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Kaydann Jones, 4, is a survivor of brain cancer. She was first diagnosed about two years ago, when she had just turned 3.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 3, 2010
MIRACLE

Originally, doctors gave Kaydann Jones, then 3, only six to nine months to live after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. About a month ago, an MRI revealed her tumors have disappeared.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 28, 2009
Families challenge verdict

Twelve-year-old Luc Panet-Raymond and his friends say the YouTube video of a fight at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA last month was not staged and was an act of self-defense.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 15, 2010
Almost Famous

Austin Abrams is poised to make the jump from Sarasota thespian to A-list movie star, thanks to his latest project - an action flick starring Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 15, 2009
Where are they now?: Edith Barr Dunn

Barr Dunn may be retired, but she remains a restaurant consultant at heart.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott had a near-obsession with measuring performance as CEO of Columbia-HCA. It made the company the national leader in quality.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 20, 2010
The Real Rick Scott

There's another portrait of candidate Rick Scott the media neglect to report. It shows an honest, exceptional businessman and that the alleged Medicare fraud wasn't the primary reason for his resignation from Columbia-HCA.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 8, 2009
Nursing grad takes national honors

Braden Woods resident Maureen Hyden, a recent nursing school graduate, took top honors in a medical spelling competition.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2009
University Park partners a perfect match

Bill Plummer and Arnie Vance were ranked No. 1 in Florida and No. 11 nationally in the Men's 60s clay court doubles division in 2008.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 24, 2009
Sprinkle, Sprinkle Little Star

Standing just 5-foot-3, Lakewood Ranch High running back Markus Fultz, known to his teammates as Sprinkle, has more heart, grit and determination than players twice his size.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 16, 2009
Three shops leave San Marco

Pedigree Lily Pet Spa, Underseas Paradise and Manatee Golf all have new storefronts. The rest of the plaza remains open.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Gregory and Suzanne Rusovich |
  • May 12, 2010
My View

Colony unit owners need to work collaboratively

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2010
Budget: $800,000 shortfall

The commission wants the town manager to rethink how his departments are run and ask town department heads to find more money to offset an $800,000 shortfall in 2010-11.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2009
Backflow deadline looms

With 331 backflow-prevention devices left to be installed Key-wide, commissioners will discuss a possible third extension at its Thursday, June 18 regular workshop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Meet McNeal's best bookworm

Since moving to the United States from Germany two years ago, 10-year-old Julian Deusch has become one of the school's best readers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 3, 2009
Hillview neighborhood: Progressive dinner

Where are we going to eat tonight? Well, with this new monthly series of progressive dinners around local neighborhoods, The Observer takes the answer one step further.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 2, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2009
Our View

Don't cave, commissioners

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2009
'Letters to Lee'

The following is the last installment in a three-part series of excerpts from the book, 'Letters to Lee,' a compilation of letters written by Lt. Gen. James V. Edmundson to his wife, Lee, during World War II.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 14, 2009
Finalists chosen for McNeal principal

Barry Dunn, James Horner and Norma Scott will meet staff and the public at a community forum May 14.

  • East County
  • Schools
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