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Results for: Scoop Hero Mesa is a local poop scooping company in Mesa, AZ

  • By Blake Fussell |
  • April 13, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Was it a ghost?

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • October 29, 2021
Bird of the week: American white pelican

Massive birds fly south to continue their foraging style away from frozen lakes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 4, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Braden River Middle

What happens when an author combines good old book reading with mini-movies you watch for the next part of the story? - the "Skeleton Creek" book series! The series by Patrick Carman has been a hit with students at Braden River Middle School for the last year. Students in the school's dropout prevention and Exceptional Student Education programs got to speak with the author via Skype Nov. 4.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • August 14, 2020
Bird of the week: Brown pelican

Like many coastal birds, mankind's effects put pelicans in peril.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11: Essays

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, the East County Observer partnered with Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. and Florida Bank to host an essay contest open to students throughout the area.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 14, 2012
Golf tourney to raise funds for 9/11 memorial

Lakewood Ranch resident Gene Sweeney is leading efforts to establish a memorial for individuals lost in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in Venice.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Hometown hero

Hometown hero

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2012
Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize

Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel bids farewell to longtime friend

The sendoff was commemorated with a garden lunch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 28, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Memorial Day Parade

East County remembered the nation's fallen heroes during a special "Tribute to Heroes" Memorial Day parade May 27, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 29, 2016
Bird Key gets in the Halloween spirit

Members gathered for a "Heroes vs. Villains" themed celebration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 8, 2019
Glenna Irene Baker

Glenna Irene Baker, 93, of Bradenton died on March 18, 2019.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2015
Salute for service

Gulfshore of Longboat Key resident Bob Jensen recently got a hero’s honor: Marine Corp. veterans Capt.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • March 17, 2010
Weekly Dish

The weekly dish features restaurant tidbits and our pick for the dish of the week.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 18, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Playing fairway bunker shots

This week, University Park Country Club PGA Assistant Golf Professional Bill Tawney shares tips for how to successfully play fairway bunker shots.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 29, 2018
Whole new grocery experience

Whole Foods at University Station includes a French-themed restaurant and bar.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 18, 2014
Hot Flash: Saks announces Spring 2014 trends

Black Tie's Heather Merriman checks out spring fashions at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 31, 2024
Sarasota High football shuts down Braden River High

The Sailors won a 10-6 game in which defenses ruled the day.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • March 28, 2026
It's no yoke! 600 children scoop 10,000 eggs at Eggstravaganza

The annual event is hosted by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities and sponsored by Grace Community Church in Waterside.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 25, 2011
Florida fresh produce hits the spot

What comes after strawberries in the way of widely available, locally grown produce? According to Dale Rodgers, produce manager of the Publix store on Longboat Key, it's quite a list.

  • Arts + Culture
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