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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 3, 2010
Tension present at pension meeting

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis questioned firefighter pension board Chairman Keith Tanner's ability to make decisions for both the board and the firefighters union in his dual representation roles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Mexican stimulus package

Live Free or Die: An Ongoing series

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 7, 2009
Coach Hunter resigns from Pirates

Coach Josh Hunter was tapped to start the Pirates football program in March 2005. Interim coach Ed Volz hosted the team's first spring practice May 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 21, 2010
Despite week-to-week drop, Key sales top '09 numbers

Real-estate recordings dropped from the year-to-date high of 23 recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys for the week of March 29 through April 2 (the final week before Easter) to 11 for the week of April 5 through April 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 10 Cranking it up 6:10 p.m. -- 700 block of GMD. Noise Disturbance. A man called to report a noise disturbance on St. Judes Drive. A homeowner informed police that his son had turned up a new amplifier earlier to see how it performed.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Matt Orr |
  • July 26, 2012
Matt's List: Five ways to burn calories

Matt's List: Five ways to burn calories

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Hotel Higelhurst, which was built by Harry Higel in 1915, mysteriously burned down in 1917. Some suspect Rube Allyn, the same man accused of killing Higel, was the culprit. Courtesy photos.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2012
The death of Harry Higel

In 1921, a father and son found a man lying on Beach Road, bleeding profusely. A gold ring with the inscription 'H.H.' verified it was the body of Harry Lee Higel.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This Country Club Village home, which has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,908 square feet of living area, sold for $750,000. Photo by Jen Blanco.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 11, 2012
Home in County Club Village tops transtactions

Michael and Joan Mahon sold their home at 13405 Montclair Place to Mats and Barbara Wahlstrom, of Lakewood Ranch, for $750,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
"I practiced (when I first started playing) as I do now — every day," Dick Hyman says of his 60-plus year career.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 22, 2012
Dick Hyman: Mr. Piano Man

The keys of a piano may be black and white, but jazz pianist Dick Hyman's career is extremely colorful. Hyman arranges, composes and conducts pieces in many genres and continues his eclectic career playing shows around the country.

  • Arts + Culture
Ivette and Anthony Littlejohn surround their son, Adrian, with positive energy as he undergoes chemotherapy.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 23, 2011
TOP STORY, FEB.: Adrian Littlejohn

Adrian Littlejohn, 1, son of Lakewood Ranch coach Anthony Littlejohn and his wife, Ivette, was diagnosed with AT/RT, a rare pediatric cancer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 1, 2012
Marvin Danto leaves lasting local legacy

Marvin Danto and his wife, Betty, were avid supporters of local organizations such as the Sarasota Ballet.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2011
Our View: Good budget, bad pensions

The Longboat Key Town Commission's first of its final budget hearings is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 12. It should be mostly uneventful.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Sarasota has plenty of under-the-radar murals; LeBell's 'Solving Elgar' critique was off base; Differences clear between occupiers and Tea Party; Tea partyers work to restore core values; Occupier and Tea Party comparison accurate

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
"Sometimes we need to let go of things for things to happen," Michelle Phillips says of her rock-bottom days. "I'm prepared for anything now. I'm grateful for those days, even if I didn't know at the time that everything would work out."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 26, 2011
Michelle Phillips: A thing of beauty

Makeup artist Michelle Phillips is using her love of cosmetics to empower women. The publication of her first book proves the mission is much more than a vanity project.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 8, 2011
Town could see 2.6% millage increase

The Longboat Key Town Commission received a preliminary 2010-11 budget Wednesday, June 1 that includes a $223,601 budget deficit.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 06.16.11

East County readers respond to news and opinions in previous editions.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Hurricane Elena caused extensive seawall damage during Labor Day weekend in 1985.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 25, 2011
Center of the storm

As a barrier island, Longboat Key is vulnerable to hurricanes, but historically the island has avoided major storm damage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Top row, from left: Bill Pastori, John Lane and Will Russell. Bottom row: Cathy Woolly, Michele Redwine and Tony Greising.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 29, 2010
READY FOR BATTLE

Next week, Manatee County commissioners will decide whether major changes will occur within Tara. Meet the men and women who have mobilized to fight the proposed changes.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High wrestlers Evan Dipsiner and Kyle and Blake Riley-Hawkins competed at the Class 2A state finals Feb. 18-19.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 23, 2011
Brothers advance to finals

Lakewood Ranch wrestlers Kyle and Blake Riley-Hawkins competed on the mat together for the final time in the Class 2A state finals Feb. 18-19 in Lakeland.

  • East County
  • Sports
Siesta Beach with lots of folks in the water. Photo by Carolyn Bistline
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 29, 2011
TOP STORY, AUG.: Will Siesta be able to trumpet No. 1 status?

Siesta Public Beach has been drawing even more people than usual this summer, no doubt a reflection on its status as No. 1 beach in the country.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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