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FISA Executive Director Matt Smith, right, flips through Sarasota/Manatee’s bid, which SunCoast Aquatic Nature Center Association, including Paul Blackketter, left, of Benderson Development, submitted.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 17, 2013
International rowing body reviews park

Representatives of FISA visited Nathan Benderson Park this week to see if the site should host the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
  • News
Jim Brown served as mayor on Longboat Key for four years.
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • October 14, 2011
Obituary: Jim Brown

Jim Brown, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 14. He was 90.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2011
WELCOME BACK: inmemoriam

Longboat Key lost many beloved friends, neighbors and community members during the summer. Here, we remember those who have died and whose memories live on through their contributions to the Key - and innumerable areas. Names are listed in the chronological order of deaths.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cars begin to fill the parking lot as employees prepare for the store's opening inside. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2012
News Briefs

Publix plans for grand opening Dec. 13; Key resident requests legal costs breakdown

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 10, 2010
Bird Key home sells for $4.2 million

Sharon Smith sold her home at 429 Meadow Lark Drive on Bird Key for $4.2 million to Dorothy Westerberg in the highest sale for the week of Feb. 22 through Feb. 26 recorded on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Unit 307 at Water Club, 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,273 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.55 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 26, 2013
Water Club condominium sells for $1.55 million

A condominium in Water Club at Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Takako Richards, of New York, sold her Unit 307 condominium at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Thomas and Pamela Gurrentz, of Orlando, for $1.55 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2011
East County welcomes polo season

The Sarasota Polo Club will host its season opener Dec. 18. Polo matches run Sundays through April 8.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2009
IN BRIEF

Community News and Notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo .
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 25, 2012
Film Review: 'Chimpanzee'

When was the last time you saw a film and helped save an endangered species? In the new film, "Chimpanzee," Disney has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute and is donating 20 cents for every ticket sold opening week.

  • Arts + Culture
Commissioner Lynn Larson urged Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to keep cutting the budget Thursday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 16, 2011
Commission urges more budget cutting

The Longboat Key Town Commission urged Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to continue to find ways to cut a $224,000 budget shortfall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 3, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Sean Kirsche

The Out-of-Door Academy football team's senior kicker Sean Kirshe hit a 27-yard field goal in overtime to propel the Thunder to a 40-37 come-from-behind victory over Class 2A-District 6 rival Evangelical Christian Sept. 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
CUTLINE: Even after running 26.1 miles in the New York City Marathon, Jamey Murphy and Jodi Mailman had enough strength to hold up a copy of their favorite newspaper, the East County Observer.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • November 16, 2011
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Jamey Murphy

Jamey Murphy and his wife, Jodi Mailman, co-own Create Your Own - A Confectionary Boutique. To celebrate Murphy's 50th birthday, the two completed the New York City Marathon. Read more about him in our candid Q&A.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 18, 2009
Man on the street: Signs of fall

On Friday, we headed downtown to ask locals their thoughts on the first sign of fall in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • November 4, 2009
The stock market remains overvalued

Those of us who love bear-market rallies should be careful about looking through rose-colored glasses at this rally. It is far more likely to be a bull rally in a bear market, than it is the beginning of a new bull market.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 10, 2015
A deal with the devils

After 9/11, Americans united in pursuit of justice. They still want it. The Iran nuclear deal and Senate minority defy the people’s wishes and ignore the obvious truth.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch |
  • August 27, 2014
Market Watch

Record prosperity will continue in near term

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota County is planning a $2.8 million drainage project that includes a larger retention pond on Beach Road.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 21, 2012
Aesthetics, costs clash for project

Sarasota County commissioners will consider the fate of 26,000 cubic yards of soil left over from Beach Road drainage improvements Dec. 11.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Holly Ferguson sets off the first firework July 4, on Siesta Key.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 14, 2011
Raffle winner detonates fireworks

On July 2, Holly Ferguson won the first raffle that allowed the winner to detonate the TNT box for the Siesta Key Fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 5, 2012
Observe this: Education department releases FCAT results

Observe this: Education department releases FCAT results

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The Rev. Aaron Klein and his wife, Nicole, are eager to serve the community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 18, 2012
New church makes waves in Lakewood

Lakewood Ranch residents Aaron and Nicole Klein and their children recently started Current Community Church.

  • East County
  • News
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