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  • By Andrew Clayton |
  • July 2, 2013
MY VIEW: I choose liberty; denounce surveillance

The NSA's surveillance of Americans is a breach of the Constitution. How would you like the government tracking who visits your home or how you spend your money.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 25, 2011
Younger presents beach-monitoring data

Commissioner Phillip Younger created charts using beach-monitoring data from the town's beach engineer, Coastal Planning and Engineering, and presented them to the Town Commission earlier this month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 25, 2011
Longboaters: Be wary of telephone scams

Longboat Key Police Department warns that a floundering economy has spurred several telephone scams that have hit Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2010
Business Observer 09.09.10

Willis A. Smith Construction public-relations specialist Elise Lipoff recently received an award for Outstanding Public Relations Program at the Florida Public Relations Association's 2010 Golden Image Awards ceremony, in Naples.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 4, 2009
Defense presentation up next

Islandside Property Owners Coalition's attorney Robert Lincoln reveals some of the issues that he and his client, the Islandside Property Owners Coalition, have with the Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 29, 2010
Prep Scoreboard

Scores and highlights from the week of March 22-26.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 14, 2012
District considers budget consultant

MGT of America found more than $23 million in savings during its recent evaluation of the Sarasota County School District's budget.

  • East County
  • News
When the Palm Avenue parking garage opens in December, 18 surveillance cameras will keep watch over the people parking their cars inside.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 28, 2010
Surveillance cameras will be watching

From Newtown, to downtown, to Payne Park, the city is planning a network of security cameras designed to keep people safe and help fight crime.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 2, 2011
Key narrowly misses Conde Nast list

The island received the 11th highest ranking of U.S. islands in the 2011 Readers' Choice Survey.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Freshman Justin Ross and senior Ryan Fischer read the "The Quiltmaker's Gift" to a group of fifth-grade students.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 2, 2011
Pirate football players share time, stories with Tara students

The Braden River football team read to fourth- and fifth-grade students at Tara Elementary Oct. 27 during the school's Sports Day. A group of players also read to Dehlia Garrity's first-grade class at Braden River Elementary Oct. 26.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mayor Suzanne Atwell
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 18, 2011
Atwell named city mayor

Newly appointed Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell, a Bird Key resident, says the citizens of Sarasota can look forward to a number of changes under her leadership.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 9, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art

The Sarasota art gallery recently moved out of its home on Fifth Street in downtown Sarasota's Rosemary District to a 3,000-square-foot space on North Palm Avenue.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch High senior Marco Padilla chose Flagler College over several colleges in New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 17, 2011
Ranch forward headed to Flagler College

Lakewood Ranch High senior Marco Padilla signed a national letter-of-intent May 13 to play soccer for Flagler College.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 3, 2011
INCORPORATION: Costs in a new city

For more residents, the debate regarding becoming a city comes down to finances. However, without a crystal ball, the only source of that data is the criticized Hank Fishkind feasibility study.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 8, 2012
City will help repair plants damaged by crowds

The DID is looking to the Public Utilities Department to revamp its landscaping.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2014
Our View

How to divvy the tourist tax

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2010
Attorney outlines ways to approve, deny Islandside application

The Town Commission will hold a 9:30 a.m. special workshop Friday, Feb. 12, during the Islandside hearing to discuss measures that need to be taken to approve or deny the application.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Susan Beausang stands outside her 4women.com office on Main Street, which, along with five other businesses, was recently damaged in an act of arson. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 25, 2012
Arson responsible for company setback

An improvised incendiary device caused heavy smoke damage to six Main Street businesses, including 4women.com's offices.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Al Hogle
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 26, 2011
Hogle, St. Denis apply for county administrator job

The Longboat Key police chief and former town manager are two of the candidates for the top Sarasota County position.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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