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  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 16, 2009
Student trumpeter hits the right notes

Braden River High School's Christian Wayman has been moonlighting with the George Carroll Big Band.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 16, 2009
Flood Zone

Last weekend, some areas of Manatee County were drenched with more than eight inches of rain over a two-day period.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 10, 2009
Town seeks sand removal extension

The town of Longboat Key sent a letter Thursday, Sept. 10 to Gov. Charlie Crist stating the town still has significant problems with Port Dolphin's proposed natural-gas pipeline project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 1, 2010
TOP STORY, SEPTEMBER: Flood Zone

Some areas of Manatee County were drenched with more than eight inches of rain over a two-day period.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2009
TOP STORY, April: North Shore beach access closed

The Longboat Key Town Commission agreed to shut down the beach access in April after being informed there was no beach left and conditions were unsafe for beachgoers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Joe Thraen started building the three-wheeled, cartoonish creation "Tweety Bird" in 1990. Determined to build it by hand with legal parts, it was more than a decade before it was ready for flight. Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2012
Siesta Key's 'mane man' closes shop

Joe Thraen will close Siesta Key's Classic Shapes in Hair June 9. The 71-year-old salon owner will ride off into the sunset on his Tweety Bird motorcycle, leaving behind 30 years of memories.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Cops Corner

Dec. 6 Construction question 3:26 p.m. -- 6400 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A Christ Church member reported to police that someone placed a sign on the church's construction site that read: 'WHY?' The church member told police members of the nearby homeowners association were disputing the church's construction.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
PIC formed in the spring of 1985, and its membership peaked at 1,100 in 1993.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 6, 2011
The voice of Longboat Key

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee (PIC) has evolved in the 25 years since its incorporation. But members say the organization maintains a powerful voice.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2009
Cops Corner 12.03.09

The complainant reported what sounded like a telephone scam to him. He was contacted by a possible male subject who said he was his son. The call was garbled. The complainant told the caller to fax information. He received three more calls and decided not to comply with the caller's request.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
School of Russian Ballet Artistic Director Sergiy Mykhaylov will perform as the Nutcracker Prince.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 1, 2010
Passion Plia

The East County's first ballet school, School of Russian Ballet, will ring in the Christmas season with its production of 'The Nucracker' this Saturday.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 30, 2009
Pirate Power

Tevin Bryant captured Braden River High's first state crown April 25, winning the Class 1A state title in the 219-pound weight class with a combined lift of 680 pounds.

  • East County
  • Sports
The completion date of the 287,000-square-foot parking garage is slated for December.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 18, 2010
Retail Therapy

The city will not lease the storefronts at the Palm Avenue parking garage and instead will seek one buyer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Guest Food Editor Amanda Morris and her mother, Emily Buskirk, with their beautiful Thanksgiving desserts.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 17, 2010
Thankful for tradition

Guest chef, Amanda Morris, and her mother, Emily Buskirk, share some of their favorite memories and recipes.

  • Arts + Culture
This home at 414 N. Washington Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,454 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.3 million.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 17, 2010
Key Real Estate: Sales climb to 17 during first week of November

Sales nearly tripled between the last week of October and the first week in November, with 17 sales recorded on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys during the week of Nov. 1 and Nov. 5, compared to six during the previous week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2009
Observer Group wins 17 awards

The Florida Press Association bestows five first-place awards on The Observer Group publications in its annual 'Better Weekly Newspaper Awards,' held July 11, in Palm Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 2, 2009
Smooth talker

Asolo Repertory Theatre's voice coach Patricia Delorey sure knows how to deliver a line.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2010
Cops Corner

May 17 Real Christmas-tree car scent 1:56 a.m. -- 600 block of GMD. Traffic Violation. Police pulled over a woman leaving the Chart House parking lot late at night. It was discovered the woman was a receptionist for a real-estate agency and was working late. Police, however, found it odd that the woman had a dead Christmas tree lying in the back of her car. She said it was too heavy for her to carry.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2009
'Not one single complaint'

The Longboat Key Club prepared for months for its biggest event to date, the Sarasota Open, and did not receive any traffic complaints.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 3, 2009
Proposed budget calls for 6.4% millage increase

A $498,740 deficit can be eliminated if the Town Commission agrees to an increased tax rate of at least 1.5967 mills.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 17, 2009
Tower proposals considered

Bradenton Beach officials will consider Distributed Antenna Systems as a more aesthetically pleasing option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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