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Lakewood Ranch Little League pitcher Connor Shine helps lead the 9/10 All-Stars to a District 26 championship July 5.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 10, 2013
Sidelines 7.10.13

Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club names officers; registration for amateur championships begins; Mustang cheerleaders to host summer camp;i9 sports fall registration is currently under way; East County all-stars win district crowns

  • East County
  • Sports
This home at 3550 Tangier Terrace has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,285 square feet of living area. It sold for $1 million. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 1, 2011
Casey Key home sells for $1.95 million

Charles and Wendy Weiss, of Wilson, N.Y., sold their home at 721 Casey Key Road to Jamie and Marilyn Fraser, of New Brunswick, Canada, for $1.95 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Bret Stephens, foreign affairs columnist for the Wall Street Journal, spoke Wednesday. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 16, 2012
WSJ columnist speaks about Middle East

National columnist told a large Sarasota audience that a Middle East calamity could be in the offing. 'We should be very alarmed,' says Bret Stephens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • August 26, 2009
Weston Pointe home sells for $910,000

Elena Benedict-Smith, of Sarasota, sold her home at Weston Pointe on the Bay Isles peninsula for $910,000 to Katherine and Warren Coopersmith.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. Big Pass, between Siesta Key and Lido Key, has never been dredged.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 14, 2013
Changes surface in Big Pass dredge

A twist in the debate to dredge Big Pass has increased county commissioners' leverage to demand more answers from the Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Sandy McIver said Palm-Aire is still a safe community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2012
Observe & Report: Lakewood Ranch's additional security services

Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts currently pay $330,000 annually to have additional private security guards and patrols in the community. The private companies cannot make arrests, and the majority of their reports are responses to suspicious vehicles and vandalism.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

  • Sarasota
  • News
Julia Damico, Charlie Gillam and Louisa Ellis show children how to make happy faces out of rice cakes and other ingredients.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 3, 2012
Students embrace Project B-Town

More than 100 students from Woodland The Community Church spent at least three hours each day participating in service projects throughout the community as part of a weeklong overnight camp.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 5, 2014
Aria condos attract those looking for new inventory

Ten of 16 available units were reserved during the first week the project began taking deposits from buyers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 30, 2010
BALANCING ACT

The East County's top Realtors are making a bold statement: The market is balancing out. And halfway through 2010, they have the numbers to prove it.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By TWIS Street |
  • March 18, 2013
"Voices and Variations" combines solo violin and percussion in a unique concert program

"Voices and Variations" combines solo violin and percussion in a unique concert program

  • Arts + Culture
Flashing school speed-limit signs were not working for a brief period of time on the first day of school at Southside Elementary School. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 25, 2011
New school year sees few problems on first day

Except for the minor glitches expected on any opening day of the new school year, the Sarasota County School District reported a generally smooth start Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 6, 2011
Welly, White spar over project

Longboat Key Club general manager and Islandside Property Owners Coalition president spar in emails.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
 Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell recently received a second term as mayor.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 29, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Suzanne Atwell

Mayor Suzanne Atwell was appointed in May to be the mayor of the city of Sarasota for another year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bill Paxton
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 23, 2011
Scene & Heard

Paxton makes an unpretentious impression; Up next on the RCAD guest list: Martha Stewart; Sarasota throws struggling comic a funny bone

  • Arts + Culture
East County residents Kay and Carmen Rizzo, owners of Carmen’s Italian Cafe, are thrilled to have Luigi back at their restaurant after he was taken during business hours one night in April.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 24, 2011
Luigi Rizzo returns home after kidnapping

After being tortured and kidnapped and taking a ride in a police car, Luigi Rizzo finally is safe at his home at Carmen's Italian Cafe.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Riverview High volleyball team finished the regular season 19-1 and earned the No. 2 seed in the Class 8A-District 6 tournament.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 22, 2015
Rams find success when it counts

The Riverview High volleyball team finished the regular season 19-1, the No. 2 seed Lady Rams will play for the Class 8A-District 6 title Oct. 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
With their parents by their side, Lakewood Ranch High seniors Ramsey Touchberry and Danny Walker make their college choices official during a signing ceremony Nov. 13.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 20, 2013
Mustang golf standouts ink college scholarships

Seniors Ramsey Touchberry and Danny Walker both signed national letters of intent Nov. 13.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 24, 2010
SSAS goes 'new school'

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences will begin demolition at the end of this month to start construction work on a $6.5 million project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jeffrey Wright visits Ringling College to discuss his career and the art of film acting
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 7, 2015
A Wright Turn: Jeffrey Wright talks acting, filmmaking and Africa

Jeffrey Wright, Ringling College of Art and Design, Taia Peace Foundation, Africa, film, acting, theater

  • Arts + Culture
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