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  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 2, 2018
Stories to watch in 2018: Burying utility cables

After years of laying groundwork, the town is ready to put wires underground.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 17, 2016
FDOT hits pause on Coon Key Bridge construction

Beginning the week of June 19, both lanes of the westbound Coon Key Bridge will be open. The state agency plans to halt construction until after the Fourth of July.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2014
I-75 funding axed from state budget

The state Legislature has eliminated a proposal for $100 million in transportation funding from the budget. FDOT planned to use some of the money for improvements to Interstate 75 at University Parkway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 21, 2024
Lakewood Ranch twins set different paths after graduation from ODA

Trey Naese is headed to Notre Dame, while Nolan Naese is going to Towson.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 30, 2023
Don't miss these Sarasota events in 2024

Sarasota offers events to suit many interests in 2024.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 9, 2017
Irma worries Siesta Key residents, visitors, business owners

Residents have until Saturday at 8 p.m. to evacuate the island ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is projected to cross directly over Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 27, 2022
Prose and Kohn: 10 senior athletes to watch in Sarasota

A look at the area's top senior football players before practice begins Aug. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 10, 2016
Riverview senior cross country runner's summer work pays off

She slashed about 50 seconds off her personal record this season

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • August 3, 2017
Officials target U.S. 41 flooding issues

Cleaning up dirt from a downtown development site is just one way the city hopes to improve drainage near U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Waterline Road plans delayed after outcry

The Manatee County commissioners continued a public hearing on the East County housing proposal on Waterline Road.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • February 22, 2019
You don’t look a day over 24

Lakewood Ranch celebrates its silver anniversary

  • LWR Life
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • March 18, 2013
An Election Day snapshot – Who some of your neighbors voted for and why

An Election Day snapshot – Who some of your neighbors voted for and why

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • May 14, 2022
Artists open business to help other artists

Barbara Gerdeman and Elizabeth Goodwill want nothing more than to create art and to help other artists in achieving their goals.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2016
Floridays banks on north end

Sarasota-based Floridays Development Co.'s contract to purchase two vacant properties could spur north-end redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 9, 2022
Legacy Trail's success creates more options for travel, could connect regionally

Downtown leg of Legacy Trail can spur a wide variety of recreational and other uses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 20, 2016
Women’s Sports Museum sets its sights on Sarasota bayfront

A local group is pitching a bayfront home for a women’s sports museum. Will the concept be a hit with city leaders and residents?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 7, 2026
New county facilities headed for Lakewood Ranch area in 2026

Manatee County has multiple projects slated for Lena Road and Premier Sports Campus North.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bob Salyers |
  • August 29, 2012
My View: Capture the essence of your subject

Through past articles that I have written for the East County Observer, perhaps some of you know I am a photographer and enjoy wildlife photography first and foremost.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2012
My View: Board tackles health care

Education is a topic that spans young pre-kindergarten little ones to adults walking across a graduation platform.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 12, 2025
Siesta Con brings together characters and community members

The event, now in its second year, featured costumes, celebrity guests, vehicles, vendors and other offerings.

  • Siesta Key
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