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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2012
COMMENT: Rankings have no meaning without wins

When it comes to sports, or just about any type of competition, the driving force behind an individual or team's success is ultimately its will to win.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Leila Hatami and Peyman Moadi portray a married couple who want a divorce in "A Separation." Courtesy of Sony Classics.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 7, 2012
Film Review: 'A Separation'

This year's recipient of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was "A Separation."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 24, 2010
Camera system considered

Longboat Police Chief Al Hogle is investigating a license-plate recognition system that could help locate stolen cars and wanted persons entering or exiting the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
World War II veterans Tony Lingrosso and ElRoy York traveled with their guardians, Marins Richard and Avone Thielen. Photo by Keith Millard, of Keith A. Millard Photography.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 13, 2012
Flight of Honor

Members of Rotary District 6960 took 55 World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 9.

  • East County
  • News
Unit 602 at the Water Club II, 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive, sold for $2.2 million. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 15, 2012
Three-bedroom Water Club II condo sells for $2.2 million

Laurie Brandenborg, of Wayzata, Minn., sold her Unit 602 condominium at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Steven Bush, Longboat Key, for $2,212,500.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 9, 2009
CDD boards reexamine IDA

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will reevaluate the role of the Inter-district Authority, the board that makes joint decisions for the community's four individual CDD districts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 8, 2009
Vision plan can be reviewed

Town attorney David Persson believes commissioners can discuss the town's vision plan as long as it steers clear of any Key Club Islandside project discussion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Built in 1926 by Charles Ringling, College Hall is the signature building on the New College campus.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • February 3, 2011
Collegiate Celebration

A look back at the first 50 years in New College of Florida's history.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2015
Lake Club home tops area sales at $2.5 million

Steven Gardner and Greta Gardner, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 7933 Waterton Lane to John Compton, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, for $2,525,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Unit 801 at 420 Beach Road has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,699 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.6 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 22, 2013
A condominium in Siesta Gulf View sells for $1.6 million

A condominium in Siesta Gulf View tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 30, 2009
Braden River claims district championship

The Lady Pirates followed up their undefeated district season with their second consecutive district title after defeating Sebring 6-1 April 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
Unit 803 at Beau Ciel, 990 Blvd. of the Arts, sold for $1.07 million. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2012
Condominium in Beau Ciel sells for $1.07 million

A condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week's real estate. William and Donna Townsend, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 803 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Geraldine Rothman-Serot, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.07 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Because of lawsuits, special circumstances exist regarding the dock construction along Avenida del Norte and Canal Road on Siesta Key. Courtesy Sarasota County.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 29, 2011
Docks approved on Avenida del Norte

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday not only approved license agreements for single-family docks on a street adjacent to the Grand Canal but also told staff it did not need to discuss future requests.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer This home at 3830 Tangier Terrace has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,061 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,225,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2014
A home in Sorrento South sells for $1.9 million

A home in Sorrento South tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 25, 2009
Tara club completes golf course renovation

After nearly eight months, Tara Golf & Country Club will unveil its golf course during a grand opening celebration Dec. 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 22, 2013
Town manager seeks $300,000 in budget cuts

Town Manager Dave Bullock warned the commission to expect another year of revenue shortfalls and rising pension costs.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Andrea McArdle
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 1, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: The Artist Series Concerts

Just before the Christmas holiday, the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota had a particularly busy weekend; it produced three different programs in two days at the Historic Asolo Theater.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 18, 2009
The Dish on Pumpkin Pie

In The East County Observer's quest for the perfect pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, we asked five of our community's top chefs to share their culinary tips.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ken Shelin |
  • May 6, 2010
My View: Mooring fiasco shows need for tough auditing

City Attorney Bob Fournier exposed numerous failures of city staff and the mooring consultants in the bidding process.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota Orchestra's Leif Bjaland
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 1, 2011
Life Without Leif

Leif Bjaland is leaving. The announcement that the Sarasota Orchestra's artistic director and conductor was departing sent shockwaves around the city, but when you think about it for a bit, it really doesn't come as that much of a surprise.

  • Arts + Culture
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