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  • By Larry Grossman |
  • September 1, 2010
MY VIEW: Panel trying to avoid blurred vision

The problem on Longboat Key is not regulation. It's under-imagination and a lack of clear objectives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 1, 2010
Ranch CDDs approve budgets

On average, residents in Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 will see annual increases of about $20.

  • East County
  • News
The next cleanup as part of the Defendant Work Program is scheduled for Dec. 4, at South Lido Park, where a group of criminal offenders will pick up litter in exchange for no jail time.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 2, 2010
Crime Cleanup

Sheriff Tom Knight grew tired of watching minor offenders getting sentenced to weekend-only jail terms and sitting around eating on the taxpayer' dime, so he created a program that made the criminals productive citizens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sean Brady was named ODA's new boys basketball coach at the end of the summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 1, 2010
Thunder welcomes new coaches

Sean Brady and Mike Riley will lead ODA's boys and girls basketball squads this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • May 24, 2012
Whose Park? Great Question.

Whose Park? Great Question.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 10, 2009
P&Z moves Islandside project forward

The planning board voted 4-3 to move The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project forward to the Town Commission next month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 16, 2010
TRIPLE THREATS

Eight-year-olds Anna Stock and Savannah DeCastro, who both swim for the Lakewood Ranch YMCA WaveRunners, have taken their love of swimming to the next level.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
Mom-preneur creates school organizer

One Sarasota mother created a better way to eliminate clutter by systematizing her children's schedules, homework, drawings and books into a hanging organizer - The Homework Caddy.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2010
Cops Corner

April 20 Burning rubber 7:26 a.m. - South Tamiami Trail and Bee Ridge Road. Road Hazard. A large tire was seen rolling down Bee Ridge Road and crossing Tamiami Trail. No word on its origin or destination.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Nestled in a quiet area a short distance from the intersection of Treasure Boat Way and Higel Avenue, Sandy Shore Avenue was the scene of vehicle break-ins last week.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 25, 2011
Detained bicyclists linked to vehicle burglaries

Last week on the Key, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies thought it was more than a little suspicious when they spied two young men on bicycles with no lights heading eastbound over the north Siesta bridge in the early-morning hours.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 8, 2009
Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search

More than 150 volunteers gathered for the second Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search. They counted approximately 130 scallops in an effort to monitor the local scallop population.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 26, 2010
UPDATE: Colony decision expected next month

Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis testified the town doesn't support converting the resort's bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 26, 2011
On the record

Observer Group publisher and CEO Matt Walsh is the 2010 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Citizen of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Grand Mariner development includes 14 condominiums and 20 deep-water boat slips.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 13, 2011
Grand Mariner sells for $9.5 million

Bank of America took ownership of the 14-unit condominium following a 2009 foreclosure judgment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 1502 Siesta Drive has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half bathrooms, a pool and 5,160 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.75 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 16, 2011
Sarasota - A Siesta Key home sells for $3.2 million

A home in Siesta Properties Inc. tops all transactions from May 30 through June 3.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 17, 2009
An Oaks II home sells for $895,000

Timothy and Teresa Finley, of Osprey, sold their home at 620 MacEwen Drive to Frank and Marie Mineo, of Osprey, for $895,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
This Waterlefe Golf and River Club home has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,921 square feet of living area. It sold for $730,000. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 10, 2011
Waterlefe home sells for $730,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 25 and July 29.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2009
McGonegal to present new proposal for MTI

In addition to moving the site to land in front of Braden River High School, the Manatee County superintendent also wants to earmark land for future East County schools.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 7, 2010
The etch-a-sketcher

Venice-based artist Andrew Kiss obtains all the inspiration he needs from area beach boardwalks at the height of spring break.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 7, 2010
La Musica festival adds folksy to its repertoire

The festival kicks off its 24th season with a regional premiere by a contemporary composer with a flair for fairy tales.

  • Arts + Culture
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