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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
There's still time to show your holiday spirit

There's still time to get into the holiday spirit. The Longboat Observer's judges will finish making their lists of the island's best and brightest decorations for the annual "Light Up the Keys" contest this week and deliver special stocking stuffers to winners Friday, Dec. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gwen MacKenzie speaks at an Argus Foundation luncheon in May 2013. MacKenzie will step down next month after nearly 10 years as president and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2014
Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO resigns

Gwen MacKenzie, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System CEO and president, has announced plans to step down from her position next month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Denise Cormier, Matt DeCaro and Tracy Michelle Arnold. Photo by Gary W. Sweetman.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 22, 2017
Theater review: 'The Little Foxes'

Greed and ambition confront culture and family loyalty in 'The Little Foxes' at the Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Jim Redborn, 65, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 9.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2014
James Redborn

1948 - 2013

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub staffers removed $1,200 from the walls to donate toward Austin Goncalves' medical bills. (Heather Merriman)
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • July 22, 2014
Mar Vista dollars to benefit local teen

The latest beneficiary of Mar Vista's dollar bills is 15-year-old Austin Goncalves, who contracted an illness during a fishing trip.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 28, 2010
School tax referendum opponents face-off

At a Jan. 25 panel discussion of the March school tax referendum, Superintendent of Schools Lori White and Jane Goodwin faced-off against Rod Thomson and Walt Augustinowicz.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston, holding Gabby, an umbrella cockatoo, with Ringling student Meghan Kay-Yun Cole
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 16, 2013
Students soar in SOS projects

College students designed a new logo for Save Our Seabirds during a creative copywriting class project last semester.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Olivia Ortiz won Lakewood Ranch's first cross country individual state championship Nov. 19.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 19, 2011
Ortiz wins individual state title

Lakewood Ranch High junior and team captain Olivia Ortiz captured the Class 3A individual state cross country championship while leading the Lady Mustangs to a third-place finish at the Class 3A state championship Nov. 19 at Little Everglades Steeplechase Ranch in Dade City.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tides will be higher than normal this weekend due to an "extreme super moon" event worldwide.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 18, 2011
'Super moon' to raise tides

The moon will be extremely close to the Earth this weekend, creating larger than usual tides on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 16431 Daysailor Trail in the Lake Club area of Lakewood Ranch recently sold for $1,424,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 5, 2018
Lake Club home leads locals sales at $1.42 million

Residential real estate for March 19-23.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The Suncoast Quad Squad takes its giant bat skate for a test drive in Sarasota.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 6, 2011
Roller derby divas prepare for takeoff

Sarasota's roller derby girls are putting the final touches on a giant roller skate that they hope to send soaring through the air Saturday at the 2011 Red Bull Flugtag Tampa.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Downtown pedestrian mall would be perfect attraction; Pedestrian bridge could be its own destination; Expand Goodwill where it is now

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Denise Kleiner, president of Old Braden River Historical Society, currently lives in Manatee County is an independent financial advisor, writer and speaker influenced by history and the non-profit sector.
  • By Denise Kleiner |
  • August 22, 2012
My View: Jiggs Landing memories could fill an auditorium

Times have changed for those living on the Braden River and in the surrounding communities.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 23, 2010
Key Club mulls modifications

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials are considering moving the Islandside project's wellness center to the north parcel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • December 29, 2013
Year in Review: August 2013, Caragiulo announces bid for Barbetta's seat

Citing a desire for an economically sustainable county and frustration with the city, Paul Caragiulo will seek to succeed Joe Barbetta on the County Commission in 2014.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 16, 2011
Sports Briefs

EMB win Don Clarke Bowl Series; Southeast girls claim district title

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
Cops Corner

April 14 Clean break 12:38 a.m. - 500 block of North Jefferson Avenue. Suspicious Person. The caller reported that a man was showering in an apartment complex's pool area. The man's clothing was piled on the ground near the shower.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Stefanie Beauchamp, along with her husband Peter, bought ScoopDaddy's on St. Armands Circle two years ago. The couple opened a second location three months ago.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 25, 2011
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: ScoopDaddy's

Peter and Stefanie Beauchamp opened a second ScoopDaddy's location -- this time in the East County -- Nov. 26.

  • East County
  • News
A 630-square-foot space at the visitors center at Historic Spanish Point will house a library to serve the Osprey community.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2011
County checks out library service for Osprey

The community of Osprey will soon begin a new chapter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susan Scott was the second county government director to resign this week.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 21, 2011
Another top county official resigns

Susan Scott, a former deputy county administrator who had been demoted, phoned in her resignation Thursday. County leaders say her departure is not related to the ongoing purchasing scandal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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