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Heritage Harbour South Community Development District South Supervisor Michelle Patterson Bloom says construction traffic for the new Costco site is impacting roads paid for by residents of Heritage Harbour.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2019
Who will fill Costco-related potholes?

East Bradenton construction traffic impacting Heritage Harbour roads.

  • East County
  • News
The Investment Advisory Committee met Oct. 11, at Town Hall, to discuss how to fund pension liabilities now that the general employees and firefighters pension plans are frozen.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 16, 2013
Town seeks to pay down debt

Town officials want to pay off pension debt totaling more than $25 million through its annual budgeting process.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bradenton Lynx shortstop Devyn Flaherty, who attends Florida State, is an alumna of Sarasota's Riverview High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 15, 2020
Local college softball summer league is a hit

College softball-level program rises in East County despite the pandemic.

  • East County
  • Sports
Chris Serio Martin, left, and Scott Osborne, organizers for UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter's annual Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival, are excited about the festival exerting its identity as a standalone event.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 4, 2020
Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival asserts its identity

By going solo, organizers have been able to add events, emphasize message

  • Arts + Culture
The city is working on design plans in an effort to make Fruitville Road a more pedestrian-friendly street.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 1, 2016
City shares makeover options for Fruitville Road

At a workshop tonight, city staff will discuss potential plans to improve Fruitville Road — which could include a reduction to two lanes and a series of roundabouts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Motorists struggle to get out of each other's way at Cooper Creek Boulevard and Tourist Center Drive. Google Maps
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 18, 2014
Traffic stacking proves problematic for drivers

Benderson Development seeks a roundabout solution.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 2: Lourdes Ramirez

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns and Brynn Mechem | Observer staff |
  • April 4, 2019
Red tide life cycle hits four stages

From agriculture to storms, there are questions surrounding what factors actually influence red tide and its intensity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • November 19, 2012
TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • July 8, 2013
TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Realtor Stacy Haas used her interior decorating experience to plan the renovation of a home in the Country Club that was going on the market.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 2, 2020
Space for improvement in the Lakewood Ranch Country Club

Huge renovation project hopes to double the worth of a Lakewood Ranch Country Club home.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Event organizers hope to secure Payne Park as the new home for Thunder by the Bay, but the city is still weighing its options.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 12, 2016
Thunder by the Bay organizers target Payne Park as favored site

Once again, a potential Main Street home for the motorcycle fest has been ruled out. Can the city and event organizers come to an agreement on a new location?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town Clerk Trish Granger provides the rundown for the May 12 special density mail-ballot only referendum ballot.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 14, 2015
Referendum rundown: You’ve got mail

A special density mail-only ballot referendum May 12 is the first of its kind for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Donald Trump supporters ob Longboat Key, from left: Mona Schonbrunn, Jane Hunter, Toby Gilfix, Loretta Codella, Renee Balogh and Phyllis Black. Terry O'Connor
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 8, 2016
Longboat voters line both island polling places in record rush

One voting machine malfunctioned and had to be replaced at Longboat Key polling place at Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant co-owner Alan Moore
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 24, 2014
Moore's seeks to redevelop, revert to commercial zoning

The Moore family seeks to redevelop with new investors the Caragiulo Group and Tom Leonard.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 9, 2020
Siesta Promenade suit taken to 2nd District Court of Appeals

The filing comes after the 12th Judicial Circuit Court denied an appeal challenging the Stickney Point development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 3, 2018
The amendments

Florida voters will decide dozens of ballot questions. Here are six for consideration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The nearly finished living room exemplifies some of the motifs and colors that can be found throughout the work of the 11 design teams that worked on separate sections of the house. (Photos by Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 11, 2020
Jewels on the Bay presents 25th home-design showcase

Late change of locale presented an extra challenge to designers

  • Arts + Culture
The young Crain children and their parents turn their attention to Nell (Violet McGraw) in "The Haunting of Hill House." Photo source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 26, 2018
Cringe Blog: Scares both old and new

"The Haunting of Hill House," with an ensemble cast that includes Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton and Kate Siegel, and "Scream," directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and Skeet Ulrich, are this week's recommendation

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Thaleia G. Dasberg almost blends into Truman Adams' ballet mural at Rosemary Square. (Photo: Andrea Hildebrand)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • February 5, 2020
Rosemary Square mural illustrate, exemplify district's artistic character

5-panel group like a 'welcome' sign and an open invitation for selfies

  • Arts + Culture
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