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This Tidewater Preserve home, which has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,913 square feet of living area, sold for $565,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2012
Tidewater Preserve home tops week's transactions

A home in Tidewater Preserve tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Paul Koepfer, of Fombell, Pa., sold his home at 1103 Kestrel Court to Melodi Oswald, of Bradenton, for $565,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Michael Eng and Pam Eubanks |
  • January 6, 2010
Despite economy, church growth continues out east

Living Lord Lutheran Church completed recently its 3,500-square-foot expansion, while RiverLife Church is in the middle of the largest change in its 90-plus-year history.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 23, 2009
Town hires new fire chief

Longboat's new fire chief has firsthand knowledge of dealing with hurricanes, after serving as the incident commander for Hurricanes Charley and Wilma.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 17, 2011
Football Preview: Lakewood Ranch Mustangs

Lakewood Ranch will rely on the strength and experience of its offensive line, which boasts five seniors and two juniors, to carry the team this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 1, 2010
TOP STORY, SEPTEMBER: Flood Zone

Some areas of Manatee County were drenched with more than eight inches of rain over a two-day period.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2009
TOP STORY, April: North Shore beach access closed

The Longboat Key Town Commission agreed to shut down the beach access in April after being informed there was no beach left and conditions were unsafe for beachgoers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 23, 2009
Violist invigorates Perlman Music Program

Perlman Music Program graduate-turned-faculty-member Laura Seay returns to Sarasota this winter for the seventh time.

  • Arts + Culture
The Braden River High boys basketball team defeated rival Lakewood Ranch 38-37 in overtime of the Class 4A-District 10 championship Feb. 11 to capture the program’s first district title.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 28, 2011
YEAR IN SPORTS: A Look Back

The year 2011 was one of the most eventful in recent history for East County sports. In the past 12 months, we've celebrated local teams capturing district, regional and state championships. We've seen our talented athletes and teams make school history. And we've watched them overcome unexpected coaching changes.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2010
Our View

Have a chuckle

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Cops Corner

Dec. 6 Construction question 3:26 p.m. -- 6400 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A Christ Church member reported to police that someone placed a sign on the church's construction site that read: 'WHY?' The church member told police members of the nearby homeowners association were disputing the church's construction.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 2, 2009
Junior golfer aims for perfection

Domenico Geminiani, 13, has become one of the top ranked junior golfers in both the United States and Italy.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2009
Cops Corner 12.03.09

The complainant reported what sounded like a telephone scam to him. He was contacted by a possible male subject who said he was his son. The call was garbled. The complainant told the caller to fax information. He received three more calls and decided not to comply with the caller's request.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Even at 93 years old, veteran rodeo man Hub Hubbell still loves working with his trick pony and practicing rodeo stunts.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 10, 2011
Author to pen biography on Hub Hubbell

Rodeo man and East County resident Hub Hubbell, at 93, soon will be immortalized in print.

  • East County
  • News
The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force hopes to discuss concepts that developers might consider, including revitalizing Whitney Beach Plaza.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 20, 2011
Revitalization realization

With the Key's newly formed task force, former Mayor George Spoll hopes to spur economic revitalization on Longboat. The goal is to recapture what was lost - not attract new growth.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joe Thraen started building the three-wheeled, cartoonish creation "Tweety Bird" in 1990. Determined to build it by hand with legal parts, it was more than a decade before it was ready for flight. Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2012
Siesta Key's 'mane man' closes shop

Joe Thraen will close Siesta Key's Classic Shapes in Hair June 9. The 71-year-old salon owner will ride off into the sunset on his Tweety Bird motorcycle, leaving behind 30 years of memories.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2009
Cops Corner

Nov. 25 Gator grab 9:32 a.m. -- 400 block of GMD. Vehicle Larceny. A woman reported that someone stole her crocodile purse valued at $2,000 from the passenger seat of her unlocked car while she was inside a gas station paying for her gas. The purse contained a payroll check, her Social Security card, credit cards, a checkbook and $10 in cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 23, 2010
Brown: 'This is our island'

The Longboat Key Town Commission agreed to allow Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to do whatever it takes to keep oil off Longboat Key's shoreline and its nearby waterways.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 30, 2009
Pirate Power

Tevin Bryant captured Braden River High's first state crown April 25, winning the Class 1A state title in the 219-pound weight class with a combined lift of 680 pounds.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Cops Corner 11.26.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
"As a painter, you can create illusions," Bruce White says. "As a sculptor, you must make something really exist. In a sense, you create a reality."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 23, 2010
Man of steel

Bruce White shares the stories behind his monumental career and the 'randomness' behind his latest sculpture in downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
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