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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 7, 2011
L'Ambiance, Sanctuary dismiss Key Club de novo challenge

Attorney Robert Lincoln says that the case will move forward with IPOC as the single plaintiff, but Key Club attorney John Patterson believes that the dismissal raises issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steamy Kitchen blogger Jaden Hair and her sons, Nathan, left, and Andrew, right, are enjoying their backyard farm, where they are raising chickens and vegetables. Hair is building a smaller version of a sustainable garden in her backyard.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 5, 2011
Organizers dissolve Smart Farm plans

Jaden Hair said the idea for a sustainable community farm in Lakewood Ranch was too complex for her and her partners to realize.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Donna Swan |
  • August 5, 2009
Deal Us In: Crocodile Coup

In this hand, West and his partner were playing a one-club opening bid that was strong, therefore, West opened with a one-diamond bid.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gullett Elementary School teachers Denise Touchberry and Charlotte Latham recently started an after-school STEM Club for students.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2011
News Briefs

Gullett launches science and engineering club; Manatee County cuts 54 positions; County allows buffer variance; Neal Communities joins tech adventure; and Pastries by Design moving to Main St.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 29, 2012
Mixon Fruit Farms hosts Orange Blossom Festival

The fourth Orange Blossom Festival will feature games, entertainment, crafts and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 6, 2011
Rental rule in jeopardy

The town of Longboat Key's 30-day rental rule could become obsolete if a bill proposed in the Legislature is approved.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robert Higgs |
  • February 11, 2010
MY VIEW: Why deficits are so pernicious

Editor's Note: The following are excerpts from a 1991 article authored by Robert Higgs, the Thomas F. Gleed Professor in the Albers School of Business and the director of the Center for the Study of Social Dynamics at Seattle University.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Engaged couple, Kathryn Naomi Baga and Eric Jordan Fried.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 25, 2012
Occasions

Read this week's featured engagements and weddings.

  • Arts + Culture
Eighth-graders Lauren Ponzo, Julia Stringer, Raya Cates and Lucie Blahackova
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 2, 2010
Middle-schoolers create candy-coated cottages

Brookside Middle School students decorated gingerbread houses for the Community Youth Development Gingerbread House Village.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2010
Cops Corner 07.08.10

After the air conditioning in an apartment unit broke down, the apartment manager moved that tenant into an unoccupied unit. After the A/C was fixed, the tenant moved back into his apartment but called the manager a short time later saying the A/C was still not working. The manager inspected the air conditioner and told sheriff's deputies that it looked like it was intentionally punctured.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
1214 Sea Plume Way
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • October 24, 2012
3 Things: Family-friendly homes

With so much of our housing stock built with retirees and snowbirds in mind, big family homes can be hard to find in Sarasota, particularly at a price that won't break the bank.

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Burwell "Bumpy" Jones swims in his home lap pool to train and clear his mind.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 30, 2013
Eighty-year-old sets a masterful pace

In June, the Pan-American Masters Championship will come to Sarasota for the first time. As the event approaches, former Olympian Dr. Bumpy Jones reflects on a career of firsts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 26, 2012
Osprey lift station delays continue

Tunneling problems with a Hudson Bayou lift station and its underground connections mean road closures and detours will continue into 2013.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2009
Business Observer

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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 25, 2012
Rising costs add up in budget

Upcoming budget discussions could get 'down and dirty' due to increasing pension and health-insurance costs.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 26, 2010
Twice-weekly trash collection seen as wasteful

Starting in September, the city of Sarasota will change its garbage-collection schedule to once-per-week. The move will save the city $700,000 and save residents $36 per year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 19, 2012
Commission approves P.F. Chang's proposals

Thanks to a City Commission vote Jan. 17, a P.F. Chang's China Bistro is coming to downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 4, 2010
City fights Payne Park vandals

After spending more than $20,000 to replace 10 lights that were vandalism targets, city workers will strengthen the lights in Payne Park to make them harder to break.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Bob Salyers |
  • August 29, 2012
My View: Capture the essence of your subject

Through past articles that I have written for the East County Observer, perhaps some of you know I am a photographer and enjoy wildlife photography first and foremost.

  • East County
  • Opinion
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