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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 15, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Kids Activity Center

The Kids Activity Center focuses on motor and creative skills through the use of non-competitive gymnastics.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Michael Eng |
  • October 13, 2010
ODA football benefits from brotherly love

As a quarterback/receiver tandem, it's hard to do better than brothers Chris and Brian Ragone.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 5, 2018
Goodwill, LECOM partner for dental awareness

Outreach clinics will make affordable dental care available to the community.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 26, 2018
Manatee Sheriff's Office adds Lakewood Ranch satellite station

Former Lennar sales center will temporarily house the substation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Edward Alley |
  • January 7, 2019
Sarasota Orchestra pulls at audiences' heartstrings in Masterworks 3 concert

"Summer to Winter" kicked off 2019 with an unforgettable performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 4.2.2015

Cops Corner: East County 4.2.2015

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 21, 2024
Resident calls police, too afraid to talk to construction workers

An officer helped communicate with the construction crew so the resident could leave her house. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 26, 2025
Longboat Island Chapel prepares for Christmas in the Garden

The beloved tradition on Longboat Key's north end returns on Nov. 30 and features decorated trees and nine-gig musical lineup.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 2, 2026
Lakewood Ranch Post Office mail theft investigation continues

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office says progress has been made but adds it can't release details at this time.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 12, 2023
Booker girls basketball wants a repeat performance

The Tornadoes have a different look in 2022-2023, but a return to the Final Four is the goal.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
Advocates work to boost engagement in city politics

Can an eclectic eight-person field — and an increased push from outside groups — help drive up voter turnout in the city election?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 29, 2025
East County high schools finish above state average in graduation rate

Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and Parrish high schools excel through individual attention and identifying at-risk students.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 2, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Mustangs girls soccer gallops into postseason

Lakewood Ranch believes it has the talent and heart to make a deep run

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 15, 2022
Tommy John recalls his MLB pitching career at Lakewood Ranch Elks Lodge

Pitcher Tommy John, known for his revolutionary 1974 elbow surgery, helped the Lakewood Ranch Elks Lodge raise money for Southeastern Guide Dogs.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 22, 2017
Water safety emphasized on Sarasota area beaches

In a community surrounded by the gulf, the bay and inland waterways, drownings are again a concern.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 3, 2013
Observed: FGCU students finally have an identity

It was another Saturday on an empty Florida Gulf Coast University - this one in February 2011, when Dennis Jones, an older man with full head of white hair, slowly walked back down the steps to find his usual front-and-center seat at Alico Arena.

  • East County
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