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Audit Committee Vice Chairman Lynn Lineman presented to the School Board the recommendation to contract with Navigant for auditing services.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2012
Navigant hired to conduct school board budget audit

The national firm will complete a forensic investigation of the Manatee County School Board's budget.

  • East County
  • News
Gulf Gate Elementary School Principal Robin Magac and pre-kindergarten student Madelyn Cohen meet Zeus, a 6-month-old llama from Oak Crest Farms. Courtesy photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 13, 2011
Gulf Gate students join national reading initiative

The approximately 750 students at Gulf Gate Elementary School joined forces with students all across the country Oct. 6 to "Read for the Record," which emphasizes the importance of reading to young children in families of all income levels.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Devin McDermott |
  • May 7, 2009
STANGS: Senior earns acceptance into Rotary exchange

Megan Reuss is eager to leave home and live a full year in Scandinavia.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 18, 2010
The end of an era

The Klauber family gathered friends and family for a final bash at the Colony to celebrate a key chapter in Longboat history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
On March 13, Longboat Key Detective Sgt. Bob Borque drove to the Mobil Longboat Key Mart to uncover a credit-card skimmer after he realized a device allowed a Key resident’s credit-card information to be stolen.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 23, 2015
Top Story — March: Skimmer swipes card info at Mobile station

Longboat Key police plan to pump license-plate camera information and surveillance videos to find out who’s responsible for the high-tech heist.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Florence Katz and Ruth Orne
  • By Dora Walters |
  • December 1, 2010
Katz looks back on 95 years

The "95 Years in 60 Minutes" presentation celebrated the life of Sarasota Bay Club resident Florence Katz Nov. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 30, 2011
District 1 launches search for new contractor

Because of a lawsuit, supervisors on Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 1 have voted to reject current landscape maintenance bids and to seek new proposals.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Cops Corner

Nov. 8 Two-timer 10:28 a.m. - 2000 block of Main Street. General Suspicion. A man asked an attorney to amend his marriage license that was signed in 2006, so it showed their wedding had just occurred. Getting suspicious, the attorney looked a little further into the matter. The man divorced his first wife last July - four years after he married his second wife. The attorney reported the man to police, because he believed he might have committed a crime.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The County Commission is set to review today its capital improvement projects and summarize its financial directions for the 2013 fiscal year.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2012
Commission won't commit funds to homeless program

Sarasota County commissioners decided not to allocate taxpayer dollars to a new homelessness program until it can review detailed financials and firm donation commitments.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 26, 2014
Survey shows residents apathetic about security

Twenty-seven percent of residents within Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 2, 5 and 6 responded to a survey asking if they want more police patrols.

  • East County
  • News
Applicants seeking appointments to city boards can contact the clerk’s office at City Hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 29, 2011
City commission seeks board applicants

The city of Sarasota will give preference to residents that live within city limits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 16, 2015
Luck Be a Lady

Asolo Repertory Theatre prepares for the world premiere of the Frank Loesser musical tribute

  • Arts + Culture
"We did a search for candidates, and she was the only one who got 100%, and I don't think it's because the board knew her — it's because they have confidence in her," says Karin Gustafson, right, of Jennifer Grondahl, left.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 24, 2013
Passing of the Baton: YMCA Foundation President Jennifer Grondahl

The YMCA Foundation transitions from a president of 23 years, Karin Gustafson, to new President Jennifer Grondahl.

  • Arts + Culture
"Water bottles were the easiest material and the most obvious reminder that we need to do more to recycle," Andrea Mihalyffy says.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 16, 2011
Local artist finds beauty in waste

Andrea Mihalyffy's 'waste chimes' will change the way you see plastic water bottles. Meet the artist making a statement.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 2, 2016
Country Club Village home tops local sales at $1.45 million

Built in 2009, 7032 Lacantera Circle has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,620 square feet of living area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2014
Halfacre Construction founder remembered in East County

Construction executive Bill Halfacre was more than ready back in the 1970s when he heard a few Sarasota officials wanted to impose a building moratorium.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 13, 2012
Neal re-opens River's Reach community

Neal Communities has re-opened its River's Reach community after closing home sales there in 2009.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 1, 2013
Library to check out new model

Library board members hope to gain town and county funding by possibly dropping membership fees.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 21, 2010
Colony Lender pursues mortgage foreclosure

Colony Lender LLC partner David Siegal says that he is now moving forward with a foreclosure against Colony Chairman and owner Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2009
Cops' Corner 06.25.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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