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Results for: Pococo Discount Code "AVA505" – Get 50% Discount

  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2019
Lakewood Ranch mix and match

Entitlement change means northeast quadrant will be developed similarly to the rest of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 1, 2016
Cops Corner 6.2.2016

Comical crime reports from around the area

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota County bags Sunday booze ban; Wawa slated for North Sarasota; Longboat resident charged in road rage stabbing

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 15, 2013
Town pension plans top regular workshop agenda

Town pension plans top the agenda for the Longboat Key Town Commission's regular workshop Monday, May 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By David Conway |
  • November 21, 2013
Mobility study could lead to development changes

At a City Commission workshop held Friday, city staff and a consulting group outlined some proposed changes stemming from an ongoing mobility study.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 10, 2024
Seawalls can now be up to 6 feet tall on Longboat Key

The change raises the maximum allowable height from 4.5 feet to 6 feet and aligns with the town's long-term sea-level rise and resilience plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2010
It's the economy, commissioners

This was another one of those "what-were-they-thinking?" moments at the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 17, 2010
WaveRunners post impressive showing at Gator Holiday Classic Invitational

Twelve members of the Lakewood Ranch YMCA WaveRunners swim team competed at the Gator Holiday Classic Invitational Dec. 3-5 in Gainesville.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 2, 2023
No limits on speculative homes for Manatee County builders

Builders can now have completed homes in stock to serve the area’s growth.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2011
Cops Corner

May 27 Sneak peek 11:52 p.m. -- Broadway Beach Access. Code Enforcement. Police warned a couple they were on the beach after hours. They told police they had just arrived for a vacation and wanted to take a quick glance at the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 11, 2024
Request to combine 'nonconforming lots' on barrier islands denied

Sarasota County Commission approval would have allowed legacy 25-foot-wide lots to be redeveloped contrary to the current density requirements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 4, 2023
Neighbors ask city to block construction of 18-story downtown condos

Bay Plaza residents tell commissioners that the planned 347-foot condo tower, Obsidian, is out of scale and is detrimental to the neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 7, 2021
Lord's Warehouse volunteers dive deep into buried treasure

Longboat Key's Lord's Warehouse thrift store always gets treasures, but this year donation season is lasting longer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 30, 2013
LECOM students provide free dentures to low-income patients

The school's inaugural class gets its first hands-on experience in a new patient clinic.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 17, 2023
East Manatee food pantries see consistent, growing demand

A Woodland Community Church food bank representative says that more grandparents raising children have been relying on the donations.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 6, 2021
Tech Fairy delivers electronic magic in east Bradenton

Tara resident refurbishes electronic devices and gives them away to people in need throughout east Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Robin Hartill |
  • February 4, 2010
Length of Jewfish dock causes concern

The Jewfish Key dock will grow from 50 feet to 180 feet out into Sarasota Bay if the Zoning Board of Adjustment approves the request next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 5, 2012
Lakewood Ranch High bests Braden River for third straight time

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated 21-7 its rival Braden River for the third straight time in its season opener.

  • East County
  • Sports
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