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Mary Miller is a member of the Longboat Key Garden Club and supports many causes in the area.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 16, 2011
Neighbors: Mary Miller

This lifetime learner makes time to support her favorite causes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2011
News Briefs

What about First Street?; Sarasota Memorial receives high marks; City beats Siesta Key with August tourist tax revenue

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior Courtney Castner has been the Lady Mustangs top golfer this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 26, 2011
Courtney Castner makes Mustang magic

Lakewood Ranch High junior Courtney Castner shot a team-low 87 and finished third overall, propelling the Lady Mustangs to a third-place finish in the Class 2A-District 13 tournament and a spot in the Region 5 tournament Oct. 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
The first numbers will be generated after Nov. 30, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau said.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
US Airways Magazine generates Sarasota buzz

Although she wasn't expecting 'hard numbers' until November ended, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, said this week that she has been hearing lots of positive responses to a US Airways in-flight magazine advertising section about Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Rosedale resident Jack Sodini and his student, Isaiah Depina, had a blast on the golf course together.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2011
Rosedale residents open course, hearts to students

Members of the Rosedale Golf & Country Club treated children from Moody Elementary School to lunch and golfing at the course Dec. 6 and 8.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
News Briefs

Mote seeks part-time residents for study; Town files amended Armstrong complaint; Commission approves ordinances; Commission approves budget transfer for bonuses

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 19, 2011
Home burglaries rise, total crime level falls

Longboat Key saw an 84.6% increase in home burglaries from 2009 to 2010. Vehicle larcenies, however, decreased 64.6% in 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tammy Kovar has moved 47 times in her life. She had hoped her home in Summerfield Bluffs, where she's lived for 12 years, would be her last home.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2011
Homeowner seeks relief for erosion issue

Summerfield Bluffs resident Tammy Kovar is out of options for resolving an erosion problem in her yard.

  • East County
  • News
Pianist Robert Levin was one of the performers of Schubert's "Trout" quintet.
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 8, 2011
Music Review: The Sarasota Music Festival

Driving home Friday, June 3, from the country's No. 1 beach, top down on my convertible, Sirius satellite radio was playing Schubert's "Trout" quintet in a knockout performance by the Takacs Quartet with pianist Andreas Haefliger and bassist Joseph Carver.

  • Arts + Culture
Kerrie Lehnert and Robert Dinan
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 29, 2011
Winner: 10 or Fewer Employees: Kitchens by Kerrie

Kerrie Lehnert makes a mean "homeless stew" - a concoction she developed from her grandmother's recipe and began serving to the homeless on the streets of San Francisco years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 29, 2011
Group calls to replace Superintendent Tim McGonegal, attorney

A group of concerned citizens have asked for the removal of both the district's attorney and Tim McGonegal and raised concerns over other issues. District officials say many of the accusations are unfounded.

  • East County
  • News
Teamsters packed the Sarasota City Commission chambers to protest a proposed reduction in their pensions.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 21, 2011
Protests over pensions, homeless dominate meeting

The Sarasota City Commission meeting heard union members objecting to pension cuts and homeless advocates protesting measures they believe are unfairly targeting transients downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2011
Sarasota Briefs

City Commission enacts tobacco ban at parks; Wayfinding sign system scrapped; City fine-tunes its noise ordinance

  • Sarasota
  • News
Just months ago, there was no sand behind the Longbeach condominiums seawall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2011
Beach project almost complete

Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis is hopeful he can re-open the popular North Shore Road beach access in time for the Fourth of July weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2011
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Comp Plan amendments move forward Unconscious Longboat man identified Marine patrol operations funding approved Subcommittee seeks resident participation

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Boats docked offshore near the Linley Street public boat ramp are not allowed under the town ordinance.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 1, 2010
Live-aboard issue surfaces

A town ordinance that doesn't allow people to live aboard their boats in excess of 72 hours while anchored near Longboat Key has not been enforced.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 8, 2010
Circle parking secured

Business owners feared a proposal to remove parking next to a dozen Circle stores and restaurants would be devastating.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nikki Gainey said she is excited about the opportunity to coach the Lady Pirates.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 8, 2010
Gainey returns to Pirates bench

Braden River High's all-time leading scorer Nikki Gainey returned to the girls soccer team this season as an assistant coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch boys golf team captured county, district and regional championships earlier this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 2, 2010
Mustang golfers advance to state tourney

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team captured the Class 2A-Region 5 Championship Oct. 25 to advance to the state finals Nov. 2-3.

  • East County
  • Sports
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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 8, 2011
Auditions prepare student for role as filmmaker

Jessica Knight, a senior studying digital filmmaking at Ringling College of Art and Design, is currently holding auditions for her thesis film, "A Fair Exchange."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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