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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 6, 2015
County considers UTC expansion

Benderson Development is shopping a plan that would add more than 700,000 square feet to University Town Center.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 23, 2014
Eagle nest proves costly

Being a neighbor to a pair of bald eagles isn't cheap.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 12, 2024
Local political races would pump up the ratings

Manatee County races should raise voter interest.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2013
Crafty Genes: Wine-bottle toppers

Join DIY editors Mallory and Leslie Gnaegy as they make wine-bottle toppers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 31, 2023
Question for Labor Day: Is your job a labor of love?

Lakewood Ranch-area workers share what they love about their jobs in honor of Labor Day.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 10, 2012
All Heart: Haley Preininger

The Out-of-Door Academy team-and-floor captain Haley Preininger has learned individual accolades only carry you so far. The senior setter hopes the Lady Thunder's newfound toughness will carry them to a district championship.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 28, 2016
New sports writer takes over at East County Observer

A whole new ball game in East County sports

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 18, 2025
Resident denied aggrieved person status for Selby Gardens plan appeal

The Sarasota City Commission votes 4-1 to deny Laurel Park resident Kelly Franklin aggrieved party status in her attempt to appeal the Planning Board approval of Selby Gardens Master Plan Phase 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 30, 2015
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

This kind of community service is tied into knots.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 20, 2017
New Manatee County school will offer temporary relief

East County parents thankful overcrowding will ease in the short run for families living in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2017
Sarasota Ballet strives for unpredictability in new season

Entering his 11th season at the helm of the Sarasota Ballet, Iain Webb shares his thoughts on the programming.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 9, 2018
Becoming a real life Disney princess

Miss Florida Junior High teaches youth about drugs thanks to Disney grant.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • July 3, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Freedom Fest

It may only be a quarter-mile long, but the Longboat Key Freedom Fest parade goes the distance on community charm. Hosted by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, the All-American morning begins with the parade line up at 8:30 a.m. Friday, July 4, between Bank of America and SunTrust Bank on Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2011
Our View: Tallahassee

Political pension punt

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 18, 2019
SMH Cancer Institute adding two facilities, creating comprehensive treatment plans

The SMH Cancer Institute will add two new facilities in the next two years. But that's only part of the hospital's plan to provide more holistic cancer care.

  • Health
  • By David Conway |
  • February 21, 2019
After growth, Ringling College updates master plan

School officials are taking stock of changes that have taken place on-campus in the past few years as they plan for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 15, 2011
County wants more options for beach improvements

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday asked staff to create options that could lead to the completion of the Siesta Key Public Beach improvements as fast as 18 months after their start.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 6, 2024
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department gets refresher on marine rescues

The department's three shifts each recently spent a day on the water to brush up on rescue tactics.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • March 3, 2021
Bath and Racquet redevelopment clears hurdle

City officials praised changes to a once-contentious proposal, though some residents continued to raise concerns about traffic.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • May 3, 2018
Bayfront group refines concept plans

A singular vision for redeveloping the bayfront near downtown is coming into focus.

  • Sarasota
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