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  • By Kurt Schultheis and Robin Hartill |
  • December 4, 2013
Commission changes ULI committee makeup

The committee will have five citizens, two commissioners and two PZB members - a balance that concerns some.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 30, 2010
Water rates to hit part-time residents

Because of a 4% rate increase needed, the city will cut costs for the average full-time resident. Seasonal residents and high-volume users will bear the brunt of the price hike.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Lou Robinson Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: April 27, 2017

Mary Lou Robinson, Aflred Bremble, Jr., Katherine Brooks and John Spalding died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Orlando-based Unicorp National Development Inc. President Charles Whittall submitted an offer for an undisclosed sum to purchase the estate, which includes a $23 million judgment ruling against Colony unit owners.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 7, 2014
Colony developers show their hands

With an auction sale of 2.3 acres of Colony property scheduled for Friday, two different development teams have made offers for Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber's bankrupt estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Al Arbour at a press conference in 2007 following his 1500th game coached for the New York Islanders. At the game, a banner with the number 1,500 was raised in the Nassau Coliseum.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • September 2, 2015
Al Arbour: A champion on and off the rink

Al Arbour, 82, who won eight Stanley Cups as an NHL player and coach, died Aug. 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 23, 2016
Barwin overshoots on guns

In the wake of incidents like the Orlando massacre, government officials can’t resist the urge to do something. But they always want to intervene in ways that restrict your liberty.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Kasim Sulton performs in front of a huge crowd at Thunder by the Bay in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 11, 2017
New cycle begins for Thunder by the Bay

Event may have found permanent home in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Willy Lee submitted this reflective photo, taken on the Myakka River.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2013
Weather

Willy Lee submitted this reflective photo, taken on the Myakka River.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Jeff Meyer poses with a sample promotional display.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 19, 2015
Conversation with Jeff Meyer

A senior vice president of Feld Entertainment shares about the company and its future.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 7, 2011
IDA reviews search firms

Members of the Inter-District Authority will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. today.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 10, 2010
East County squads ready to play ball

The Out-of-Door Academy team will open its season Feb. 18, while Braden River and Lakewood Ranch will begin their seasons Feb. 23.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mary Pat Radford, Beth Bobb and Pernilla Mast
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 7, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Diamonds are a girl's best friend; It's good to be a sole man; Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
The small channel under the Longboat Pass Bridge is one of the areas that may be targeted by future dredging.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 7, 2016
Town of Longboat Key to unearth options for canal dredging

The Longboat Key Town Commission will dig deep into canal issues this fall, deciding what canals should be dredged and who should pay for the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gord Hunter always enjoyed exploring his grandparents’ farm as a child. For the last 44 years, he’s been involved in orienteering, a timed navigation sport involving only a compass and a map.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 13, 2013
Snowbird points to sport of orienteering

Gord Hunter, a 67-year-old retired gym teacher who spends his winters in East County, aims to put orienteering, a competitive, international navigation sport, on the map.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • By Mary McAndrews |
  • October 23, 2014
Healthy Eats: Orange is the new color of healing

Healthy Eats: Orange is the new color of healing

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Courtesy Photo. The first of the seven speakers planned begins with Pulitzer Prize winner, Charles Krauthammer on Tuesday, Jan 13.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 5, 2015
Neil deGrasse Tyson among Town Hall speakers

Tickets are now on sale for the Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall lecture series, featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ben Bernanke, among others.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Riley Huennerkopf submitted this sunset photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2013
Weather: East County

Riley Huennerkopf submitted this sunset photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 27, 2017
Community marches in honor of Betty Schoenbaum's birthday

The city of Sarasota declared Sept. 27 Heart to Heart Hug Day in honor of Betty Schoenbaum’s famous hugs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mary Rainey
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 12, 2017
Sarasota proves there is no age limit on service

Mother Nature never quits, and, luckily, neither will Mary Rainey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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