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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 27, 2020
Bittersweet farewells for Lakewood Ranch-area students

Mona Jain Middle and Freedom Elementary have parades to celebrate students as they move onto new schools.

  • East County
  • News
Rick Farmer has seen graffiti on some of the towering oaks near the playground.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • March 21, 2013
Graffiti draws ire of Arlington Park residents

Neighbors fed up with graffiti have cleaned markings throughout Arlington Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jack Richardson will face incumbent Betsy Benac in the General Election.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2016
County Commission — District 7: Jack Richardson

Richardson will face incumbent Betsy Benac in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
Seniors age 65 and up wait for 15 minutes to be monitored for adverse effects after receiving COVID-19 vaccines from Manatee County on Jan. 7 at Bennett Park.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 21, 2021
Manatee County restricts vaccine distribution to Florida residents

Non-Florida residents can no longer get vaccine from Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County passed its $740 million budget on Monday night.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • September 22, 2020
Manatee County approves 2020-21 budget

The $740 million budget decreased 2.2% over last year's because of losses projected from the effects of COVID-19

  • East County
  • News
"Red," by John Logan, is a theatrical biopic of the famed abstract-expressionist, Mark Rothko. Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • April 11, 2012
Theater Review: 'Red'

"Red," by John Logan, is a dynamically intense, thrillingly intellectual dramatization of the intersection between art and ego.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2012
Our View: Who is he to decide 'fairness'?

We received the following letter on Tax Day from the owner of a local business:

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Aesthetician Monee Arpin of L. Spa
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 14, 2012
The basics of skin fitness - from the experts

Ask a Sarasota beauty about her skin, and she's likely to mention her aesthetician. One local favorite is Monee Arpin, who recently relocated from Main Street to L. Spa on South Pineapple Avenue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Swartzendruber
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 3, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Laura Swartzendruber

After joining the Lakewood Ranch YMCA Wave Runners swim team less than two months ago, 7-year-old Laura Swartzendruber competed in the Area 5 Championship Swim Meet July 30-31 at the Selby Aquatic Center.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2012
Civics lesson

Kindergarten students from the Lakewood Ranch area performed chores to earn small amounts of money to help the less fortunate. Then, they used their earnings to purchase goods for needy families, and also collected items for the cause.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Turtle-nesting season runs from May through October.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 11, 2012
Code Enforcement hears eight turtle-lighting cases

Sand Cay Beach Resort and Gulf Tides of Longboat Key each received fines of $25 per day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
SCORE Association CEO W. Kenneth Yancey recently spoke at an event in Sarasota that honored local small business owners and SCORE volunteers. Lori Sax.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2013
Rise ABOVE: W. Kenneth Yancey

The head of one of the largest pro-business counseling groups in the country delivers a message of hope to the Gulf Coast. 'The great thing about entrepreneurs is they are so resilient,' says W. Kenneth Yancey.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 25, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Carly Mitchell

Haile Middle School student Carly Mitchell broke her ankle in May playing soccer. But just two weeks after rejoining practices, Mitchell, 13, and her teammates made it to the quarterfinals in the Challenge Sports 3v3 Nationals July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort.

  • East County
  • Sports
Save Siesta Key board members Tracy Jackson and John Davidson are part of an effort to submit an incorporation proposal to the state ahead of a Sept. 1 deadline. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • August 19, 2021
Siesta Key group readies incorporation submission

Save Siesta Key is in the closing stretch of a signature-gathering campaign in support of an independent island government.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • December 16, 2009
Deal Us In

How to play for success

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"One of my main purposes in life is to help people by filling their heads with good sense and helping them," Sharon Rudele says. "I do it out of love, but some people don’t understand my tactics."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 15, 2013
Aunt Rudele wants to reveal her true self

Aunt Rudele is coming to Sarasota to share her gift of wisdom with audiences.

  • Arts + Culture
Antonio Saviano said he thinks the potential Manatee County takeover of Premier Sports Campus to be a positive.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 1, 2017
Premier's growth continues despite possible sale

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Oct. 4

Michael Cohen photographed this puddle reflecting the blue sky on Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 30, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Just an FYI

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Columnist . |
  • September 18, 2018
Observer overlooked critical problems

Lido Pavilion proposal disregards parking needs and violates comprehensive plan standards.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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