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  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
Rotary Club of Longboat Key honors members

Club members assembled at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church on April 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 26, 2017
Real estate transactions

Find out what homes are selling for in the greater Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Brendan Rempert
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 26, 2017
Side of Ranch

Fulbright scholar takes big heart to India.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 26, 2017
Artists and quoters mingle at Ringling College

Artists and quoters mingle at Ringling College

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
STOP has advocated for changes to four city policy areas since its inception in September.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 26, 2017
STOP rejects campaign allegations

A Democratic activist says the resident group STOP is improperly participating in the city election, but he hasn’t yet followed through on his threat to file a complaint.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Braden River goes 'Legally Blonde'

Cast of more than 50 brings 2001 film to local stage.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
St. Mary Academy learns the sailing ropes

Students from the school, formerly called "Dreams Are Free," spent the day at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron on April 26.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
ODA senior athletes announce college choices

Twelve Thunder athletes will compete for their colleges.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jeffery Kin and Michelle Bianchi of The Players Centre update a meeting of the theater' s "ambassadors' about the progress being made toward moving to Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 26, 2017
Players theater will need focus on fundraising

New theater at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch may be constructed in stages, as funding becomes available.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.26.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.26.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 04.26.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker Elementary Principal  Dawn Clayton, University Park Country Club Ladies Golf Association representatives Ann Nellis and Elaine Kulbako and Booker Elementary Assistant Principal Troy Thompson gather for a check presentation.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Local clubs benefit charity

University Park women raise funds for school uniforms.

  • East County
  • News
East County sports roundup: 04.26.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
East County sports roundup: 04.26.17

East County sports roundup: 04.26.17

  • East County
  • Sports
The award-winning Lakewood Ranch High marching band will again perform in the Tribute to Heroes Parade. File photo.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 26, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Community Activities takes over event once again

This year's May 28 Tribute to Heroes parade is expected to draw 5,000 spectators.

  • East County
  • News
A simulated roundabout at the southern entrance to the Longboat Key Club and Resort
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 26, 2017
What’s the plan?

A cool simulation video on Gulf of Mexico Drive triggers important questions. What are the town’s priorities?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Terri Driver checks the caging on a nest on Longboat Key Beach in June 2016.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Turtle Watch: Hatching History

Since its inception in 1969 , the turtle watch volunteers have monitored Manatee County Beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A "no outlet" sign shows that Lena Road heading south on its northern segment does not connect to the southern portion of the roadway.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Lena Road: A new priority?

Commissioner promises to make Lena Road a priority.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Club’s Women’s 3.0 USTA 55 and over team will compete in the state tournament on May 4.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Club's women's tennis team aces game

Ten team players are heading to the state championship on May 4 in Orlando.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Visiting youngsters play basketball at Bayfront Park.
  • By Katie Johns and John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key's "typical" season comes to a close

As Longboat's season winds down, crowds and traffic begin to dwindle.

  • Longboat Key
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Suzy Brenner is the new executive director of Longboat Key’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
A conversation with Suzy Brenner

Brenner took over as the executive director of Aging in Paradise on April 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mary Lou Robinson Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: April 27, 2017

Mary Lou Robinson, Aflred Bremble, Jr., Katherine Brooks and John Spalding died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo from Ed Mues' 95th birthday
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
Happy birthday, Ed Mues!

Mues celebrated his 100th birthday on April 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Noise violation, shoplifting top this week's cops corner

Read about crime in East County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 26, 2017
Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation awards $3.4 million in grants

The foundation has approved more than $6 million in grants in 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Some residents wants to preserve the 1930s-era Whitney cottage on the property of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.Â
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 26, 2017
The cost of preserving LBK history

As with most things, it’s all about the money.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Mill Creek' s Rae Dowling talks interchange design with FDOT engineering consultant Angel Rivera.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Interchange looped in for improvement

Interchange work to start after Memorial Day.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2017
Lakewood Ranch CDD supervisors: 'Watch your watering'

Lakewood Ranch CDD overuses irrigation water two months in a row.

  • East County
  • News
This home on West Royal Flamingo Drive sold for $3.1 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 26, 2017
West Royal Flamingo Drive home sells for $3.1 million

Real estate transactions for April 10-14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Looking east on to Cortez Road, with 119th Street West to the right.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key leaders see traffic help in Cortez project

FDOT will hold a public meeting about proposed changes to the intersection on May 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Janine Hoffman, Jan Marshall, Alexandra Lillis
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
With a closing arts center, where will the Longboat Key artists go?

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts will close in May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
4.27 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chuck Whittall will push for an 80-foot height limit on Longboat Key.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • April 26, 2017
Chuck Whittall agrees to new terms with Colony unit owners

The Unicorp president will push for an 80-foot height limit on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Levitan.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 04.26.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 04.26.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Saraiah Walkes.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 04.26.17

East County High 5 Moments: 04.26.17

  • East County
  • Sports
John Hanlon, Zack Mozina, Tim Boyll and Austin Rushnell play for Tampa Bay Hurling Club.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
Lakewood Ranch residents take up the Irish sport of hurling

The game is known as "the fastest sport on grass."

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High grad Ericka Schneider is attempting to reach the LPGA Tour.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 26, 2017
Lakewood Ranch golfer on a journey toward the LPGA Tour

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 25, 2017
Women's Golf Association swings toward summer

The association held its closing lunch on April 25 at the Harbourside Ballroom of the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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