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Results for: Betterpic AI Promo Code AVA Get Up To 90% Off On All Plans

  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2022
Lakewood Ranch softball coach leaves behind a diamond-solid legacy

T.J. Goelz and the Mustangs won two state championships in five seasons, the first championships in program history. 

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 7, 2016
'Coffee with a Cop' stories not all sugar-coated

Side of Ranch Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Alexander Figueroa

Army sergeant major and JROTC instructor helps young people understand their freedoms.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 6, 2019
Lakewood Ranch gets cellular upgrades with small cell technology

Verizon, AT&T invest in small cell technology in Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 3, 2023
Fondue chain one-third of the way through $30 million renovation

The Melting Pot Sarasota wrapped its renovation around a new focus on the bar area.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 12, 2012
Colony Association preps for next meeting

Development officials, including Colony owner and developer Andy Adams, are expected to be in attendance at a Sept. 24 meeting to answer questions about the the Colony's rehabilitation plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 4, 2013
Booking conflict troubles ballet

A scheduling conflict between the city's performing-arts hall and Sarasota's only professional ballet company led to a canceled performance in April 2014.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • September 13, 2018
Planning Board recommends denial of Lido pavilion plan

Citing concerns about intensity, compatibility and more, the city’s Planning Board unanimously opposed plans to renovate the Lido Beach pool and pavilion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • October 4, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Oct. 6-12

Hurricane Ian hit Sarasota with a roundhouse right, but entertainment comes back with a flourish this week as the city begins to rebuild.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 8, 2018
The price to earn an ‘A’

Sarasota’s school tax vote is a ‘renewal ritual.’ But for the new school tax to pass in Manatee, voters need to see a dramatic change. Two of its board members should resign.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 22, 2019
Pickleball plans firm up with consultant report

Town study shows where courts could be added, and for how much.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 3, 2019
New MTC course teaches students how to wire and make machines run

While the singular  focus is to prepare students for the workforce, it’s hard to pin down a course description for Bill Lloyd’s new Electrical and Instrumentation class at Manatee Technical College.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 22, 2018
County seeks local solution to debris-collection delay

After out-of-area contractors leave Sarasota area piles by the curbside for weeks, leaders lean toward teams based closer to home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2025
Man spotted operating a wheelchair while intoxicated

After drinking many too many beers, a man rolled his wheelchair into the middle of Main Street and passed out. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 19, 2013
The Good News: Karen Van Lindonk

Karen Van Lindonk is a volunteer with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Read more about her and watch a video in this week's Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 6, 2010
Education Center prepares for a sumptuous season

The Longboat Key Education Center began its winter semester Jan. 4. But new classes will also be offered later this month and in February and March.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 18, 2020
Kruse hopes to offer new voice to Manatee County Commission

George Kruse pulls away from longtime Administrator Ed Hunzeker, moves to general election.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 2, 2014
County works to remedy park's flooding problem

As youth utilize the 139-acre Lakewood Ranch Park for sporting events and other outdoor activities this summer, Tom Yarger hopes for clear skies.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2009
Cops Corner

7:34 a.m. -- 2000 block of Harbour Links Drive. Suspicious Circumstance. A man reported someone trespassing at his neighbor's residence.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 20, 2011
Neighbors: A focus on faith and fun

When the Rev. Dean Taylor arrived this month at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, he told the staff, 'This is your year to do bold and adventurous experiments, because the stakes are so low.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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