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Tara residents Kumiko and Steve Brown dump their ultra-concentrated algae mixture into the pond behind their home.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 30, 2016
Return of the scum

Environmental group uses legal means to force Tara Preserve to return algae to retention ponds.

  • East County
  • News
Chris McNamee walks with his guide dog, Max, through the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 30, 2016
Guide dog school hosts Lakewood Ranch walkathon

Lakewood Ranch event supports guide dog organization with first walkathon.

  • East County
  • News
Esplanade resident Carolyn Lowry-Nation found this dirt-clad saber-toothed cat bone while digging in Summerfield Park. The cats ate bison and other large animals and grew up to 630 pounds in size.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 30, 2016
Saber Tooth Tiger bone found in Summerfield Park

The state of Florida plans to use eminent domain to take properties in Summerfield Park for excavation and research.

  • East County
  • News
The Revs. Steve Price and Catherine Fluck-Price say they've tried to encourage congregants to grow both faith and social justice and outreach.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 30, 2016
Harvest pastors head toward new mission

Harvest pastors head toward new mission

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The thatched area represents the property.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 30, 2016
Apartment developers line up plans near mall

Developer plans 233 units at Honore Avenue and Desoto Road.

  • East County
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Boaters line Beer Can Island on March 25, despite the cloudy weather. On sunnier days, larger crowds of boaters anchor both on Beer Can Island and near Jewfish Key to the east of the Longboat Pass Pridge.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 30, 2016
Boater noise rules tough to navigate

Town attorney and police have been working to regulate noise from boaters, but may be preempted by state law.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Library volunteer Linda Weiss works with the card catalogue, one of the features many love about the library.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 30, 2016
Library seeks to plot future

Where will the Longboat Library’s next chapter take place? For now, the library will stay put, but even town officials aren’t sure if it will someday move to a town center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longtime Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer Cyndi Seamon believes stricter regulations are needed to protect turtles.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 30, 2016
Turtle power

Commissioners want to learn more before they weigh stricter turtle regulations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 30, 2016
FDOT plans north-end crosswalk

As the department announced it would install a crosswalk at North Shore Road, commissioners worried about safety.

  • Longboat Key
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The Ringling chapter of Kappa Epsilon Upsilon fraternity is bringing Greek life to the Longbeach Village.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 30, 2016
Ringling seeks to fraternize with Village

Ringling College opens fraternity in Village

  • Longboat Key
  • News
FDOT Project Manager Jeff Mednick presents an update to the MPO board.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 30, 2016
Interchange project moves ahead four years

FDOT will straighten and lengthen interstate entrance ramps and widen State Road 64 at the interchange.

  • East County
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East County resident Charles Meador hopes the upcoming Millennial Conference will help bring young professionals together.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 30, 2016
East County resident helps close generation gap

Charles Meador believes an upcoming event will pull together millennials in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Say goodbye to traditional desks.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 30, 2016
Manatee County introduces two-tiered desks

Manatee County School District embraces double-decker desk concept to address overcrowded schools.

  • East County
  • News
Pat Gussin
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Pat Gussin books top award

Patricia Gussin won a Florida Book Award in the Popular Fiction category.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
FDOT repeatedly removes the osprey nest above New Pass Bridge for safety reasons.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
The disappearing osprey nest

FDOT repeatedly removes the osprey nest above New Pass Bridge for safety reasons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Tom Burgum, Gene Carr, Isabelle Gammon and Pauline Schaum Schroeder died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 30, 2016
Water Club condo sells for $3.21 million

The Unit 1002 condo at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,435 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
New GMD: Golf of Mexico Drive

Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In his latest death-defying stunt, Nik Wallenda will traverse Longboat Key's power lines to celebrate the March referendum.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Nik Wallenda plans power walk

In his latest death-defying stunt, Nik Wallenda will traverse Longboat Key's power lines to celebrate the March referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key Crosswalks 2.0

Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 30, 2016
Residential real estate transactions March 14-March 18

Residential real estate transactions March 14-March 18

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 30, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 3.31.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics' Kelsey Lee, 10, and Maddie Losee, 7, are both in the Talent Opportunity Program.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 30, 2016
Beaming with pride

A pair of Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics competitors are trying to prove they can be elite athletes.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sheriff Brad Steube outlines where he'd like to open a new zone to deal with east county growth.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 30, 2016
East County: Safe ... for now?

Sheriff Brad Steube wants his staff to expand with growing population.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch senior Elise Spiller was named the MVP of the Sarasota-Manatee Girls Basketball All-Star Game March 26.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 30, 2016
East County High 5 Moments: 03.31.16

East County High 5 Moments: 03.31.16

  • East County
  • Sports
Cameron Blanco, 15 months, thoroughly enjoyed his first gymnastics class.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 30, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

At 15 months, my son, Cameron, already has learned the art of the balance beam.

  • East County
  • Sports
Johnathan Reid will help lead Lakewood Ranch into the Varsity County Championships April 5.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 30, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top East County sporting events

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 30, 2016
Cops Corner 3.31.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 29, 2016
Life is gold for Sands Point

Sands Point celebrated its 50th anniversary March 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
JPan Restaurant owner and chef Daniel Dokko. Photo courtesy of JPan Restaurant.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 29, 2016
JPan Restaurant readies new location at UTC

The Sarasota sushi restaurant and franchise BurgerFi will both join the food options on North Cattlemen Road.

  • East County
  • News
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
  • News
    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
  • News
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
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
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