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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2021
East County weather page photo: October 28

Marty Franssen captured this whistling duck carrying an eggshell in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Senior first baseman Avery Goelz is signed with Florida.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 4, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Expectations challenge Mustang softball juggernaut

Lakewood Ranch is ranked No. 1 in the country.

  • East County
  • Sports
Remote Area Medical is a free clinic offered to people without medical insurance or anyone who needs emergency care on a weekend and doesn't mind the wait.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 10, 2018
Free medical clinic returns to East County

Local dental, vision students gain experience at Remote Area Medical clinic.

  • East County
  • News
City commissioners also agreed to have city staff investigate the possibility of replacing angled parking on Ringling Boulevard.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 8, 2011
City denies construction zoning amendment

The Sarasota City Commission voted 3-2 to deny a proposed zoning code amendment that would have allowed favorability to applicants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carlos Reyes-Sanchez faces charges of first-degree murder in Rhode Island. (Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 29, 2014
Police arrest Key Club employee for Rhode Island murder

Carlos Manuel Reyes-Sanchez, 30, was arrested without incident this morning at the resort's fitness center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 550 Norton St. was built in 2002. (Eric Garwood)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 3, 2022
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.8 million

A Sleepy Lagoon home on Norton Street tops this week's sales at $2.8 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
William Smock. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 2, 2019
New perspectives for Manatee County Planning Commission

Three new members carry a variety of occupational backgrounds.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 17, 2013
Event seeks to SPARCC designer donations

The Safe Place and Rice Crisis Center is seeking high-end brand donations to support its mission of ending domestic and sexual violence.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Although city staff approved the 18-story, 23-unit condominium project, a group of residents has challenged that decision.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 13, 2019
Condo appeal raises questions of bias

A contentious downtown development proposal has included accusations that some city officials aren’t impartial judges — a charge those officials strongly deny.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota's homeless population will be treated to a life of luxury in a new city-funded shelter.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 29, 2012
City to convert police headquarters into homeless shelter

APRILS FOOLS - Plans are in the works to turn the Sarasota Police Department into a state-of-the-art homeless shelter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • 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
Florida Department of Transportation Interstate Construction Project Manager Marlena Gore and FDOT Communications Outreach Manager Brian Bollas stand atop the new northbound I-75 bridge.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 9, 2019
Interstate 75 and State Road 70 construction on schedule in Manatee County

FDOT still on schedule for Spring 2021 project completion at S.R. 70/I-75 interchange in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County commissioners will talk again about mask requirements July 27.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 22, 2020
Manatee County to consider mask mandate

Manatee commissioners torn between personal responsibility and need to promote public safety.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Community Liaison Department of Manatee Physician Alliance |
  • December 4, 2019
Their New Life After Weight Loss Surgery

Their New Life After Weight Loss Surgery

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A crowd of more than 50 showed up to the meeting.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 5, 2019
Sarasota County School Board puts Bowden on 30-day notice

The school board will decide whether to do nothing, reprimand, suspend or fire Superintendent Todd Bowden at a special meeting at 9 a.m. Dec. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Holder
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 14, 2010
Florida House candidates focus on jobs

Faced with a constituent base suffering from high unemployment, incumbent Doug Holder and his opponent, Nancy Feehan, both tout their job-creation strategies as they battle for the Florida House District 70 seat.

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  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 29, 2018
Nicholas "Nick" Myrhorod

Nicholas Nick Myrhorod passed away in Orillia Ontario Canada after a brain hemmorrhage, he will fondly be remembered by his wife Virginia Holmes, he was a snowbird to Longboat Key Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Betty Schiff

Betty Schiff, 95, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
June LeBell was the first female announcer on a major commercial classical music radio station. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 28, 2017
Voices of Freedom concert will honor familiar voice

Choral Artists of Sarasota will honor June LeBell at its annual Fourth of July concert.

  • Arts + Culture
Prices for sand for the town's beach projects are coming in lower than anticipated.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 1, 2021
Projections show cheaper sand for beach projects

Estimates show a cost of $37,094,730 for 1,023,000 cubic yards.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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