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SMR's marketing director, Laura Cole, cuts a ribbon to the new information center with the help of Lakewood Ranch ambassadors.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 29, 2016
Lakewood Ranch opens new info center

The center will target growth north of State Road 70.

  • East County
  • News
All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank with Keith Monda, Feeding America board member and Gulf Coast Community Foundation Senior Vice President for Philanthropy Veronica Brady show off their orange wrist bands for the Campaign Against Summer Hunger.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 29, 2016
All Faiths evolves with Campaign Against Summer Hunger

Campaign Against Summer Hunger aims to feed 10% more or 30,000 children this year.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 29, 2016
Lakewood Ranch teen charged in tanker crash

A truck overturned in the southbound lanes of I-75 and caught fire this morning.

  • Sarasota
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Bill Lehman, a senior at Braden River, accomplished his Eagle Scout requirements in just two years.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 28, 2016
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Local Eagle Scout prepares himself for the future

  • East County
  • News
Jerry Finn and his wife, Terri. File photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 28, 2016
King of Summer

Jerry Finn, founder of Banyan Theater Company and pioneer of summer theater, dies at 83.

  • Arts + Culture
DOT Project Manager Jeff Mednick updates members of the MPO during their meeting today, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 28, 2016
FDOT progresses S.R. 64/I-75 improvements

Redesign construction is expected to start in mid-2017.

  • East County
  • News
The Braden River Soccer Club U13 Girls Premier team won the Florida Youth Soccer Association's Region C tournament March 19 and March 20. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 28, 2016
BRSC U13 girls win Region C tourney

The Braden River Soccer Club U13 Girls Premier team captured the Florida Youth Soccer Association’s Region C tournament March 19 and March 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 28, 2016
County considers shrinking mowing responsibilities

Sarasota County staff aim to save the county as much as $700,000 annually by eliminating the mowing of residential rights of way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Major League Football's first season might be postponed.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 28, 2016
Major League Football's inaugural season in doubt

Training camp in Lakewood Ranch might be pushed back or cancelled

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2016
Deputies investigate shooting in Myakka

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has not charged a homeowner following a fatal shooting Sunday.

  • East County
  • News
Don’t Visit Sarasota County spent $200,000 on a billboard concept that will skirt major roadways throughout the northeast.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 28, 2016
Tourism bureau rebrands as Don’t Visit Sarasota County

The agency formerly known as Visit Sarasota County now aims to scare would-be tourists.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 28, 2016
Casa Del Mar has baskets of fun

Children staying at Casa Del Mar Beach Resort went searching for candy on resort property Easter morning, March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 28, 2016
Longboat Key Club’s Eggstravaganza

The Resort at Longboat Key Club held its annual Easter celebration March 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 27, 2016
Mar Vista hatches Easter egg hunt

Mar Vista hosted its 28th annual Easter egg hunt March 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dan and Katherine Ceaser
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 26, 2016
Purim Pour-em Some Whiskey

Goldie Feldman's Academy's Fathers Being Involved group hosted GFA's first annual Purim Pour-em Some Whiskey event on Saturday, March 26, at The Francis.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • December 22, 2025
Longboat's Hope Seeds nears 10 years of giving back
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Andrew Carrillo poses for a photo on Dec. 16 at Out-of-Door Academy. He's been the go-to guy on attack for the Thunder throughout their 2025-26 season.
  • December 22, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Andrew Carrillo
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Manatee County commissioners approve reducing speed limits throughout the county.
  • December 22, 2025
Speed limits reduced on nine roads in Manatee County
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
  • December 22, 2025
Buchanan's $1 million donation formally accepted for library
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