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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 27, 2010
Supervisors seek review of Town Hall policy

Supervisor Glenda Robertson said she received 'conflicting' reports from Town Hall employees.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 15, 2012
BID board proposes 10-year extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Cops' Corner 06.11.09

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

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2009
Manatee Chamber honors small businesses

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce recognized five small businesses during the 2009 Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon June 4 at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 28, 2010
THEATER THERAPY

The Asolo Repertory Theatre will take Kaleidoscope, its theater arts program for students with special needs students, to a year-round format.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 8, 2009
Town will dispute city roundabouts

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis received permission to hire a consultant to combat Sarasota's bayfront roundabout proposal.

  • Sarasota
  • 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 Stuart Scheyer |
  • July 21, 2010
MY VIEW: Bob White is now walking in my shoes

Bob White, the leader of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC), and I have walked parallel paths. In fact, the parallel is so close that you might say that he is walking in my shoes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 25, 2009
Five Points Park plans resurrected

Improving the downtown park was, at one time, the No. 1 project for the Community Redevelopment Agency. Those priorities changed over time, but now downtown groups want to revive the plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Anna Pedraza, who just moved to the Key from Orlando, reads on the beach Tuesday afternoon, which was one of the warmer days in the last week.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 19, 2011
The heat is on

Last year's season was one of the coldest in history. Now, local tourism professionals say that last year's weather could impact this year's business forecast.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2010
OUR VIEW: Get rid of a dumb law; vote 'yes'

The late Nobel economics laureate Milton Friedman once wrote in his famous book, "Free to Choose," that even though business executives espouse the virtues of free enterprise, when it comes to seeking favors from government, business interests are always the first in line.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • May 3, 2012
Will a Spoonful of Spray Paint Help the Medicine Go Down? New MTO Mural Sparks (More) Controversy

Will a Spoonful of Spray Paint Help the Medicine Go Down? New MTO Mural Sparks (More) Controversy

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 11, 2009
Jensen: Ranch could lead way out of housing crisis

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen said the company will focus on adding workforce housing in the East County.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Sandy McIver said Palm-Aire is still a safe community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2012
Observe & Report: Lakewood Ranch's additional security services

Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts currently pay $330,000 annually to have additional private security guards and patrols in the community. The private companies cannot make arrests, and the majority of their reports are responses to suspicious vehicles and vandalism.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 17, 2009
The Translation Link, LLC

Small Business of the Year Rookie Small Business Winner

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Eng |
  • June 17, 2009
Best Father's Day gift: a Mini-Me

There is no greater gift than seeing parts of me in my son, Lyric.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Jim Warnecke made sure to get a hug from his daughter, Brie Middlebrook, who sat in on the presentation with her first-grade class.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Jim Warnecke makes landfall at Willis Elementary

Lakewood Ranch resident and hurricane hunter Jim Warnecke spoke with Willis Elementary first-graders Jan. 12 about chasing storms with the NOAA.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • January 18, 2012
Observed: Time to take back Lakewood Ranch

I'll be honest: My original idea for this column was to chastise the Manatee County Sheriff's Office about the information - or lack thereof - it released in the days following the murder of Lakewood Ranch resident Ina Gross.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2009
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Judy Stanford |
  • July 14, 2010
Energetic Traveler: Magic moments

Through photographs and in memories, Bird Key residents Bill and Judy Stanford recently captured the beauty of their dream safari in Botswana and Zambia.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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