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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 2, 2010
Trustee to oversee Colony operations

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May appointed a trustee to oversee resort operations and removed the resort's longstanding management.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2016
Longboat Key: Letters

Contract approval was fiscally prudent; Hotel plans put property values at risk; Muhammad Ali, remembered

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Haylee Peace ("Hail Storm") and Ashley Britt ("Demolition Darling") are best friends and members of the Junior Rolling Rebels.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 27, 2019
Members of youth roller derby team learn lessons and leave bruises

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
David Conway Parking spaces along Hillview Street fill up quickly during peak hours, forcing some employees and customers to leave their cars in residential areas.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 6, 2014
Southside struggles with parking woes

The scarcity of undeveloped land in Southside Village leaves it without a solution to its long-time parking dilemma.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 21, 2016
Mote campers make a splash in the bay

The Coast Counts Camp finished its session with hands-on exploration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Firefighter/paramedic Jim Reynolds has been a firefighter for 16 years, four-and-a-half of which he has spent on Longboat Key.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 18, 2012
Firefighter is engine behind equipment

Firefighter/paramedic Jim Reynolds researches equipment when he isn't handling emergencies - a contribution that helped earn him the 2011 Firefighter of the Year Award.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 15, 2016
Harvey Milk Festival 2016

The seventh annual festival rocked Five Points Park

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 3, 2017
Cops Corner: Found 'body' discovered to be a doll

A round up of this week's most interesting police reports from Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team celebrates a point in its Class 6A-District 12 championship game versus Seminole Osceola Oct. 25. The Lady Mustangs won their second-consecutive district title.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 31, 2012
Back-to-Back champs: Lakewood Ranch Volleyball

LWR volleyball team captured its second-consecutive district title, while ODA and Braden River recorded losses in district play.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.13.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 13, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.13.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 04.13.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 6, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 11.09.17

From baptisms to ribbon cuttings, this is what you missed on the social scene last week.

  • Black Tie
Yukon stretches his paw to Alyssa Murrell as she prepares to read to him.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 4, 2016
Lend me your floppy ears

Children and dogs partner to build reading confidence before the start of the school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • May 16, 2013
In Sarasota, a good Cuban restaurant is hard to find

In Sarasota, a good Cuban restaurant is hard to find

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Carolyn Michel. Photo by Marty Fugate
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 17, 2016
Power of personality: Carolyn Michel's one-woman showcase

Carolyn Michel relives her favorite roles in the SaraSolo Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Monica Simpson is director of the Planning Zoning & Building Department.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 22, 2011
Investigation reveals issues with P&Z director

Interviews with town employees show concerns about Planning Zoning & Building Director Monica Simpson.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Christian Mark, Danielle and Ryann Vogel and Skylar Cox couldn't resist a sweet treat.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Father/Daughter Dance

Fathers and daughters at Braden River Elementary School danced the night away Feb. 10 during the school's Father/Daughter Dance.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Don Cronson and Gary O’Hagan
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • May 18, 2012
Dick Vitale Gala honoring Jay Wright, Gary Williams and Lou Holtz

Dick Vitale Gala honoring Jay Wright, Gary Williams and Lou Holtz

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
Business Observer 02.04.10

Marc Simms, RPM Business Advisors, replaces Michelle Morgan, Keiser University, as chairman of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 18, 2013
Colony receives four-month extension

Commissioners extended the deadline for the property's grandfathered status but will hold a public hearing to determine whether the town should take action to demolish the Colony's buildings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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