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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 20, 2012
Board weeds through hedge issues

The Planning & Zoning Board found that issues involving hedge-height regulations were too complicated to resolve during Tuesday's meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Holly Neuhaus is the captain of the Lady Pirates swim team.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 22, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Holly Neuhaus

Braden River High School girls swim coach Abby Williams describes team captain Holly Neuhaus as a great leader and role model.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 17, 2009
Joy ... Beyond Freedom

Joy ... Beyond Freedom

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • July 11, 2012
Bridge Bites: The safe hand

3NT is the normal contract, and nine top tricks are available.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 5,476-square-foot building at 500 John Ringling Blvd. was constructed in 1980. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
SMH plans for St. Armands clinic

A hospital subcommittee approved the $3.6 million purchase of the property where St. Armands Medical Center is currently located.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Markers for the Casa Museo housing development sit on the 8.4 acres of land that Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores residents had hoped would become a public park. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 18, 2014
Potential park site slated for development

With a planned residential development moving forward, the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood is looking for new targets for parkland.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Belle Babcock, 13, has loved Disney since she was a child. Her father took her to Disney World every summer when she was growing up.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 2, 2015
Belle of the ball gowns

A childhood affinity for all things Disney is blossoming into a business for an East County teen.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Bret Stephens, foreign affairs columnist for the Wall Street Journal, spoke Wednesday. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 16, 2012
WSJ columnist speaks about Middle East

National columnist told a large Sarasota audience that a Middle East calamity could be in the offing. 'We should be very alarmed,' says Bret Stephens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Orr |
  • December 6, 2012
Sarasota's Official Shopping Guide for Her

Sarasota's Official Shopping Guide for Her

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Nik Wallenda successfully crossed the Grand Canyon in just under 23 minutes, Sunday, June 23. Photo courtesy of Cliff Roles
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 27, 2013
Sarasota celebrates Wallenda's canyon walk

Thousands of spectators gathered Sunday, June 23, at Mattison's City Grille to watch as hometown hero, Nik Wallenda, became the first person to cross the Grand Canyon via high wire.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Key resident arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer

James Armstrong was arrested Saturday on charges stemming from an incident at the Manatee County Sheriff's Operations Center.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Maggie Pahos |
  • August 12, 2009
Sarasota Yacht Club raises roof structure

The Sarasota Yacht Club's clubhouse construction project is well under way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's Todd Pokrywa stands in front of the future extension of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard — a project connected with the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 28, 2014
From plan to project

With approvals from Sarasota County in hand, SMR can begin planning for its Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project.

  • East County
  • News
Blue Rooster co-owner Bill Cornelius worries about how businesses in the Rosemary District are being affected by problems associated with an influx of homeless individuals in the area. Photos by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 11, 2014
Rosemary District faces new homeless challenge

Fed up with problems caused by a growing shift in the homeless population, businesses ask the city for help in their neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 26, 2010
Commission to approve park purchase

The county is set to buy an 8-acre site in the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood and turn it into a park.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 13, 2013
Johnson's book shows 'Lure of Longboat Key'

Mary Lou Johnson's new coffee table book features 150 photos she took on the Key during the past 10 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Laird Wreford, Sarasota County Coastal Initiatives Manager, briefed the Siesta Key Association about the status of the independent review of the U.S. Army Corps Big Pass dredge.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 8, 2015
Siesta Key Association fields concerns on Big Pass dredge independent review

Siesta Key Association members received an update from the county about the efforts to independently review the U.S. Army Corps plan to dredge Big Pass.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission meeting Monday started with overflow capacity — 36 residents seated in the Town Hall foyer.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 6, 2016
Fair and equitable

How to pay for underground utility lines in Longboat’s neighborhoods is a perplexing dilemma. But commissioners were right deciding to let the voters decide.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The shopping center portion of the River Club Park of Commerce will mimic the Walmart’s architectural style, as depicted in this rendering. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 13, 2012
Tenants line up for new retail space

Developer Casto said retail space for the future phases of the River Club Park of Commerce, at State Road 70 and I-75, is 70% leased.

  • East County
  • News
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