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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 16, 2010
FAREWELL TO A HERO

Robert 'Bob' Intoccia served in both the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge with the 36th Tank Battalion of the Eighth Armored Division of the U.S. Army during World War II.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 20, 2011
Zoning board ponders criteria for variances

After an influx of variance requests, the Zoning Board of Adjustment is worried about whether it's using the proper guidelines for granting variances.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bob Hendel
  • By Bob Hendel |
  • April 20, 2011
No pot of gold

The impact of incorporation on Lakewood Ranch residents is complex and difficult to forecast.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 30, 2010
Cushman honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Longboat Key resident received the Publicity Club of Chicago's highest honor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Police Chief Albert "Al" Hogle, 63, died May 14 of injuries sustained in a North Carolina motorcycle crash.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2012
Welcome Back: inmemoriam

Longboat Key said goodbye to many friends, neighbors and loved ones throughout the summer. Here, we remember those who died by looking back on the lives they lived.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2010
Cops Corner 06.17.10

The victim and the defendant got into an argument about the victim operating a remote control car in the parking lot on his side of the building because it upsets his dogs.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 15, 2009
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival

June Lebell reviews Saturday's performance of the Sarasota Music Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta wants further government consolidation after staff vacates the sixth floor of the Administration Center. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 4, 2012
Sarasota County wants to shed land

Commissioner Joe Barbetta has made consolidating government services a goal since he was elected. Now he wants the free space created in private hands.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 23, 2010
Weekly Dish

The weekly dish features restaurant tidbits and our pick for the dish of the week.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Police Department Chief Bernadette DiPino, middle, speaks at Monday’s meeting of the Original Gillespie Park Neighborhood Association.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 10, 2014
Gillespie residents seek solutions

Residents in the Gillespie Park area are looking to city officials and police leaders for help addressing problems associated with a growing homeless population in the neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Juliette Binoche stars in "Certified Copy."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 30, 2011
FILM REVIEW: 'Certified Copy'

"Certified Copy" is a film that is driven by conversation, it follows a couple who seems to have just met against the breathtakingly beautiful backdrop of Tuscany, in Italy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 3, 2012
Walkers hit the sand to raise money for cystic fibrosis

Marking the events' eighth year, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation brings walkers to the Siesta sand to raise funds and awareness.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ned Rosenblatt, Brent Layman, Jake Stuart, Ronan Cowan and Tyler Oswald perform at Booker High School’s Death by Chocolate fundraising event. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 3, 2012
Booker musicians reflect on Berklee jazz festival

This year, the Booker High School Jazz Combo took second place.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of A Plus Pro Photo The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team outscored its opponents 112-10 in 18 regular-season games.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 16, 2014
Lucky 13

The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team posted 13 shutouts during the regular season en route to 15-3-0 record and a No. 1 seed in the Class 2A-District 11 tournament.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Gulf Beach near the 360 North condominiums, left, continues to erode.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 2, 2012
Sand loss prompts warning for north-end

Just 30 to 50 feet of dry beach remain between the nine-unit 360 North condominium and the Gulf.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 26, 2012
Kiwanians plan ahead for Gourmet Lawn Party

The Kiwanis Club is already cooking up plans for November's Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Residents say they have witnessed many near accidents between bikers and motorists where The Legacy Trail intersects with Central Sarasota Parkway.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 21, 2011
Palmer Ranch eyes dangerous intersection

Neighborhood leaders want some action to be taken, but they do not want another stoplight on Central Sarasota Parkway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 15, 2013
Lightning strikes at ODA

The Sarasota Lightning, a new Pop Warner football league, will open its season Aug. 1, as a Peace River Conference member.

  • East County
  • Sports
John Gudritz is the co-owner of an investment management firm. He and his wife have been coming to the Key since the 1970s and have been seasonal residents since 2008.
  • By John Gudritz |
  • February 23, 2012
My View: Beach alcohol debate an uphill battle for public-safety side

Rachel Brown Hackney's Feb. 16 column on the controversy of the legal consumption of alcohol on Siesta Key Beach called on all of us who live here to let our opinions on this subject be heard by the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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