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  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 22, 2009
Effort to stop garage fails

In a 3-2 vote, the City Commission defeats the vice mayor's request to kill the Palm Avenue parking garage project.

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  • News
Lakewood Ranch HIgh boys golf coach Dave Frantz, who coached the Mustangs to their first state championship this past November, will become the first golf-only coach in Manatee County to be inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 1, 2012
Mustangs coach gallops into coaches hall of fame

Early next year Lakewood Ranch High boys golf coach Dave Frantz will be inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame in Daytona Beach.

  • East County
  • Sports
Risotto with pesto from "Hazan Family Favorites" by Giuliano Hazan. Photo by Joseph De Leo.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • August 1, 2012
EDIBLES: The beauty and bounty of basil

Pesto is the mint julep of the garden; there are as many ways to make it as there are cooks who do so.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2009
Town receives groin bids

The town hopes to begin construction on two groins behind The Islander Club no later than Nov. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
River Club resident Misty Pope sells custom made diaper cakes through her business Ladybug Bakeries.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 1, 2011
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Ladybug Bakeries

River Club resident Misty Pope began selling custom made diaper cakes in January.

  • East County
  • News
"She's optimistic and open to new ideas," says Poppy Terris, left, of client Ada Leinwand. "She's like the poster child for how someone should live their life after they come out of a stroke."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 15, 2010
Therapeutic agent

Sarasota art therapist Poppy Terris demonstrates the mending methods of art therapy in a session with client Ada Leinwand.

  • Arts + Culture
Photos by Dora Walters Newly appointed Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown, left, and Vice Mayor David Brenner, second from left, presided over their first official regular workshop Thursday, March 24.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 30, 2011
Town moves to validate beach vote

The Town Commission gave town staff direction last week to move forward with a $15,000 lawsuit to validate a $16 million beach bond referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Coach Perri Hankins says Loni Shamble is a leader for the Lady Mustangs volleyball team.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 29, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Loni Shamble

As a middle blocker, Lakewood Ranch High School senior Loni Shamble has one of the toughest positions on the court.

  • East County
  • Sports
Coach Perri Hankins says Loni Shamble is a leader on the Lady Mustangs volleyball team.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 29, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Loni Shamble

As a middle blocker, Lakewood Ranch High School senior Loni Shamble has one of the toughest positions on the court.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
Cops' Corner 05.14.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
"She was a wonderful person and everybody loved her," Jim Ballard says. Here he is with some of Shirley Mason’s original art for sale. Photos by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 8, 2013
Scene & Heard

'Sybil's' art finds homes in Sarasota; High school students compete for most well versed; Riggs takes designs to the silver screen

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Landesberg |
  • July 26, 2012
Nick Sirotich's Bon Voyage show

Nick Sirotich's Bon Voyage show

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2009
Manatee OKs scaled-down Fort Hamer Bridge

The Manatee Board of County Commissioners today approved the concept of a two-lane Fort Hamer Bridge that Manatee County Public Works Department says can be built for less than $30 million.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 9, 2009
Thunder remains undefeated in district play

The Out-of-Door Academy defeated Evangelical Christian School 39-28 tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 18, 2010
A bout to win

Fencing is one activity 12-year-old Nathan Schlesinger thinks he might continue for the rest of his life.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
Our View

Moment of truth

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Cheryl Gaddie focuses hard, lining up a pool shot in her Calle Miramar home. Her next target is undertaking the organization of the Siesta Key Crystal Classic.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 20, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Cheryl Gaddie

Cheryl Gaddie moved from Grand Forks, N.D., to Siesta Key in 2006 and quickly entrenched herself in the community.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 10, 2010
Longboat Key - Real Estate Reports

Ackerman achieves '09 record for home sales volume.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2011
Our View: The story behind His birth

Children love to hear their grandparents and parents recount the details of whence their family came, the genealogy of who they are, how they came about and why they are.

  • East County
  • Opinion
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