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Primo! Ristorante is an established local restaurant that features traditional Italian fare and a wood burning oven.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Primo! Ristorante

This week we went in the kitchen with Maurizio Colucci, owner and chef of Primo! Ristorante, while he prepares risotto alla parmigiana with braised beef short ribs. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's "In the Kitchen."

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Leila Gompertz
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 16, 2013
Community is recipient of Gompertz's support

Philanthropist Leila Gompertz believed she had an obligation to give back to the community through her time and money.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 30, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million

The Unit 1002 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,435 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 13, 2012
Activist fights bullying at Braden River Middle

Nationally known presenter Debbie Johnston, a Florida educator who lost her son to suicide, spoke to students at Braden River Middle School today about preventing bullying.

  • East County
  • News
Photos by Mark Wemple
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2014
Buzzworthy

John Saputo's Gold Coast Eagle office is a testament to a life well lived.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 2, 2011
COMMENT: Spring ball conjures childhood memories

Spring has sprung in the East County, and I couldn't be happier.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2009
Briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will decide in August whether they want to assess themselves an extra $15,000 per unit .
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2015
Colony unit owners will vote on settlement assessment

Fifty-one percent of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s 237 unit owners are needed to approve a $15,000 per unit special assessment that raises $3.5 million in settlement cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Unit 1208 at 1350 Main St. sold for $548,000. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 2, 2012
Harbor Acres home sells for $1.1 million

A home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week's real estate. J.B. Baldwin sold his home at 1510 Harbor Place to Richard and Tina Biter, Sarasota, for $1.1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 5, 2010
Ranch honors scholar athletes

Lakewood Ranch High School recognized 294 athletes with a 3.0 GPA or above during its Scholar Athletic Awards Ceremony April 29.

  • East County
  • Sports
This home at 524 N. Spoonbill Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,425 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,670,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 21, 2015
Three-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $1,670,000

The home is on 524 N. Spoonbill Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team celebrates its second district championship in three years after defeating Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 1, 2013
District Champs: ODA baseball

The ODA baseball team defeated rival Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26. Both teams now will advance to the regional quarterfinals May 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium CEO and President Michael Crosby told Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members May 28 that Mote’s City Island campus “is bursting at the seams” and plans for a relocated aquarium site are still underway. Photo by Kurt Schul
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 3, 2015
Mote still fishing for aquarium site

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s president and says an aquarium relocation to the mainland, even if it’s not a waterfront spot, is still a top priority.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 27, 2014
County commissioners spar over Blackburn Point priorities

County commissioners approved additional funding to improve the park, but disagreed about what parts of the project should be built first.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 20, 2015
Jebco plans North Trail condo project

Fresh off development of the Q townhomes on Ringling Boulevard, Jebco Ventures has submitted preliminary plans for more than 150 condominiums on North Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Claire Hunter was one of four volunteers who helped welcome President George W. Bush and his team Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Claire Hunter

Claire Hunter and her husband, Ralph, who founded the Longboat Observer, were among volunteers on-hand Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to greet President George W. Bush.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 13, 2010
Flames finish as National Runners-Up

The Gulf Coast Flames Bantam AA team finished the season as the National Runners-Up after falling to the Indianapolis Racers in the USA Hockey Tier-II 16 and Under National Championship game April 11.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2012
News Briefs

Three killed in auto accident; Clerk announces delayed release of sheriff's audit

  • East County
  • News
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