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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 20, 2012
Obituary: Eunice Marie Edwards

Eunice Marie Edwards, of St. James Plantation, N.C., and formerly of Longboat Key, died March 10. She was 91.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"Sometimes you have to be a little proactive, you can't just go with the flow," says neurosurgeon and political leader Dr. Benjamin Carson.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 27, 2013
Common-Sense Politics advocate Ben Carson speaks in Sarasota

Neurosurgeon and political speaker Dr. Ben Carson hopes to initiate change in the same style as the late General C. Everett Koop.

  • Arts + Culture
About 50 students worked on the statue.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 26, 2011
Ranch students unveil statue (VIDEO)

Students in Greg McGrew's engineering class today unveiled the Mustang statue they've been creating for the last four months.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The city hopes Lido Key shoreline renourishment efforts can begin later this year.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 11, 2018
Army Corps allocates funds for Big Pass dredge

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has included $13.5 million for a Lido Key renourishment project in its fiscal year 2018 work plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amy Adams in "Arrival." Photo source: Amazon Prime Video.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 15, 2018
Binge Blog: Talk to me

"Big Mouth," starring Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph and Jessi Klein, and "Arrival," directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Shoppers can donate new, unwrapped toys to multiple locations for Toys for Tots around Sarasota.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 30, 2014
Toys for Tots dropoffs located throughout Sarasota

Shoppers can donate new, unwrapped toys to multiple locations for Toys for Tots around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 13, 2012
Commissioners hosts day of services at Manatee animal shelter

Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore more is seeking volunteers to help bathe dogs from Manatee Animals Services on Saturday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • February 22, 2019
25 reasons to love Lakewood Ranch

In two-and-a-half decades, Lakewood Ranch has allowed its residents to reap the kind of lifestyle perks most communities take generations to sow.

  • LWR Life
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2015
This week in history

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hunter Cross and Carroll Hunter play good friends B-Flat and U.S in "Second Samuel." Photo by Renee McVety.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 8, 2013
Film Review: 'Disconnect'

In the new film, "Disconnect," be prepared to re-examine your online activities. Director Henry Alex Rubin doesn't get preachy about our obsession with the Internet. Instead, he treats it as a fact of life. But he also delves into the dangerous repercussions of seemingly innocuous behavior when being online gets horribly out of control.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 12, 2010
CHARTER REVIEW BOARD: County charter changes debated

Five candidates with diverse backgrounds are trying to fill two Charter Review Board seats.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee County School Board is considering selling a 10-acre undeveloped parcel at Braden River High School to save money it can set aside for reserves.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 28, 2013
School board considers selling property at Braden River HS

The Manatee County School Board will vote to potentially designate land it owns at Braden River High School as surplus property at a workshop today.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 2, 2014
Colony Association, MW Group work on developer agreement

Manfred Welfonder's company is expected to become the new Colony developer, more than seven years after the Longboat Key resident first pitched a plan for the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Monica Mingote, of Bradenton, submitted this photo of a “furious sky” from Jiggs Landing.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2015
East County weather page photo: Dec. 10

Monica Mingote, of Bradenton, submitted this photo of a “furious sky” from Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Charles Preston Rawls submitted this photo of “fire in the sky” over Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2015
Sarasota weather page photo: Dec. 10

Charles Preston Rawls submitted this photo of “fire in the sky” over Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The annex, pictured at front left, adds about 2,000 square feet to the Waterlefe River Club. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 24, 2014
Waterlefe opens its new annex

As Franklyn Dickson walks through the Waterlefe River Club, his voice rings with excitement as he highlights each new detail -- paintings by Waterlefe artists in the front lobby, carpet tiles in the dining area to make for easy replacement, a permanent dance floor, and an expanded bar, among other features.

  • East County
  • News
Kittens Ari and Ori scope out the class while Steven and Christine relax to start the class.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 11, 2016
Cat Depot does downward dog

Cat Depot brings back community yoga class with cats.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Gwen MacKenzie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2013
News Briefs

SMH's MacKenzie honored in top hospital leaders list; Commissioners approve phase two of Gulf Gate Library; Quay property settlement reached in foreclosure lawsuit

  • Sarasota
  • News
Officials OK 10th and 14th street roundabouts
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • May 2, 2013
May 2: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: City receives settlement offer on State-Street Sunshine complaint; Officials OK 10th and 14th street roundabouts; Bearadise Ranch preserves bears' history; Amateur sculptors carve their niches

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key will be able to place sand on the north end of the Key this summer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 4, 2013
Longboat Key beach project permit approved

Longboat Key received a permit to renourish its beach for the next 10 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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