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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 1, 2010
Grape Expectations

Pat and Bob Gussin visited New Zealand in 2002, and it turned out to be a fruitful trip for the Longboat Key couple.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2010
Bash benefits charity for mothers

On May 8, Sarasota Sally and Etrusco Ristorante hosted a fundraiser for Our Mother's House to raise funds to furnish the organization's new apartments.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mail ballot returns that will be announced tonight for the May 12 mail-only ballot Longboat Key Club referendum as of Monday afternoon have set a record high for the Key’s voter turnout.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2015
Key Club referendum decision coming tonight

Mail ballot returns will be announced tonight for the May 12 mail-only ballot Longboat Key Club referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"He has embraced music in this community with great gusto," says board vice chair Anne Folsom Smith of maestro Leif Bjaland.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 14, 2011
Orchestra director announces departure

After 14 years with the Sarasota Orchestra, maestro Leif Bjaland announced today that next season will be his last.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 16, 2014
Real estate: Top local Realtors listed by sales volume

The Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service reveals the top 25 ranked Realtors in both counties in 2013.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Through Feb. 28, Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department wants to see your nature photos.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 19, 2015
Photographers wanted for showcase of Manatee County's 'natural beauty'

Through Feb. 28, Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department is sponsoring a new local photography contest for veteran or amateur photographers to showcase the area's natural beauty.

  • East County
  • News
"The Addams Family: A New Musical" runs through Nov. 16, at Players Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 3, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Addams Family: A New Musical'

Marty Fugate reviews "The Addams Family: A New Musical," which runs through Nov. 16, at Players Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Roger Pettingell is the top Coldwell Banker agent in Florida for the third time. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 23, 2013
Star seller: Roger Pettingell

Roger Pettingell was the top-ranked agent in 2012 on the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service in total volume and the top-ranked Coldwell Banker agent in Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rafael Davila and Kara Shay Thomson star in Puccini's "Tosca."
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 7, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: Kara Shay Thomson is 'Tosca'

Read June LeBell's review of Puccini's 'Tosca,' at Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Culture
NewGate headmaster Tim Seldin, with his dog Bikram,  says the new campus will allow NewGate to triple its high school program.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 7, 2016
New Montessori school won't forget building's history

NewGate Montessori expects to take up to 25 more students by June.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 2, 2010
OBITUARY: Marvin Apple

Marvin Apple, 84, was a resident of Pittsburgh and Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Crews plugged a leaking pipe near Hudson Bayou at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 15.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 22, 2011
UPDATE: Hudson Bayou health advisory lifted

The city of Sarasota has lifted a health advisory warning for Hudson Bayou after a force main break spilled sewage into the body of water last week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High was awarded the Class 6A Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup, All Sports award May 31.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 1, 2012
Mustangs win All Sports Award

Lakewood Ranch High was awarded the Class 6A Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup, All Sports award for being the school with the most athletic success.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2012
Commission to discuss community center concept

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss a proposed community center for Bayfront Park Recreation Center Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

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  • Longboat Key
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 4, 2010
News Briefs 08.05.10

Manatee County commissioners last week approved 4-3 an increase of 10 cents for every $1,000 of assessed value on Truth in Millage notices that will be sent to tax payers in August.

  • East County
  • News
Dick Vitale fires up the crowd at his gala.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 17, 2017
Vitale comes up big in his 'Super Bowl'

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
FDOT Project Manager Jeff Mednick presents an update to the MPO board.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 30, 2016
Interchange project moves ahead four years

FDOT will straighten and lengthen interstate entrance ramps and widen State Road 64 at the interchange.

  • East County
  • News
Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder says his only other alternative in the immediate future is to fill up the plaza with tenants before season.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 9, 2015
Survey says: No hotel for Whitney

Longboat Key's Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder knows the plaza can’t sustain itself on the leases it has now. An investigation into a 100-room boutique hotel doesn't offer hope for the site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
Our Town: Mom named 'Rookie of the Year'

Paula Lohnes, of GreyHawk Landing, recently earned the coveted "Rookie of the Year" award with national health-benefits company AmeriPlan.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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