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Results for: RebatesMe Referral Code "HY5FFS" – Earn Cashback on Every Purchase

  • By Jim DeLa |
  • March 5, 2025
Willis Elementary students recall grandparents' love in essay contest

Willis Elementary gets top two spots in Manatee County Retried Educators' Association contest.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Dora Walters |
  • June 6, 2012
Neighbors: George Noble

After coming out of retirement to start a new business, Longboat Key resident George Noble is looking toward another change.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 6, 2011
FULL STORY: Garage murals approved

With a 3-2 vote Monday, the Sarasota City Commission approved a $25,000 Palm Avenue parking garage mural project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 23, 2017
APRIL FOOLS -- 'It's a no-density proposal ... for the living'

New Jersey businessman proposes resort-style cemeteries on Longboat

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • March 13, 2019
Full STEAM ahead at Gullett Elementary in Manatee County

Gullett Elementary students explore science at annual education event in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By David Conway |
  • April 7, 2016
Island residents call for new tree rules

Responding to concerns from residents on Bird Key and other barrier islands, the city is proposing tree regulations that would encourage the planting of native species.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Boats should stay off front yards

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 16, 2014
SKA pursues ordinance for municipal lot

After one vehicle was left in the parking lot for a month, the Siesta Key Association decided the lot needed heavier restrictions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • February 6, 2024
Longboat couple brings back safety awareness program

Mike and Lynn Madden will teach a three-part series at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, to help retirees protect themselves in unexpected situations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 27, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Florida State House District 67

As District 67 Representative Ron Reagan finishes his term in office, Democrat Z.J. Hafeez, of Apollo Beach, Republican Greg Steube, of Bradenton and independent John Studebaker, of Bradenton, are vying to represent constituents in the East County and surrounding area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 27, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Florida State House District 67

As District 67 Representative Ron Reagan finishes his term in office, Democrat Z.J. Hafeez, of Apollo Beach, Republican Greg Steube, of Bradenton and independent John Studebaker, of Bradenton, are vying to represent constituents in the East County and surrounding area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 24, 2013
Safety guaranteed at actress Aubrey Plaza's Ringling College visit

Actress Aubrey Plaza hosted a movie screening and Q&A session at Ringling College Saturday, March 23, as part of the college's Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, which brings actors to the area via a collaboration with Ringling College and Future of Films LLC.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Modern Smile Design |
  • March 4, 2024
Modern Smile Design Is The Best Office To Get Teeth Straightening Invisalign

Do you want to know why Modern Smile Design is the best in Sarasota, FL?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • October 6, 2025
Out-of-Door Academy football rolls forward with multiple offensive threats

The Lakewood Ranch high school has pummeled its opposition en route to a 6-1 record.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2011
Tale of Triumph

When Leonardo Leal-Guerrero immigrated from Mexico in 2005, he knew no English. He then bounced from home to home -- sometimes staying with neighbors when he had nowhere else to go. Now, the Braden River senior knows his future - Harvard or Stanford.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • December 2, 2025
81-year-old writer combines history and fiction through his books

Lakewood Ranch's Peter Moscovita has published seven books and earned a Hollywood Book Review for his first book "The Following Storm."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By George Rauch |
  • August 29, 2012
Market Watch: Government destroyed the economy - here's how to revive itÂ

In the early 1970s, the Nixon administration refused to transfer gold from our Federal Reserve System to France, in settlement for a pool of dollars that existed in French banks that President Charles DeGalle wanted redeemed for gold.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 21, 2016
Longboaters reminisce on holiday memories and mishaps

From cats knocking over the Christmas tree to lighting Hanukkah candles with grandchildren, the holidays are a time for memories, good or bad.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 11, 2020
A necessary investment

Longboaters have accepted that a price of paradise is maintaining the Key’s No. 1 asset: the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 21, 2018
Longboat Mayor bids town commission farewell

Terry Gans, who has volunteered for the town commission since 2012, will leave the commission after serving for one year as Mayor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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