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Luca Munoz, a kindergarten student at Gullett, gets up close and personal with a fossil held by Meghan Murphy of the South Florida Museum at STEM night.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 17, 2015
SIDE OF RANCH: JAY HEATER

Hey, the mosquito larvae is only one room over

  • East County
  • News
It's "The Mole," baby! Photo via Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 8, 2021
Binge Blog: Pluto TV is your new nostalgia hit

A Sarasotan lands on CBS reality show "Big Brother," and is competition show "The Mole" being revived?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy is one step closer to opening in August 2022 with the approval of its contract with the School District of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 18, 2021
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy one step closer to becoming a reality

With contract approval, Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy focuses on a location.

  • East County
  • Schools
Martin Frame, pictured speaking at a June community workshop, said David Weekley Homes wants the Payne Park Village project to match the surrounding neighborhoods.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 16, 2017
City approves Payne Park Village plans

A developer is moving ahead with a scaled-back vision for the downtown-adjacent property, planning to build 135 single-family residential units.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fifth grader Jude Arbanis as Darth Maul fights against fifth grader Keagan Terry, who is playing the Mandalorian. The boys are big "Star Wars" fans.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 26, 2022
Lakewood Ranch fifth graders show off their talents

McNeal Elementary School students perform in annual fifth grade talent show.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sandy Shahinian. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 9, 2020
Elves on the loose in Lakewood Ranch

Annual Elf on the Shelf contest continues on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
High school football roundup: Week ten
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 29, 2022
High school football roundup: Week ten

As the playoffs approach, six Sarasota and East County teams get crucial wins while two fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 28, 2021
School Board majority: Themselves above voters

In making it more difficult for their bosses to speak to them, Sarasota School Board sees themselves as elite rulers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The light coloration of flightless Black Skimmer chicks helps protect them from predators by allowing them to blend into the sand-scape. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • July 24, 2020
Bird of the week: Black skimmer

Black skimmers are hard to miss.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 24, 2021
More fun than B4 in Lakewood Ranch

Community Bingo in Lakewood Ranch pays off as a social event.

  • East County
  • News
George Kruse offered the only dissenting vote.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 20, 2022
Proposed rezoning of east Bradenton property sent to state for review

Neal Communities seeks approval to increase density for the new neighborhood.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Dexter, MD, FACS, General Surgeon Lakewood Ranch Medical Group |
  • October 14, 2021
Aiming to Make Breast Cancer Surgery Easier

Ask the Doctor...

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 15, 2018
The Schoenbaum Humanitarian Award Luncheon honors two generous philanthropists

Glitz at the Ritz was held March 15 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
The Prince brothers, Colin and George, are headed to Dartmouth to play lacrosse.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 5, 2016
Lakewood Ranch brothers become lacrosse stars at IMG Academy

Prince brothers' hard work on lacrosse field pays off.

  • East County
  • Sports
Town Manager Dave Bullock inspects two groins Dec. 17 that were installed last year to hold sand at the north end of the Island.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 29, 2016
Bid protest affects Longboat Key beach project

Bid protest may hold up Longboat Key beach project

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jessica Neal.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 25, 2019
East County Athlete of the Week: Jessica Neal

The Lakewood Ranch sophomore talks how it feels to run and her love of cabbage soup.

  • East County
  • Sports
David Arnold said he was threatened with arrest if he tried to enter First Street Chop House, the restaurant he owned for nearly two years, to retrieve his belongings.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 21, 2011
Meters blamed for demise

The owner of First Street Chop House was forced to close up shop, after he failed to pay this month's rent. He blames the shortfall on parking meters, which he said hurt business.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
Our View: 100 can't speak for all

What is the role of the "state"?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Braxton McClelland, a fifth grader at Robert E. Willis Elementary School, shows the book he's reading to Lenny Gutmann, the guardian at the school, after school has been dismissed.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 22, 2020
Guardians remain a less expensive choice in Manatee County

Guardians remain a less expensive choice in Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
A three-dimensional installation on the floor at the Re-Imagining Sarasota Chalk Artists Art Show
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 14, 2013
Sarasota Chalk Show at the Ice House

Sarasota Chalk Show at the Ice House

  • Black Tie
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