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Through their foundation, cancer survivors Tony McEachern and Lori Mishos want to help cancer patients cope with their diagnosis.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 14, 2011
Riding for a Reason

Team Tony, a local organization that provides support to cancer patients and their spouses, is hosting a 200-mile ride.

  • East County
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission elected Pat Zunz to the District 5 Commission seat Monday night. Photo by Dora Walters.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2011
TOP STORY APRIL: Commission chooses Zunz for District 5 seat

The Longboat Key Town Commission welcomed former Planning and Zoning Board member Pat Zunz to the dais Monday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fay and Geri Cunningham at the Sarasota Veterans Day parade in 2009
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2012
Our View: A salute to veterans

Most of us had the opportunity to have our say Tuesday when we slipped our ballot into the electronic scanner. Billions of people in this world do not get that opportunity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch |
  • January 6, 2010
Market watch: What will the next year hold?

Dec. 31, 2009, represented the closing of the worst decade in U.S. stock market history. Although it is not possible to guess what the next decade will render, it is possible to look ahead at a few of the challenges facing our economy in 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
News Briefs

Ranch IDA selects director finalists; Planners consider Cooper Creek proposal; Ranch ambassadors wins tourism awards; Seniors improve on FCAT retakes; and Braden River VFW awards students, teacher.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioner Robert Siekmann suggested the entire commission review the town’s three pension plans at least twice a month. Photo by Dora Walters.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 23, 2011
TOP STORY FEB.: Commission focuses on pension problem

The commission spent more than three hours Monday discussing the town's increasing unfunded liability in its three pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This August 1997 aerial of the north end of Longboat Key was taken just months after a 1996 interim beach renourishment project was completed. Photos courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2011
TOP STORY, JAN.: Beach project in limbo

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis wants direction on how the town should move forward with renourishing its beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 29, 2010
Program fills local need

The Warren BackPack Program aims to alleviate child hunger in Sarasota on weekends and during school holidays.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2009
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 21, 2010
ROAD TRIP(S)

Four East County Little Leaguers traveled 1,100 miles in six days to compete in the AAU National Baseball Championships and the District 26 All-Star Tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 7, 2010
Key Club, IPOC prepare strategies

The Longboat Key Club and Resort and town are waiting to see if the Islandside Property Owners Coalition will file a lawsuit challenging the club's $400 million Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 26, 2012
Maintenance Corp. ordinance set for hearing

The County Commission this week approved a Feb. 21 public hearing on a new Maintenance Corp. ordinance for the Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"It's difficult (work) for me, but it’s more fun to struggle." — Craig Rubadoux.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 13, 2013
Under Sarasota's Influence: Craig Rubadoux

Sarasota master and native Craig Rubadoux traveled the world, but he always comes back to his artistic roots.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2009
Welcome Back: Summer Recap

Summer is officially over, but the stories that made headlines from May through October certainly heated up the months that some residents were away.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Johan Kobborg
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 25, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS: Royal Ballet star brings his fancy footwork to Sarasota

In his native Europe, Johan Kobborg is a ballet superstar.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 4, 2009
Advantage: roundabouts

Two days of driving on 42 roundabouts in Carmel, Ind., show the traffic-control devices do cut commute times.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Governor Rick Scott
  • By Rick Scott |
  • December 14, 2011
My View: Education, jobs top budget priorities

Next year's budget for the state of Florida focuses on education and jobs without adding new financial burdens to families and businesses.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Stan Abshier keeps a framed photo of NASA’s first space shuttle.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 13, 2011
It's 'Just' Rocket Science

As Atlantis left the pad July 8 for the final flight of NASA's shuttle program, one Lakewood Ranch resident watched with a heavy heart. Stan Abshier helped develop the rocket boosters used to propel the shuttle into space.

  • East County
  • News
St. Armands LLC purchased the building at 343 St. Armands Circle for $850,000. The 647-square-foot building was constructed in 1959.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 22, 2010
Sunglass Express Optical building sells for $850,000

St. Armands LLC, a Florida limited-liability company managed by Robert and Yvonne Schloss, purchased the building at 343 St. Armands Circle, where their Sunglass Express Optical store is located, for $850,000 from Darol Fry, 178 N. Washington Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 3, 2010
Downtown construction gets under way

After a long lull in construction, several projects are either under way or just weeks from beginning in the Main Street area. The city hopes that when they're finished, they'll restore some vibrancy downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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