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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2010
Our View

Jaleski's successor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 2, 2010
TOP STORY, October: Key Club pushes project approval

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside project hearings before the Planning and Zoning Board continued Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2010
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota contractor Fred Derr, stands beside a 17-step soil cement-step revetment project he built on Casey Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 26, 2011
Steps to a new solution

Sarasota contractor Fred Derr thinks the town of Longboat Key should consider a beach alternative that has worked on three separate portions of Casey Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2010
Colony Collapse

The bankruptcy judge dissolved the 38 year partnership between Colony owner Murf Klauber and the unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 25, 2009
Club submits economic study

Dr. Henry Fishkind, of Orlando-based Fishkind & Associates Inc., submitted a revised economic analysis of the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside application.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 14, 2009
Pointe of Contact

Iain Webb and Michael Donald Edwards join forces to bring 'Contact,' a Tony-Award winning dance musical to Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2010
Our View

Try it: public-safety director

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch |
  • May 12, 2010
Market Watch: Market senses unsustainable deficits, debt

If the government were a family, the family would be broke. Expect interest rates to keep rising.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 9, 2009
Profiles of Summer: Double forte

Pine View senior and double bassist Theo Breen is on his way to symphony superstardom.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2009
Longboat Key's bipolar disorder

Last week was a big news week on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 15, 2010
City aides downtown businesses

Downtown business owners applaud the city for the steps it's taking to protect them during several simultaneous construction projects, scheduled now through December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2010
OUR VIEW: Elections 2010: We recommend ...

This is the year. These are the elections to sweep out the status quo and start anew. Stop doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2010
OUR VIEW: We recommend ...

OUR VIEW: We recommend ...

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2010
Summerfield resident challenges HOA rules

Joani Ellis has had a $1,600 fine since 2006 for having too many decorative items in her yard. She says the rules need to change.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 2, 2009
Colony president responds to ruling

For Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Chairman Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber and President and General Manager Katie Moulton, a federal bankruptcy judge's rulings Friday contained victory and defeat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2009
Manatee drug sting nets 33 arrests

During August, September and October, detectives conducted multiple undercover drug purchases from individuals throughout Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 30, 2009
Braden River Pirates honor Coach Garrity

Prior to the start of Braden River's district opener versus Bayshore Sept. 25, the school's Athletic Booster Club dedicated a memorial tribute in memory of the Pirates' beloved coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2010
Recession cushion

Mark Richmond, owner of Furniture Warehouse, says the key to thriving in the recession is his investments in marketing, ads and customer service.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2009
Bank forecloses on Colony

Colony president attributes foreclosure to its dispute with Colony condo association. 'There's not going to be a chain across the property,' says Katie Klauber Moulton.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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