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Pat Zunz has been talked about as the most likely candidate to be nominated for the District 5 seat.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 30, 2011
Zunz considered top candidate for vacant commission seat

Two former Longboat Key mayors, Ron Johnson and Jeremy Whatmough, express interest in the District 5 seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • July 7, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: State of the Arts Gallery

'We are proud our gathering of artists is comprised entirely of local artists,' says gallery co-owner David Steiner.

  • Arts + Culture
The house has remained in its charred state for three years. Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 2, 2011
Lakewood eyesore will be demolished

A Greenbrook home that burned down in late 2008 is slated for demolition by Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Stacey Harris, Stephen Hope, Eric Collins and Arthur W. Marks star in "That's Life, Again." Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • November 2, 2011
Theater Review: Florida Studio Theatre: 'That's Life, Again'

A sophisticated strut through the 1950s and '60s, 'That's Life, Again,' Florida Studio Theatre's opening cabaret season production, is a crowd-pleasing croon-fest.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bradford Saivetz |
  • July 17, 2013
My view: Why should all Key residents have to pay for sand structures?

When the residents of the town agreed to embark on the mission to continually enhance and maintain the beach, it was on the clear understanding that the beachfront owners and the commercial interests were to shoulder 80% of the costs and the remainder of the owners would pay 20%.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2010
Business Observer

Dairy Queen to celebrate grand opening on S.R. 70; Builders Association honors Neal Communities; and Lakewood Ranch Real Estate off to solid start.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
Back to School: The Graduate Taylor Stein

Taylor Stein loves the feeling of starting something new. As Riverview High School student body president, Stein will be the first person to walk across the stage and graduate from the renovated school, leading the way for her fellow students - the class of 2010.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Melina Cuffaro says she enjoys playwright Lindsay Price's writing style.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 2, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Lakewood Ranch

Canadian playwright Lindsay Price visited Lakewood Ranch High School this week, holding playwriting workshops with theater students and working with actors in her play "Somewhere, Nowhere," which debuts at 7 p.m. tonight.

  • East County
  • Schools
Courtesy photo
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 19, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Gabby Halula

Gabby Halula, 18, is a senior at Sarasota High School and one of the captains of Sarasota Crew.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • April 18, 2012
Bridge Bites: Smarter than a second-grader?

We learn to count in first- and second-grade, but, somehow, this basic skill deserts many bridge players in the heat of battle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2009
Cops Corner

A man called police from out of town to report his wife had lost a 2-carat diamond and white-gold ring valued at $16,500 at a Longboat Key condominium. He said his wife thinks the ring may have slipped off her finger.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Unit A - 524 at 524 Beach Road has two bedrooms, two baths and 980 square feet of living area. It sold for $535,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 6, 2012
Three-bedroom home in Siesta Properties tops transactions

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Aug. 20 and Aug. 24.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
This home at 12515 Highfield Circle has four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a pool and 5,287 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.375 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 9, 2015
Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home sells for $1.38 million

East County Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home sells for $1.38 million

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 22, 2009
NEIGHBOR: Sandy Tryszyn

Sandy Tryszyn opened Sandra D's Hair Designs last September in Ranch Lake Plaza.

  • East County
  • News
Band members Justin Whitmer, Jesse Spiegel and Mikal Mancini have recorded three demo tracks.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 18, 2010
Young band thinks outside of the box (WITH VIDEO)

A trio of Pine View high-school students is representing the state in the School Jam USA contest. Online voting ends Nov. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I like to think of myself as a fairy godmother who can take an idea and turn it into something you'd want to wear," Jen King Elliot says.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 23, 2011
Material girl

Jen King Elliot shares her journey from Ringling College, to Broadway's 'Contact,' to this weekend's fifth annual Fuzión dance concert.

  • Arts + Culture
This home at 7119 Teal Creek Glen has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,640 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,275,000. Photos by Josh Siegel.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 25, 2013
Country Club Village home sells for $1,275,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Wanda Brown Inc. sold the home at 7119 Teal Creek Glen to Wall and Karol Kent, of Roswell, Ga., for $1,275,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 17, 2010
Town's Vision Plan debated

The town's revised Vision Plan, which was revised by a subcommittee over the summer, was the focus of a public meeting Nov. 11 to get input from Key residents and business owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Suzanne Atwell
  • By David Conway |
  • September 26, 2013
Did city commissioners want Stand Your Ground law repealed?

One of Sarasota's major legislative priorities was support for the repeal of Florida's Stand Your Ground law, but commissioners contend that's not for what they voted.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Community Golf

Vito Melfi used his 8-iron to record an ace June 19, on the 142-yard No. 7 of King's Dunes.

  • East County
  • Sports
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