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The cygnets stick together during feeding time Saturday, at the Harbour Links pond.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 18, 2011
Cygnet trio sets sail on Harbour Links pond

In past nesting seasons, the pair of swans was physically able to reproduce, but they weren't mature enough to care for their offspring. They ignored their cygnets, sometimes chasing them away from feeding.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Resident questions McGonegal's abilities

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 13, 2011
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra: Mahler 3rd Concert

Gustav Mahler had a long and bountiful career in America as both conductor and composer.

  • Arts + Culture
Erich Weber founded Financial Forum @ the Ranch about one year ago.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 23, 2010
Financial forum brings CNBC adviser to Lakewood

Contributor David Kotok will speak at Financial Forum @ the Ranch's Dec. 2 meeting.

  • East County
  • News
"He has embraced music in this community with great gusto," says board vice chair Anne Folsom Smith of maestro Leif Bjaland.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 14, 2011
Orchestra director announces departure

After 14 years with the Sarasota Orchestra, maestro Leif Bjaland announced today that next season will be his last.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 10, 2011
Impact fee helps to fund public parking garages

The city offers developers the option of eliminating a parking garage from their private projects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 23, 2011
COMMENT: East squads face best in 2011 quests

Practice makes perfect. And what better way to practice than by facing some of the top teams in the state and nation?

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 23, 2011
MUSIC REVIEW: Curtis Chamber Musicians

Students and alumni of The Curtis Institute of Music performed this past Sunday at the Historic Asolo Theater.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtney Mirabella followed up her first win over Lakewood with eight more strikeouts Feb. 25.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 2, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Courtney Mirabella

Braden River sophomore pitcher Courtney Mirabella pitched a complete game Feb. 22, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out 17 to lead the Lady Pirates to a 1-0 victory over rival Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC Principal Brian Kenney spoke to the Longbeach Village Association last week.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 9, 2011
Developer talks about future of plaza

Brian Kenney, principal of the Boston-based Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC, told a standing-room only crowd at the Longbeach Village Association's March 2 meeting that his company is working quickly to lease and, then, renovate Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Meryl Streep embodies Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 18, 2012
Film Review: 'The Iron Lady'

Meryl Streep always takes acting to a higher plateau.

  • Arts + Culture
Bus 560 from Braden River Middle School crashed into a tractor-trailer around 4:30 p.m. today.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 5, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Bus crashes into tractor-trailer

Twenty-three people, including 21 students from Braden River Middle School, were transported to local emergency rooms after a bus collided with a tractor-trailer.

  • East County
  • News
An aerial map shows the area of the restoration at Palmer Point Park on Casey Key. Courtesy of Sarasota County.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 16, 2012
Fee dispute to delay spoil islands project

The effort to restore part of Palmer Point Park, on the north end of Casey Key, has been put on hold because of a fee dispute with the contractor.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
An architectural rendering depicts the view of Dry Dock Waterfront Restaurant with its second-floor dining area extended toward Sarasota Bay. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2012
Dry Dock owner suggests overlay district is needed

Eric Hammersand wrote to the mayor that the idea could enhance waterfront dining for Key restaurants.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Clemens Reiss

Clemens Reiss first began playing lawn bowling more than a decade ago and is currently serving as the president of the Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kaye Warr |
  • March 20, 2012
Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Sean Anderson

Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Sean Anderson

  • Arts + Culture
Art Tankersley checks out sketches of concepts for Longboat Key's north end.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 21, 2012
North end on the brain at PIC forum

The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force discussed the ideas generated as part of a community-based planning exercise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sally Krause began working in 1982 at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.
  • By Dora Walters |
  • April 11, 2012
Longtime employee enjoys meeting new people

From lavish parties to circus-themed weddings, providing great service can be a juggling act. Sally Krause has been doing it for 30 years at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2012
News Briefs

APRIL FOOLS - Town takes action after raccoon rampage; Two blocks of GMD to close for construction; Wireless study endorses 200-foot tower

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 28, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Longboat Key Club & Resort receives glittering award; Additional players confirmed for the 2012 Sarasota Open; 2012 Nick Bollettieri Open seeks junior tennis players

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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