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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 17, 2012
St. Armands BID seeks 10-year extension

The special taxing district will expire Sept. 30, 2013, without a successful referendum vote by landowners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 5, 2012
Film Review: 'Killing Them Softy'

Finally, Brad Pitt goes noir and nails the defining role of his career.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2012
News Briefs

Board members vie for P&Z vice chair seat; Progress report; IPOC declaratory relief action postponed; LBK Cabinetry opens in the Centre Shops

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Reese Vita

Cardinal Mooney sophomore Reese Vita has been playing football since he was 4 years old.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 16, 2013
Senator hones in on East County

Florida Sen. Bill Galvano hosted a Jan. 14 breakfast in Lakewood Ranch for his East County constituents.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 19, 2012
FDOT begins improvements to State Road 70

The Florida Department of Transportation expects the resurfacing project to be finished in spring 2013.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

A proud marching band parent's perspective

  • East County
  • Opinion
This home at 625 S. Owl Drive in Bird Key has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,248 square feet of living area. It sold for $770,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 3, 2012
Home in Manchester Bay sells for $2 million

A home in Manchester Bay tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Herbert West and George Mitchell sold their home at 3610 Fair Oaks Place to Robert and Teresa Simmons, of Longboat Key, for $2 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Storeowners rely on the customer spillover from Publix, and they hope a $1.5 million remodel will draw more customers to the plaza’s anchor store.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • October 4, 2012
The Landings Publix plans $1.5 million renovation

Storeowners hope the remodeled Publix will boost business in the not-so-visible plaza.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 4, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Kadi Pallastrone

Pineview junior Kadi Pallastrone, who plays golf for the Riverview Rams, recently took first place at the Riverview Invitational.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Anne Weintraub, Aimee Cogan and Kelly Gettel lounge around on the hammock at "The Artful Lobster."
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 19, 2012
Best of Black Tie

Black Tie glams it up for another weekend in Sarasota's social fast lane.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 27, 2012
Scrapper busted for crane thefts

A Bradenton resident was arrested in connection to statue thefts that began this month on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota County is planning a $2.8 million drainage project that includes a larger retention pond on Beach Road.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 21, 2012
Aesthetics, costs clash for project

Sarasota County commissioners will consider the fate of 26,000 cubic yards of soil left over from Beach Road drainage improvements Dec. 11.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The next step in Tindale-Oliver & Associates Inc.’s preliminary study is to make a recommendation to the City Commission. Courtesy photo
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 21, 2012
Planners make presentation

Funding sources, ranging from state funding to federal grants, are available for building streetcar systems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Miss Manatee Softball Observer team will close out its regular season at noon Dec. 1 versus Mullets Aluminum before turning its attention to the playoffs.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 28, 2012
Observer Team: Meet the girls

The Miss Manatee Softball Observer Team will take the field in its final regular season game Dec. 1 versus Mullets Aluminum, before preparing for the playoffs.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 20, 2013
Nine votes decided Key's closest race since 1985

Incumbent Commissioner Terry Gans defeated challenger Irwin Pastor March 12 by a narrow 27-vote margin to keep his seat on the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 20, 2013
REAL ESTATE REPORTS

Cheryl Loeffler closes $3,425,000 AMI sale; Colliers join MS&Co. Longboat Key South office; Premier Sotheby's releases top sales team for 2012; Wagner Realty announces top agents for January

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 23, 2013
Bullock questions request for Manatee trolley funding

The town manager ordered staff not to pay the county for fiscal 2011-12, nor to pay for 2012-13. He wants details.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tom Aposporos became the long-term president of the chamber in June 2009. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 23, 2013
Aposporos steps down from his chamber role

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce president will continue his involvement with the organization.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Logan O'Neill as Joe Gillis and Jeanne Larranga as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" Courtesy.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • January 23, 2013
Theater Review: 'Sunset Boulevard'

The Players Theatre has "revived" "Sunset Boulevard" in many ways.

  • Arts + Culture
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