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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 29, 2016
Colony deal: No sure bet

For Unicorp and Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners to close on the proposed sale, Unicorp must clear high hurdles: the town, Colony neighbors and LBK voters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 4, 2016
‘No’ on Amendment 4

Property-tax breaks for solar-energy devices sounds and reads like an environmental Apple Pie issue. But with every new law, there are always winners and losers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • October 14, 2009
Lido Shores home sells for $3.25 million

On July 25, 2003, Robert Trosten, the 33-year-old chief financial officer of Refco, an active commodities brokerage firm, paid $650,000 to buy Unit 15-D at the 15-story Sea Gate Club, 2425 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2014
Our view

Southside solution: meters

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Krista Wells
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 1, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Krista Wells

Braden River graduate Krista Wells recently was named Ave Maria University softball team's MVP and was chosen first team all-conference for the Sun Conference.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo Although Josh Hill has only been practicing Parkour for three years, he has established a group of 25 students who attend weekly classes at his East County gym, Sarasota Parkour Facility. Courtesy photo
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 22, 2015
Motorcycle crash grounds Parkour instructor

The discipline of Parkour emphasizes speed, but for instructor Josh Hill, the road to recovery after an accident won’t be quick.

  • East County
  • News
Ellen and Dave Gerth have filed three lawsuits related to the murder of Ellen Gerth's late mother, Lakewood Ranch resident Ina Gross.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 26, 2014
Top Stories - East County: June

Ellen Gerth vows to keep her brother from benefiting from their mother's death.

  • East County
  • News
DID board member Eileen Hampshire believes advertising can help all downtown busiensses.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 2, 2017
DID considers downtown promotional push

Can the various groups within downtown Sarasota team up to promote business in the heart of the city?

  • Sarasota
  • News
East County resident Mary Forristall, president of Forristall Enterprises, says her love of working with people and building relationships will serve her well as the new chairwoman of the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 17, 2015
Q+A with Mary Forristall

When the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange recognized members during its 63rd annual installation dinner and awards banquet Feb. 5, it also welcomed East County resident Mary Forristall, of Forristall Enterprises, as the organization's first chairwoman.

  • East County
  • News
The home at 55 Lighthouse Point Drive sold recently for $4.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 6, 2017
Lighthouse Point house sells for $4.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 21-25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
John Goodman, former president of Sarasota Concert Association, died in 2019.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 29, 2014
John Goodman passes Sarasota Concert Association baton

John Goodman was the president of Sarasota Concert Association for eight years. In April, the association named Joy McIntyre as its new president.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2010
It's Rhys Everywhere!

Observer Associate Publisher Emily Walsh and her husband, Julian Parry, welcomed their first child, Rhys Humphreys Parry, July 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 6101 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $3.1 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 24, 2017
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $3.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 8-12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A condominium at The Water Club at Longboat Key recently sold for $1,425,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 18, 2017
Water Club at Longboat Key condo sells for $1,425,000

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 2-6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 9, 2012
SCORES: Lady Pirates swing past Lady Seminoles

The Braden River High girls tennis team defeated Southeast 5-2 March 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2012
JUST THE STATS

8 - The number of goals the ODA girls lacrosse team scored in their first game. The Lady Thunder beat Sarasota Military Academy 8-4 Feb. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 9, 2017
Mote scientist tests out "MythBusters: The Search"

Tracy Fanara, an environmental engineer at Mote, made her debut on The Science Channel Show on Jan. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Rotary Club members Bob and Teresa accepted the award July 15.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 20, 2015
Longboat Key Rotary Club receives grant for food pantry

From January through May, the Longboat Key Rotary Club supplied 13,556 pounds of food and 11,296 meals to needy Sarasota families.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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