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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2009
Business Observer

Business Observer

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Three of the four cast members practice the reading of "nine/eleven": Michael Phelan, Brooke Wagstaff and Players Theatre Artistic Director Jeffery Kin. "This is going to be a tough one," Kin says. Linda MacCluggage not pictured.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 5, 2012
Linda MacCluggage: 'nine/eleven'

Local actor, director and playwright Linda MacCluggage wrote her response to 9/11 in a documentary-style, one-act script 10 years ago. A recent trip to the 9/11 Memorial beckoned her to dust off the script she hadn't touched since then.

  • Arts + Culture
Jim Brown will leave the Longboat Key Town Commission after six years, four of which he spent in the mayor's seat.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 4, 2015
Mayor Jim Brown: On his own terms

Jim Brown prepares to strike the gavel on his final days as mayor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Seeing the way the stage changed with just one button pressed fascinated me," Pasquini says of his first experience with a light board.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 8, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Let there be light

Freelance lighting designer Michael Pasquini creates lasting production memories as he sheds lights on the stages at local theaters such as the Sarasota Opera and Banyan Theater Company.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 30, 2011
Spoll leads Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force

The Economic Revitalization Task Force hopes to attract entrepreneurs to help revitalize aging Key facilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 15, 2009
Photo of the day: Curb appeal

Old Heidelberg, the European pastry shop on State Street, was spotted getting a facial this afternoon.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 23, 2010
Our View: Lessons from 'the vote'

It's difficult to erase the ending to last week's Longboat Key Town Commission meeting. It was surreal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Heavy traffic is a sign of season, as pictured on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 20, 2013
Business owners: 'Business is back'

Snowbirds and tourists have flocked back to Longboat Key, making it the strongest season in recent memory for many business owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 30, 2009
Down to the wire

Quarterback Ryan Fischer plunged in for a touchdown from a yard out with 12.5 seconds left in the game, propelling Braden River to a 35-28 victory over Booker in Class 3A-District 10 action Oct. 30.

  • East County
  • Sports
The more than 40,000-square-foot former Sweetbay space at 8750 State Road 70 E., Bradenton, closed Feb. 13, 2013 for failing to meet sales expectations. Goodwill soon will occupy the space. Photo by  Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 29, 2014
Goodwill gains East County retail space

Manasota Goodwill will open a 40,000-square-foot retail store in Ranch Lake Plaza in March.

  • East County
  • News
Larry Forgard stands at the door into his art: his tall, paint-splattered easel.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 29, 2014
Spotlight: Artist experiences brush with life

Through decades of teaching and creating art, Larry Forgard learned to allow his pieces to go with the flow.

  • Arts + Culture
Richard and Alison Light, and their daughter, Chloe Jane, donated the Little Free Library to their community. Photos by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 16, 2015
Palm Island: the heart of Siesta Key

A neighborhood of 150 homes in the middle of the island boasts friendly neighbors and a rich history.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 14, 2015
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra Young Persons Concert

Thousands of kids hear the sounds of music

  • Arts + Entertainment
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A man was pronounced dead at the scene of a car crash on Gulf of Mexico Drive near Pattigeorge’s restaurant, 4120 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 15, 2015
Bradenton man dies in GMD crash

A head-on collision resulted in the death of one man and sent another man to the hospital.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 15, 2012
My View: Pro-homeless lobby a problem

The homeless are back in the news in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2010
Letters to the Editor

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  • Longboat Key
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Longboat Key Marine Police Officer Shawn Nagell, a 15-year veteran of the police department, has been trained as a 911 dispatcher and is receiving overtime for taking on the extra responsibilities.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 21, 2015
Commission hangs up on dispatch discussion

A majority of Longboat Key commissioners have an answer to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s call for consolidation: Yes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • November 8, 2012
Election Day in Sarasota: How it played out

Election Day in Sarasota: How it played out

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
One week after hinting at an administrative shake-up Manatee County Schools Superintendent Rick Mills proposed a new organizational chart.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 4, 2013
Manatee Schools to create new positions, eliminate assistant superintendents

New Superintendent Rick Mills proposed a new organizational chart that will replace assistant superintendent positions held by Bob Gagnon and Scott Martin with two deputy superintendent positions.

  • East County
  • Schools
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