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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2017
Sarasota school bus crash damages traffic light

Drivers will face up to 15 minute delays at the intersection of Proctor Road and Gantt Road, which has become a 4-way stop.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Deb Kehoe and Kathi Skelton started the local effort for Homes for Our Troops.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 22, 2018
Women on a Mission

Wounded veterans call East County do-gooders Kathi Skelton and Deb Kehoe fundraising ‘machines.’

  • LWR Life
Formerly know as “black bellied tree-ducks”, black-bellied whistling ducks spend more time perching in trees, telephone lines or railings than other ducks.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • May 21, 2021
Bird of the week: Black-bellied whistling duck

Species came to America seeking a better life.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 6, 2021
We’ll probably never know

For the 74 million who voted for Trump, they want one thing for sure: to know the truth.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Waterlefe Community Development District maintains stormwater inlets and other structures that sometimes need repair. Water from the ponds eventually drains into stormwater systems outside the community. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 2, 2019
Manatee County stormwater fee proposal advances

Manatee County proposes new stormwater fee.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch attacking midfielder Maddison "Gi" Krstec is committed to play at the University of Maryland next season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 9, 2016
Lakewood Ranch soccer star attacks with grace and power

The Mustangs' senior captain is committed to Maryland

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross credits here tenure at Longboat Key for preparing her for her new Lakewood Ranch executive director  challenge.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 14, 2015
A Conversation with Anne Ross

Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross, 43, departs the town at the end of the month for the Lakewood Ranch executive director post after 11 years of service to the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Starbucks on Main Street is getting painted this week. Stores will stay open during the painting process.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 25, 2013
Lakewood Ranch Main Street gets repainting

Part of routine maintenance to the exterior of individual businesses, the painting began April 1 and the process will take four to six months.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Town Manager informed the county of the increasing concern for home and road flooding on the island.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 7, 2014
County, town discuss Bayfront Park

Sarasota County commissioners met with Longboat Key town commissioners to discuss joint issues Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Childrens Dream Fund Marketing and Communications Director Amanda Griffin holds up a picture of a 9-year-old girl who will benefit from the Rotary grant. The girl, Kiya, will go to Give Kids the World.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2017
Festival fun spills over for charity

Club donates $112,000 from annual wine festival proceeds.

  • East County
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • May 21, 2012
Make Your Voice Heard: Petition to Keep Entertainment in Five Points Park

Make Your Voice Heard: Petition to Keep Entertainment in Five Points Park

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Coburn Goss and Laura Rook act in "The Crucible." Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 15, 2019
Society has a meltdown in Asolo Repertory Theatre's 'The Crucible'

Asolo Rep's production stays relevant because the witch hunt of “The Crucible” isn’t a wildfire; it’s the work of human beings.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The city hopes to address persistent flooding issues on Palm Avenue while improving the streetscape and maintaining existing palm trees.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 7, 2018
City prepares for Palm Avenue improvements

The city is eager to begin construction on a downtown street that has been prone to flooding.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pat Pettit
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 10, 2014
Pat Pettit: Shape shifter

Furniture maker Pat Pettit is turning her old wood scraps into art.

  • Arts + Culture
Adelaide Mahler was one of seven players who scored goals for ODA.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 16, 2016
ODA girls lax rolls past Port Charlotte

The ODA girls lacrosse team beat Port Charlotte 16-3 Feb. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Shoop, Scully the mascot, and Mall General Manager Jeramy Burkinshaw are on hand to announce a partnership for the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 2, 2017
Single day tickets for World Rowing Championships in Sarasota now on sale

The Mall of University Town Center in Sarasota will partner with World Rowing Championships to sell tickets.

  • East County
  • News
Baugh
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 20, 2013
Officials assess first year

Commissioners and East County residents - Vanessa Baugh and Betsy Benac - and School Board member Dave Miner, take stock.

  • East County
  • News
Charles Varah, partner representative for University Park, says the development’s new neighborhood, Lansdowne Crescent, will have the same Neoclassical, pristine look of existing sites.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 12, 2013
PATIENT PAYOFF

University Park developers waited out the housing crisis to break ground on Lansdowne Crescent, the development's first phase in seven years.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 23, 2010
Home Run

Construction to begin soon on Christ Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Julie Bianchi, the head of the middle school, talks about the garden feature and virtual reality studio in the new building.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 26, 2020
Out-of-Door Academy building for a better future in Lakewood Ranch

Out-of-Door Academy expands middle school with new facility and quad

  • East County
  • News
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