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  • 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
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2009
BROTHERLY BACKUP

Braden River High sophomore quarterback Ryan Fischer stepped in for his brother, Stephen, to lead the Pirates to a 22-13 victory Sept. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • April 7, 2010
Weekly Dish

The weekly dish features restaurant tidbits and our pick for the dish of the week.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 16, 2009
Update: Longboat police officer terminated

Longboat Key Police Officer Pati Beardsley was terminated Thursday, Oct. 15 by Police Chief Al Hogle after his department completed an internal investigation of her Sept. 16 arrest, in which she waved her department-issued handgun at a motorist that pulled into the driveway of her Sarasota home.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Octavio Martin performs in "The Rake's Progress."
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • February 9, 2011
Dance Review: 'Les Rendezvous,' 'The Rake's Progress' and 'The Grand Tour'

The Sarasota Ballet's most recent performance was 'A Right Royal Affair.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2010
News Briefs 05.06.10

Courtney Starling, a 14-year-old student at Haile Middle School, died on the scene of a crash at 1:30 p.m., May 2, on Interstate 75 just south of I-275.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 28, 2010
Colony contractors disagree

One inspector says the buildings are in 'sound shape'; the other says he saw mold and fungi.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 25, 2010
Contractors see Colony differently

One inspector says the buildings are in 'sound shape'; the other says he saw mold and fungi.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 24, 2010
Will taxpayers fund a $70 million beach?

Sand to renourish Longboat's beach during its next renourishment starting in November 2011 could cost taxpayers $20 million to $70 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 9, 2010
Budget workshop summarizes issues

The town manager says the millage needs to be raised to maintain the current level of service in a budget year of a 10% decline in property values.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 15, 2010
Prep Scoreboard

Scores and highlights from March 8-13

  • East County
  • Sports
This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,706 square feet of living area, sold for $1.1 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 9, 2013
Home in Country Club Village sells for $1.1 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. R. Michael and Traci Smullen sold their home at 6933 Lacantera Circle to Bradley and Terri Prechtl, of Bradenton, for $1.1 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • October 14, 2009
Lido Shores home sells for $3.25 million

On July 25, 2003, Robert Trosten, the 33-year-old chief financial officer of Refco, an active commodities brokerage firm, paid $650,000 to buy Unit 15-D at the 15-story Sea Gate Club, 2425 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
Cops Corner 12.16.10

The suspect entered the store and was observed on surveillance video concealing a package of ice cream in his jacket and then exiting the store without paying for the item.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Unit 604 at 990 Blvd. of the Arts, which has two bedrooms, three baths and 3,135 square feet of living area, sold for $1,185,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 20, 2013
Two-bedroom Beau Ciel condo sells for $1.2 million

A condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Walter and Sharon Davisson, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 604 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Morton and Doris Botshon, of Skytop, Pa., for $1,185,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 3,135 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.2 million in 2004.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Cops Corner 03.04.10

Parallel parking. The complainant called police to report a man lying down in a parking spot on the street. It was not revealed if he was doubled parked.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2010
Cops Corner

Nov. 23 License liability 10:21 a.m. - 5300 block of GMD. Reckless Driving. A Longboat Key woman was issued a ticket for failing to drive in a single lane after she was observed swerving all over the road, running at least five cars off the road, almost hitting a bicyclist and almost hitting two parked cars. The woman told police she felt fine and doesn't have any health problems. Police decided to submit the woman for a re-examination of her driver's license.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Amanda Sebastiano. This Country Club Village of Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,811 square feet of living area, sold for $645,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 15, 2014
Pomello Park home sells for $1.15 million

A home in Pomello Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • September 30, 2009
Water Club condo sells for $2.2 million

The leading real-estate transaction for the recording week of Sept. 14 through Sept. 18 was the $2.2 million that Karen and Steven Shapiro, from Chappaqua, N.Y., paid for Unit 808 at the 11-story, 86-unit Water Club Tower II.

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