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Manatee County YMCA Interim CEO Frank Frey says he is planning for the "worst case scenario" to make sure the YMCA remains viable.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 27, 2020
Pandemic puts Manatee County YMCA at risk

After the Manatee County YMCA was making financial gains, COVID-19 cut the Y's membership in half.

  • East County
  • News
Adding to the north end of the basketball court would allow that area to accommodate two new pickleball courts and a half-court for basketball.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 20, 2019
Longboat leaders working to solve dilemma of how to expand pickleball on island

Options include several variations that could cut into other popular amenities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
OUR VIEW | We recommend …

Not much separates the four candidates running for City Commission. None of them would make a bad choice. They are all pragmatic and smart. But we give an edge to two.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Fredd Atkins believes he can become the first Democrat to win a County Commission seat in 46 years.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 27, 2016
Sarasota County Commission — District 1: Fredd Atkins

Fredd Atkins has tried and failed to break the Republican stranglehold on the County Commission before — so what’s different this time around?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Victoria Hulland and Ricardo Rhodes in Balanchine's "Jewels." Photo by Frank Atura.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 7, 2016
Sarasota Ballet premieres Balanchine's 'Jewels'

With its premiere of George Balanchine’s ‘Jewels,’ the Sarasota Ballet becomes one of the few companies granted permission to perform the three-piece ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
Linda Stone and Diane Laybourn have led a group that has donated more than 150 blankets to charity.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Women's Club has it covered by making blankets

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club forms Blankets 4 Babies and makes blankets for nonprofit groups.

  • East County
  • News
Forrest Properties' Nick Derby comes weekly to check on the apartment complex site just south of Ranch Lake Apartments. The new apartment community will have patio homes, town homes and apartments.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 5, 2018
Developers buy into apartments in Lakewood Ranch area

Hundreds of new apartments on the way in East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 23, 2016
Redeemer campus grows with congregation

Church of the Redeemer members met this month to discuss a three-phase plan for expansion in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key dispatch woes a learning process

The Longboat Key Police Department has unveiled a new non-emergency number, as some residents fret about the recent switchover to Sarasota County’s dispatch system.c

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The in-house brewing system that the introductory beer science course uses was given to USF Sarasota-Manatee by an anonymous donor. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 15, 2017
USF Sarasota-Manatee partnerships help brew the next batch of beer-makers

USF Sarasota-Manatee beer science program grows as new opportunities bubble up.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • September 22, 2016
A sensible path for Bobby Jones Golf Club

Private management is the right course for the city’s Bobby Jones Golf Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Playwright Sarah Bierstock will debut her play at Florida Studio Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 6, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre production tells story of the walls between us

Playwright Sarah Bierstock shares insights on her world premiere production of “Honor Killing" at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Terri Driver checks a nest laid in 2016. The Longboat Key Turtle Watch patrols Manatee County beaches of Longboat Key every day during turtle season.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 2, 2018
Longboat Key sea turtle nesting season begins

Turtles are on the way, ready to arrive as new rules come online to keep them safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Back to front, left to right) Benjamin Howe, Jahrel Thompson, Melissa Coleman Sperber, Claudia Rightmire, Natalie Robison and Melissa Hull rehearse "Bernie's Tune: Reprise" at the New College Fitness Center on Sept. 28.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 5, 2016
Dancing to a New Beat: Local jazz musician and dance company join forces

Sarasota Contemporary Dance jazzes up season opener with new musical collaboration.

  • Arts + Culture
Lucy Nicandri, executive director of Suncoast Charities for Children, is happy with the potential new site for Thunder by the Bay.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 21, 2016
City reaches agreement on new Thunder by the Bay site

After the motorcycle festival generated complaints from businesses and residents, city officials believe they’ve negotiated a more palatable layout for the event.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Florida Studio Theater's upcoming season includes popular regional theater favorites as well as original works for its cabaret series.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 21, 2015
Florida Studio Theatre announces 2015-2016 winter season

Popular and award-winning works like "One Man, Two Guvnors" and "Outside Mullingar" along with FST's trademark original cabaret pieces highlight the theater's upcoming winter season.

  • Arts + Culture
Bay Island resident Phil Agnes agrees that some improvements need to be made at the intersection of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue — a hot spot for accidents caused by speeding, among other factors — but he says the roundabout and commercial zoning suggest
  • By David Conway |
  • November 5, 2015
Residents fret about input on new form-based code

As the Urban Design Studio works on zoning regulations for the city of Sarasota, some neighborhoods believe their voices aren't being heard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 31, 2013
As standards change, East County schools score well

Data released last week shows East County elementary and middle schools are mostly an exception to falling school grades statewide. Five schools received 'A' grades.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 12, 2013
Public considers business property-tax relief

For the last three weeks, the East County Observer has previewed the first ballot item on the June 18 special election referendum - the vote on a half-percent sales tax increase to pay for indigent health care. Now, we look at the second ballot question: a vote on providing ad valorem tax exemptions for businesses.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 15, 2014
Longboat luminaries

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design honors six 'Longboat Key luminaries' this season in its sixth annual Ageless Creativity series. These artists show how the creative process transcends time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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