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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 9, 2011
News Briefs

Calling all Key voters; Town's beach engineer sold to Louisiana company; Port Dolphin extends its pipeline project; New Longboat Key trolley schedule announced

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lam Lum, owner of a Taste of Asia, stands behind the bar of the property he and is wife, Selina, will renovate to open their new restaurant.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 24, 2012
A Taste of Asia to leave Village

A week after the Pelican Press reported on the exit of two Siesta Key Village mainstays from the strip, business continues to shuffle with the departure of a couple of new faces.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • February 11, 2015
Taking minutes

The length of City Commission meetings has become a topic of concern for those sitting on the board, after commissioners questioned the structure of those meetings during two recent discussions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Guest food editor Lynn Barrie with her English Sherry Trifle.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 27, 2011
Edibles - Lynn Barrie: exotic meets engaging

British by birth, Lynn Barrie has lived not only in England, but West Africa and Pakistan and Westport, Conn., all before moving to Sarasota. And all that experience comes together in her personal style and in how she entertains.

  • Arts + Culture
Aaron Johnson portrays John Lennon in "Nowhere Boy."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 10, 2010
Film Review: 'Nowhere Boy'

Director Sam Taylor-Wood's character-driven film stars Aaron Johnson as John Lennon.

  • Arts + Culture
Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in "Cloud Atlas"
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 2, 2012
Film Review: 'Cloud Atlas'

Everything is connected.

  • Arts + Culture
Everything is connected.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 2, 2012
Film Review: 'Detropia'

Everything is Connected

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2012
News Briefs

State funds sought for beach renourishment; Lead emerges in bronze statue theft

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 10, 2014
FDOT proposes circle theory

FDOT and the Manatee County Public Works department may have a solution to ease congestion and decrease accidents on State Road 64 - roundabouts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 8, 2009
Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search

More than 150 volunteers gathered for the second Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search. They counted approximately 130 scallops in an effort to monitor the local scallop population.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2009
Cops' Corner 07.09.09

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

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Jonathan Herman, baritone, is ready to take the next step toward a musical career.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 12, 2015
Jonathan Herman takes the stage

The resourceful Sarasota vocalist will find any chance to express himself

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 19, 2014
Sidelines

River Dawgs go undefeated in tourney; ODA swings past Admiral Farragut; Pencosky pitches complete game; Mustangs notch district win; ODA baseball sweeps Mooney

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 24, 2013
Longboat Key Chamber focuses on home front

The chamber of commerce will offer more island events and a new resident membership.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2010
Our View

Jaleski's successor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The city auditor and clerk swears in Eileen Normile and Stan Zimmerman Wednesday. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • November 19, 2014
New members join City Commission

The City Commission received two new members Wednesday afternoon, but the incoming commissioners are familiar faces at City Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain in Luke Wood Park, left, as it sat since the early 1950s, has been excavated for renovations, right. Courtesy photos.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2012
Fountain renovation rises to the top

After being covered with dirt for more than 60 years, the late Mable Ringling's memorial fountain in Luke Wood Park has been uncovered and awaits restoration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Former Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown, with his wife, Marjorie, was honored at the town's 50th anniversary celebration in 2005.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 1, 2011
St. Mary Star of the Sea honors Jim Brown

St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church will be honoring Brown in a 9 a.m. Mass on Wednesday, Oct. 5 as a Bon Voyage and a God Bless.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 19, 2012
Agency approves more carp

SWFWMD changes regulation of carp in Lakewood-area ponds.

  • East County
  • News
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