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  • By The Women’s Center at LWRMC |
  • July 2, 2019
Birth Designer Program Empowers Women to be Uniquely Involved in Their Care

Birth Designer Program Empowers Women to be Uniquely Involved in Their Care

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 15, 2015
Sarasota Sidelines: 09.17.15

Sarasota Sidelines: 09.17.15

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Purple Ribbon Committee will tour the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall at its next meeting on Aug. 28.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 18, 2016
Van Wezel study calls for new facility

As part of the Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 planning effort, a study commissioned by the Van Wezel Foundation recommends the construction of a new venue with more than 2,000 seats — at a price from $150 to $525 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota's Ja'da Bennett attempts to dribble past Lakewood Ranch's Aleah Robinson.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 8, 2015
Sailors bounce back from loss

After losing to Lakewood Ranch Dec. 3, Sarasota defeated Braden River Dec. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Karen Yates submitted this photo, taken at the Esplanade Golf and Country Club.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2015
East County photo contest winner: June 25

Karen Yates submitted this photo, taken at the Esplanade Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel says she loves learning about other cultures.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2012
Extraordinary Exchange: China

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel spent approximately seven weeks in China this summer. The teen was one of 30 students nationwide to earn the scholarship opportunity with the NSLI-Y Scholarship program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High School's new principal, Dustin Dahlquist, says he's in "observation mode" as he comes to Lakewood and prepares to build on a foundation of success.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 16, 2019
Can Lakewood Ranch High go higher?

New Mustangs principal hopes to build upon the school's success.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Oct. 25

Paul Meese captured this photograph on the beach near Longboat Key Towers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2018
East County weather page photo: Oct. 25

Jeannie Sparks captured this sunset at The Mall at University Town Center.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: King Home

The home is at 6832 Pine St.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 5, 2021
Lynda Ann Brill

Lynda Ann Brill, of Longboat Key, passed away on March 3, 2021 at the age of 84 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Suzy Brenner | Contributor |
  • April 16, 2018
Suzy Brenner: Paradise Center seeks funds for new home

With a mission enhancing the lives of Longboat’s seniors, the center is looking for support during the Giving Challenge.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Turtle Beach's geographical position on the Key makes it more vulnerable to erosion than the Siesta Public Beach. Courtesy photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 27, 2011
Another Turtle Beach renourishment in the works

Just as property owners along Turtle Beach finish paying assessments for a 2006-07 renourishment project, the county is expected to start another initiative to add sand to Turtle Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota Christian senior Kyle Lantz has already won two races for the Blazers in his first season with the team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 29, 2015
Staying the course

Sarasota Christian senior Kyle Lantz won his second race of the season at the George Jenkins Holloway Park Jamboree Sept. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 16, 2020
Barbara Hutchinson Powers

Barbara Hutchinson Powers, 80, of Longboat Key Florida and Bernardsville died on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Randolph NJ. Her family was by her side.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Limiting growth practically bankrupt because even the most stringent growth controls fail to prevent growth in attractive places — it just makes them prohibitively expensive and clogged with traffic, lowering the quality of life for everyone.
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • January 19, 2017
The realities of congestion

The sooner Sarasota city and county leaders start implementing anti-congestion strategies, short and long term, the easier and less costly they will be.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The city has sought a development partner for the former landfill since the late '90s, but efforts to build on the land have not come to fruition. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 6, 2021
Marian Anderson Place development plan advances

So far, the city’s efforts to facilitate a project on the north Sarasota site have failed. Officials hope a new proposal will finally bear fruit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2012
News Briefs

Chick-Fil-A night to benefit missions team; Business world enters Manatee classes

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County is putting together a new enterprise zone to go along with several others around the state.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 9, 2012
Energy Economic Zone program parameters set

The Sarasota County Commission once again has held off on making a formal decision on an Economic Energy Zone program.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Three unit owners are threatening legal action if the current Colony Beach & Tennis resort buildings aren’t upgraded.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 12, 2013
Three owners want Colony buildings fixed up

A Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association attorney says 'experts in resort properties have advised the board the (resort) buildings are functionally obsolete and cannot support a profitable resort.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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