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  • By George Rauch |
  • September 2, 2009
If not for debt, 'bull' would be back

U.S. factories and consumers are poised for a rebound. The holdup is inflationary deficit spending in Washington.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 2, 2011
Investigator releases findings

An interim report by Firefighters Pension Board-hired investigator Edward Siedle reveals all three town pension plans could have lost millions of pension dollars.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 12, 2014
Heritage Harbour HOA, CDD try to work together

Next month, group representatives will meet 30 minutes before the regular Heritage Harbour South CDD meeting.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Steve Queior and Randy Walker |
  • May 10, 2012
My View: The best downtown in America?

We're getting there. Consider some of the recent achievements. But downtown still needs more boosts.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Ryan Reynolds stars in "Buried."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 13, 2010
Film Review: 'Buried'

Spanish director Rodrigo Cortes has conducted a bold experiment in his new film, "Buried." He shoots an entire film within a wooden box. He casts one actor. And he creates a terrifying masterpiece for a mere $3 million.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 29, 2013
Willowbrook residents sued for defamation

DueAll Construction, a contractor that is repairing damaged homes in Willowbrook, an East County condominium community, alleges two homeowners published defamatory statements about the company.

  • East County
  • News
Pat and Sen. Bob Johnson
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 2, 2015
OUR VIEW | Sarasota statesman

It’s not overstating to say Bob Johnson would rank among the top five individuals who, over the past half-century, have been dedicated to the betterment of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Dora Walters |
  • April 28, 2010
Player of the Week: Robert Dreyfus

Longboat Key Public Tennis Center

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Taylor Morrison will use a California Tuscan design on five floor plans for homes in the Esplanade by Siesta Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 24, 2013
Developer plans Esplanade groundbreaking

Taylor Morrison will hold a ceremony Jan. 28, for the beginning of construction at Esplanade by Siesta Key, a 247-home community.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County’s beaches and parks will be cleaned up as part of Keep Sarasota County Beautiful’s 2011 International Coastal Cleanup effort.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 24, 2011
Sarasota cleanup effort underway

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful is ramping up its 2011 International Coastal Cleanup effort, which will be held Sept. 24.

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 2, 2009
Hurricane seminar to provide flood of information

Hurricane season began June 1, and you know the drill: It's time for the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce Hurricane Preparedness Seminar.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 18, 2012
Parties make cases for damages

The ticking clock of a Dec. 31 deadline, by which the Colony must re-open as a tourism property or potentially lose its grandfathered status with the town, loomed over Friday's three hearings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chlo&euml Moretz star in "Let Me In."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 6, 2010
Film Review: 'Let Me In'

Every so often an American remake of an outstanding foreign film works. "Insomnia" and "The Vanishing" are two such films, as is the recently released "Let Me In."

  • Arts + Culture
Frances Rice, Sarasota resident and chairman of the National Black Republican Association, with former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Photo courtesy of the NBRA.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 22, 2013
Black Republicans call for president's impeachment

A Sarasota-based black Republican group is pushing for President Obama's removal from office, citing Benghazi, NSA spying and illegal wiretaps as the top grievances.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota Crew rower Shawna Sims won a silver medal for Team USA in the 4x at the World Rowing Junior Championships Aug. 10, in Lithuania.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 22, 2013
Sidelines

Golfers tee off during Tournament of Champions; Sarasota SUP Series returns this weekend; Fleet Feet Sarasota offers training program; i9 sports gearing up for fall season; Rower wins silver medal

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • May 7, 2012
The 3rd Annual Harvey Milk Festival Offers Emerging Film, Music and Art

The 3rd Annual Harvey Milk Festival Offers Emerging Film, Music and Art

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
OUR VIEW: Still time to kill health care bills

Americans don't want the $1 trillion Obama-Pelosi-Reid health care bill.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Dora Walters |
  • October 16, 2009
Man on the street: Summer snapshots

We asked Longboaters what was their favorite highlights of the summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 4, 2010
Town manager requests WCIND assistance

Town staff is hoping West Coast Inland Navigation District Executive Director Chuck Listkowski is open to working with the town and Manatee County as the communities perform a study of the pass.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Denzel Washington plays "Whip" Whitaker in Robert Zemeckis' "Flight." Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 7, 2012
Film Review: 'Flight'

Brace for impact. In director Robert Zemeckis' new film, "Flight," passengers' worst fears are realized. An experienced pilot crash lands a plane, saving nearly everyone on board. The catch is, he was drunk at the time.

  • Arts + Culture
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