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Results for: Markets4you Verified Referral Code "fjbnkre" Claim 20% Off Trading Costs

  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Sarasota Observer, 1517 State Street, Sarasota, 34236. The Sarasota Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2009
Cops Corner 10.15.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 8, 2012
Palmer Ranch Parkway interchange plan resurfaces

Palmer Ranch residents are upset that county staff once again has proposed an Interstate 75 interchange at Palmer Ranch Parkway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 4, 2011
ODA captures district title

The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team defeated Shorecrest Prep 1-0 to win the Class 2A-District 11 championship April 29. Also, Lakewood Ranch finished as the Class 4A-District 10 runner-up.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 24, 2020
Hospitals surge to help EMS in Manatee County

Improved turnaround time at Manatee County hospitals lets ambulances get back into action.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Women's Club has it covered by making blankets

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club forms Blankets 4 Babies and makes blankets for nonprofit groups.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • September 15, 2017
County, city lead storm recovery efforts

The extent of Hurricane Irma's damage is unknown at this point, but local leaders have work to do as Sarasota recovers — and lessons to keep in mind for future storms.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 25, 2015
Sarasota calendar 11.26.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Nov. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 31, 2013
THEATER: Highlighting the 2014 season

Marty Fugate names the top theater events he's looking forward to in the upcoming season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • January 8, 2014
Home of the Month: Dreams for Sale

The most expensive house in town lives up to its $22 million price tag.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 30, 2024
Beyond the Spectrum tailors education to each student

The Lakewood Ranch nonprofit works with children and young adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 27, 2024
Strong start for Gulf Islands Ferry leads to service expansion

The ferry service recently added two more days to the schedule. Future talks will focus on adding vessels and stops to the service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 11, 2024
Will new residents sound off about racetrack noise?

Two more housing developments are being proposed within a few miles of two racetracks in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 25, 2025
No hotel at Premier Sports — yet

Another 126 acres was rezoned to build out the now 236-acre campus.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 13, 2026
Dog tired of spending money on Manatee County's animal shelters

After $12 million of improvements at the Bishop Animal Shelter, some county residents aren't satisfied with the conditions.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 17, 2023
Lakewood Ranch resident transforms into a roller derby robot

Bradentucky Bomber Jane Martin says she and her teammates try not to show the pain of the sport, like a robot.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 22, 2011
TOP STORY, JAN.: Brotherly Love

The well-known former Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Martin Gramatica and his placekicking brothers chose Sarasota to start their green building business, which has just secured a deal to provide housing to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 2, 2012
VIP parking preserved for Fourth of July

In response to worries about interference with the Siesta Chamber's July Fourth VIP picnic, county staff is delaying the start of a stormwater project at the Siesta Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
Letter to the Editor Special: Recycling the right choice

A few weeks ago, the Pelican Press published an opinion column titled "Recycling as religion" in which the author expressed his view that recycling is a waste of valuable resources and that the county justifies its recycling program with arguments that don't "stand up to research."

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 25, 2019
Born to deliver at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center hires its first 'birth designer.'

  • East County
  • News
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