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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2020
East County weather page photo: April 9

Bill Turnbull captured this yellow-crowned night heron napping in Robinson Preserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2009
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  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota's Mary Tucker, a freshman at Kentucky, has a chance to make the U.S. Olympic Rifle Team.  Photo courtesy UK Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 16, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Shooting her shot

Former SMA athlete has an eye on the Olympics

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2014
Our view

Southside solution: meters

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2009
Key Club makes its case

If the town of Longboat Key rejects the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s proposed $400 million Islandside redevelopment and expansion, the club’s property will deteriorate, property values Key-wide will fall and jobs and businesses will continue to contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 24, 2013
Villagers question bay-access research

Town staff and the town attorney will continue to research Longbeach Village alleys and bay access.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Acting Transportation Director Don Ross said he runs the department like a business and examines his budget daily. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 25, 2012
BUS BUDGET BREAKDOWN

With 944 bus routes covering about 14,000 miles daily, Manatee County Public Schools''transportation department is one of the district's most complex.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 28, 2020
Braden River High graduates celebrate end of final chapter

Braden River High School seniors finally conclude their high school careers with graduation at LECOM Park.

  • East County
  • News
Bob Stanley is managing broker of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Longboat Key office.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 26, 2011
LBK office named among top NRT Coldwell offices

The branch ranked No. 4 among Coldwell offices of similar size nationwide.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 14, 2012
Lakewood Ranch plans St. Patrick's Day celebration

A parade and Irish Celtic Festival will be held March 17, at Central Park.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 15, 2010
Updates: Police bumper stickers are a popular item; DID debates valet parking

Updates: Police bumper stickers are a popular item; DID debates valet parking

  • Sarasota
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Saunders
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 15, 2011
MS&Co. sees growth

One of the more prominent realty firms on the Gulf Coast, Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co., will attack the residential real-estate market with a "think big" strategy.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Kristen Pace |
  • March 15, 2012
Solitary confinement, Honey Boo-Boo Child and a custom-made paper bag for Jon Hamm

Solitary confinement, Honey Boo-Boo Child and a custom-made paper bag for Jon Hamm

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Bagley-Bonner says the graffiti turned out to be an opportunity for the congregation to reflect, learn and celebrate.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 17, 2013
OUR TOWN: Graffiti yields object lesson

An unusual bit of graffiti became an object lesson for an East County church July 7. A Star of David was spray painted on an outside wall of Faith United Church of Christ some time around July 4. The pastor discovered it on Friday, July 5, while walking to work from the bus stop.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 10, 2010
Ceviche Restaurant anniversary to feature flamenco

To kick off the celebration of its third anniversary, Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant will host "A Night in Barcelona" at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Douglass Montrose-Graem plans to build an art museum in downtown Sarasota to house his collection of work by revered English artist J.M.W. Turner.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 21, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Collector with a vision

Douglass Montrose-Graem plans to build an art museum in downtown Sarasota to house his collection of work by revered English artist J.M.W. Turner.

  • Arts + Culture
Manatee County employee Sia Mollanazar answers questions about the configuration of future Upper Manatee River Road.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 1, 2015
County officials seek bridge of understanding on Fort Hamer

Manatee County officials seek to answer questions about a new bridge across the Manatee River during a public meeting.

  • East County
  • News
The search is over for a six-year-old boy who went missing after playing in the water near the Longboat Pass Bridge Saturday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2013
UPDATE: Body of missing boy is found

Florida Fish & Wildlife officials found a boy who got swept into a current in Longboat Pass Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Polls opened at 7 a.m., this morning.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 2, 2010
Voters head to polls for Election Day

Polling stations will be open until 7 p.m., tonight.

  • East County
  • News
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