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  • July 11, 2012
Scene & Heard

Artistic duo says, 'Sayonara, Sarasota'; Speaking of bittersweet good-byes ...

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 13, 2012
Hudson Bayou battles speeders

Residents request additional speed tables on Orange Avenue to slow motorists, many who use the street as a cut-through.

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  • June 14, 2018
Sports Physicals are a Good Pregame Move

Getting a jump on your athlete’s sports physicals before the fall rush is something to consider.

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  • December 31, 2013
Year in Sports: Top Teams of 2013

As another year comes to a close, we at the East County Observer, once again, celebrate your accomplishments with our Year in Sports 2013.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 27, 2020
Dick Vitale raises the bar for gala fundraising despite the pandemic

The gala, usually held in Sarasota, will be virtual this year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 5, 2021
Beware perilous intersections in Lakewood Ranch area as school opens

As school opens in Lakewood Ranch, east Bradenton area, watch out for construction, dangerous intersections.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 16, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Bad day on the water

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 14, 2022
Braden River retains its superiority over Lakewood Ranch

Pirates running back Trayvon Pinder runs over Mustangs with 197 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • 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 Michael Eng |
  • April 18, 2012
Bayside director inspires Tampa Bay Rays

Bayside Community Church Director of Events Gregg Ellery delivered a motivational message to the Tampa Bay Rays organization the day before the 2012 season began.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
News Briefs

Two injured in Lakewood Ranch apartment robbery; Goodwill Manasota's new corporate campus approved; Main Street events benefit local charities

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 27, 2014
Football preview: Out-of-Door Academy

Todd Humphrey has been playing offensive and defensive line for The Out-of-Door Academy since he was in the seventh grade.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 3, 2022
Manatee County commissioner calls DUI inquiry 'entirely political'

Commissioner George Kruse says the April 20 accident was careless driving, nothing more.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 11, 2016
Colony moves closer to redevelopment

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association has chosen Unicorp National Development as its representative in planning a hotel  and condos at the shuttered property.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
News Briefs

Town makes plans to use Colony bond; Commission doesn't grant easement agreement; Town manager makes pension appointments

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2014
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East County mourns sudden loss of community member; Sashay Dance Club closes; County accepting applications for criminal-nuisance board

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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 9, 2010
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Camp ODA

Local third-and-fourth-graders share their thoughts on Camp ODA.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 18, 2010
Athlete of the Week: 'Demolition Dee Dee'

Kristin Edelman, better known as "Demolition Dee Dee," is a member of the Sarasota Roller Girls, a roller derby team here in Sarasota.

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  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • September 26, 2018
The stuff of charity in Lakewood Ranch area

Public asked to stuff the buses for Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
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  • By Matt Orr |
  • April 10, 2013
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