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Welcome to Florida allergy season — all 365 days of the year.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 19, 2018
Allergies problematic year-round

Tree pollen is dying down, but a lot of people deal with different allergens throughout the year.

  • Health
Lakewood Ranch senior Lauren Owen goes up for a block during the Lady Mustangs 3-0 victory over Sarasota Sept. 3.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Volleyball vs. Sarasota

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team defeated Sarasota 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 Sept. 3.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Three surfers rescued Melody James after she became distressed Sunday of the coast of Casey Key, but her boyfriend Vincent Charles Daniels was pronounced dead at Venice Regional Bayfront Health.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 6, 2014
Man drowns off coast of Casey Key

Vincent Charles Daniels, 53, became distressed while swimming with his girlfriend near North Jetty Park Sunday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 11, 2012
TOPSoccer set to kick off fall season

The Braden River TOPSoccer program will kick off its sixth season Sept. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch junior Alex Brown performs a compulsory and an optional routine during each meet.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 7, 2016
Alex Brown's passion springs to life

Lakewood Ranch High junior masters the trampoline.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 22, 2018
Privateers invade Lakewood Ranch area library

Pirate ship sails for story time at Braden River Library.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dave Norris insisted on flying back and forth to Texas during his six months of chemo at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 23, 2018
Healing Waters

Lakewood Ranch is a great place to live, work and play, but it’s also a great place to get well. Caregivers say the community has served as a sanctuary during their loved ones’ darkest days.

  • LWR Life
  • By George Rauch |
  • February 3, 2010
U.S. government destroyed our money

A look at 300 years of economic history briefly enough to understand how we got into this terrible economic predicament with a worthless currency and why we must return to a gold-and-silver standard before this country can be free again from the shackles of government.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gene Payson shows off the S-800 hexacopter drone — one of the small-scale unmanned aerial vehicles used to train drone pilots.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 3, 2013
TAKING FLIGHT

Sarasota is at the front lines for the domestic use of a high-tech tool from the war on terrorism.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 18, 2018
Sarasota woman has nasty case of shingles

Cops Corner for Lakewood Ranch, East County areas — Interesting reports from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Eileen and Jerry Finehirsh enjoy time with friends.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 14, 2015
Temple Emanu-El celebrates Rosh Hashanah

To commemorate the start of the Jewish New Year, a Sarasota synagogue, Temple Emanu-El, enjoyed a luncheon at The Meadows Country Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2009
Cops Corner 12.03.09

our people were seen in a shopping-mall parking lot trying to sell turkeys to supermarket customers. All four were riding bikes.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 16, 2019
Report on Longboat fatal crash concludes driver, cyclist share responsibility

New York bicycle rider was killed in crash with parked truck on Gulf of Mexico Drive in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kevin Daves presented this conceptual drawing for a project Fruitville and U.S. 41. The 18-story segment is limited to land already entitled to that height.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 10, 2016
Downtown land swap highlights divide on growth

A proposed deal between the city and a developer could help the construction of a roundabout at U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road — and an 18 story, 80-unit condominium nearby.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sophia Falco and John Rivera, Lakewood Ranch'   s track and field stars, have been dating for just over a year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 10, 2017
Lakewood Ranch state track champions develop pure gold relationship

They won a combined four golds, two silver and a bronze at the state meet.

  • East County
  • Sports
State Road 758 could soon be the county's responsibility.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 21, 2018
County commission to discuss Siesta Key road swap

The county and state are discussing a deal that would give the county control of State Road 758, which includes segments of Midnight Pass Road and Siesta Drive.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Earlier this year, leaders pointed to the temporary closure of a left turn lane at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue as a source for some of the traffic congestion.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 26, 2020
Shuttle service proposed between downtown Sarasota and St. Armands

The proposal calls for the shuttle service to begin for the 2021 peak season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
Local resident named scholar

East County's Morgan Bettes has been selected as one of 20 national 2012 Judith O'Connor Scholars by BoardSource, a national provider of resources to exceptional non-profit boards.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ben & Jerry’s Manager Peter Quaresima scoops The Tonight Dough, one of the shop’s most popular flavors.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 19, 2015
I Scream, You Scream

We all scream for St. Armands ice cream.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
As a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, Margaret Barbieri got to meet Sir Frederick Ashton, and got some notes from the celebrated choreographer for her role on "Les Rendezvous." Courtesy photo
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • January 22, 2020
Sarasota Ballet's 'Les Rendezvous' can trace its steps to 1933 original production

In 1970s, Margaret Barbieri met Sir Frederick Ashton, got tips from original lead dancer

  • Arts + Culture
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