sarasota Bay, a two-tower condo/hotel development project, must wait for a supplemented parking study before construction can begin.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 16, 2014
Residents speak out on Gulfstream development

Residents voiced their concerns about a proposed bayfront project's impact on traffic - and about the current status of a key intersection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Paige Lewandrowski, a Pirate freshmen swimmer, and John Graves, a senior swimmer, hope some certainty can help them close the gap with their rival, Lakewood Ranch High School.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 16, 2013
Swim team makes splashy effort to retain its home pool

After Manatee County threatened to close it, Braden River High School's swim team learned it can practice at John H. Marble Pool for another year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 3, 2013
After debate, Iwo Jima project nixed

Tom Savage withdrew his application to donate an Iwo Jima memorial to Sarasota because of commission opposition, but commissioners say they were putting in due diligence.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 13, 2012
Observe this: Both Ringling roundabouts now open

Observe this: Both Ringling roundabouts now open

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Dr. Frank Sulzman work for 15 years, from 1985 to 2000, at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 13, 2011
Former NASA scientist reflects on research launched by shuttle

The shuttle was a key in the NASA research that Dr. Frank Sulzman oversaw. But, as the shuttle program ends, he remains optimistic about space's future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Clayton |
  • July 2, 2013
MY VIEW: I choose liberty; denounce surveillance

The NSA's surveillance of Americans is a breach of the Constitution. How would you like the government tracking who visits your home or how you spend your money.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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