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Matthew Rosen, Elizabeth Karp-Hauser, Olivia Ratner, Kaila Cohen and Michael Shulman helped make decorations for the Thanksgiving celebration at the Salvation Army.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 24, 2010
School Spirit (WITH VIDEO)

For 15 years, Temple Beth Sholom Schools has done a holiday mitzvah project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2011
News Briefs

Planning Commission recommends changes; Boo Run to benefit local charities; Digital Village fights website provider change

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2010
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
Karin Jones designed her entire house.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 25, 2012
Neighbors: Karin Jones

Karin Jones has transitioned from being a self-made businesswoman to a life-long learner and teacher.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • January 25, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

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

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 28, 2011
Two new host tenants sign on at Premier Sports Campus

The Manatee County YMCA's YFL youth tackle football program and the Sarasota Saracens Rugby organization have signed on as the two newest tenants at the Premier Sports Campus of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2010
Cops Corner 12.02.10

The victim reported an unknown person intentionally used a vehicle to strike her three garbage cans that were on the side of the road.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Photo by Bruce Lehman
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 23, 2011
Music Review: The 20th annual Christmas Concert and Community Carol Sing

There were multiple stars shining in the east last week when the choir of Sarasota's First United Methodist Church, under the direction of Elizabeth Goldstein, joined forces with other notable groups.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 24, 2010
Charges of racism, sexism hit city job search

As commissioners ready to hire a new city auditor and clerk Thursday, some community members question why they haven't already awarded the job to the interim city auditor and clerk, who is a black woman.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 16, 2009
BRHS JROTC named state champs

The Mixed and Girls Raiders teams took home titles during the Dec. 5 meet.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 21, 2011
Bayside spreads Christmas cheer

Bayside Community Church's Family Christmas Spectacular will feature sledding, family pictures, pony rides and more.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 19, 2010
Police panel concerns remain unresolved

A meeting between Police Advisory Panel members, police department commanders and City Hall leaders did not resolve the city's objections to some of the panel's recommendations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2010
Alliance chairman ready for new role

Longtime Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance member Marc Simms has big plans for the East County organization.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 18, 2010
Neighborhood fed up with crime

Residents in the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores have had enough - enough of the crime, enough of the drug dealing, enough of the prostitution that they say is ruining their neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joe Bondi relaxes at his home on Longboat Key.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 16, 2012
Neighbors: Joe Bondi

Joe Bondi - and his entire family - have an affinity for Longboat Key's easy living.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The stretch of Main Street from U.S. 41 to the Five Points roundabout will be renovated for $1.35 million.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 24, 2012
Approved at last

The Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors will use an internal city loan to help pay for a Main Street streetscape project that will be constructed in the next two years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
RIAF's opening-night festivities kick off with Asphalt Orchestra, a 12-piece New York City marching band.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 9, 2011
RIAF reels in fresh faces and edgy entertainment

The Ringling International Arts Festival announces its fall lineup, starting with eclectic acts that defy labels.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 9, 2009
The Rev. Scheff leaves St. Mary's after three years

The Rev. Philip Scheff has missed the people of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, since he was reassigned a month ago to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, in

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 22, 2011
Brown urges communities to work together

Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown hopes the town will work more closely with its neighbors to reduce the costs of future beach projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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