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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 12, 2012
Jiggs Landing family member forms group

Sandy Metcalf formed Friends of Historic Jiggs Landing in order to preserve her family's local heritage.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 17, 2009
A new generation of givers

The Suncoast Communities Blood Bank has partnered with students from Sarasota High School and the Ringling College of Art and Design to create a blood-drive campaign called Generation Give.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • December 17, 2009
MY VIEW: Global-warming e-mails matter

Quite the brouhaha has erupted over revelations that scientists at the heart of studying global warming have apparently been cooking the data and then trying to cover it up.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 15, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Impact Mediation

Impact Mediation opened in Lakewood Ranch in January.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
James Franco as 27-year-old hiker Aron Ralston
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • December 1, 2010
Film Review: '127 Hours'

James Franco stars in '127 Hours,' the true story of a hiker trapped in Utah's Bluejohn Canyon.

  • Arts + Culture
Leonardo Leal-Geurrero will visit Harvard this weekend. "Even when I didn’t have a house to live (in) or have a home, education was where I got my strength from," Leonardo says.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2011
Tale of Triumph

When Leonardo Leal-Guerrero immigrated from Mexico in 2005, he knew no English. He then bounced from home to home -- sometimes staying with neighbors when he had nowhere else to go. Now, the Braden River senior knows his future - Harvard or Stanford.

  • East County
  • News
Robert Lincoln
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 5, 2011
DCA reverses Islandside ruling

The Florida Department of Community Affairs reversed a previous ruling, but the significance of the decision has yet to be determined.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
If you have information related to recent burglaries, contact Longboat Key Police Capt. Pete Cumming at 316-1977.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 5, 2011
UPDATE: Key police arrest burglary suspects

Three Bradenton men have been charged with one count each of burglary and could face additional charges.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dr. Larry Thompson and Elijah Wood
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 1, 2012
Scene & Heard

Elijah Wood whips RCAD into hobbit frenzy; Sons of Hippies set to rock Ringling Museum; Ringling College alum nabs Oscar nomination

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 12, 2010
East County lifter wins national title

Joe Seth won the 77 kg weight class for ages 40-44 at the 2010 National Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships April 9-11 in New York.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 8, 2012
Tool allows public to make sense of tax dollars

The town will unveil a website feature that will allow the public to view updated information about the town's budget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Bullock spoke to the commission at Monday’s meeting.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 4, 2011
UPDATED: Commission approves Bullock contract

Sarasota County Deputy Administrator David Bullock will receive a $180,000 annual salary as interim town manager.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Do not destroy Gill, even if you disagree with him; Rev. Gill has served the chapel well; We hope Island Chapel does not oust Gill; The perfect clergyman does not exist

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 15, 2009
Students take the hand-washing challenge

Fruitville Elementary School's third-grade science class gets the scoop on soap versus sanitizer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 14, 2011
St. Armands parking garage now on deck

Vice Mayor Terry Turner has urged the Sarasota City Commission to consider a parking garage for St. Armands Circle as part of the city's two-year goals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Vanessa Moody |
  • May 21, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: McNeal fifth-graders

One of McNeal Elementary's fifth-grade classes shares their feelings on entering middle school next year.

  • East County
  • Schools
LBK Liquors employee Jim Crawford
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • September 2, 2015
Open for business: Whitney Beach

Meet the businesses of Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Milt Flinn took the top role at Lakewood Ranch Communities in 2008. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 21, 2011
FULL STORY: SMR official resigns

Lakewood Ranch Communities' President Milt Flinn spent his last day with Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Sept. 13. The company now has restructured his position.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2014
Mall wars

The retail landscape in the Sarasota-Manatee market shifted significantly when The Mall at University Town Center opened in north Sarasota County Oct. 16.

  • East County
  • News
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