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The Braden River Havoc 8U team is playing its inaugural season this winter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 12, 2013
Havoc win opening tournament

The Braden River Havoc 8U team won its first tournament Nov. 2 and 3, at Buffalo Creek Little League.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 24, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Britton Foster is excited about his group’s newest commercial. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2012
Doritos finalist has 'Cool' Ranch connection

Britton Foster, son of Ranch Realtor Tierney Foster, is an aspiring filmmmaker in Hollywood, Calif.

  • East County
  • News
Sharon Smythe (purple),  Monica Hall (red) and Miriam Gregory (pink) complete their Saturday morning run with the Lakewood Ranch Running Club.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 11, 2016
Outdoor exercise: Don't sweat it

Minimize the impact of the summer heat on your body with these workout locations and tips.

  • Health
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Commission to review Key Club project

The Longboat Key Planning Board voted 4-3 to move the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation-and-expansion project forward to the commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 7, 2011
Commission to discuss former Klauber property tonight

The town's contract to buy the property adjacent to Bayfront Park will be discussed at tonight's meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Rudolph’s tiny house has a big impact at The Ringling.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 28, 2016
Top Story — July: Paul Rudolph's architectural impact

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 6, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Le Week-End'

'Le Week-End' is simply a film about love and the commitments people make on its behalf.

  • Arts + Culture
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 Robin Hartill |
  • May 11, 2011
Business Observer

Whitney Deem joins Longboat Key Club and Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 14, 2009
Blazers shoot past Thunder

The ODA boys basketball team pulled within one point of former district rival Sarasota Christian.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lt. Col. James Doolittle, left foreground, and Navy Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, skipper of the USS Hornet, gathered the 79 other Raiders for a group photo prior to launching the Raid over Tokyo on April 18, 1942. Courtesy photo
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 10, 2016
A tribute to veterans

Take a break from the elections. Take in a good story of old-fashioned American patriotism and heroism to remind you of the America you love. On Friday, thank a vet.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lad Slapak is director of the Youth Fishing Tournament.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 24, 2016
The biting reality of fishing in the Ranch

Local anglers say fishing has taken a hit in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Andrew Dailey won the People’s Choice Award last year with his sculpture "Pirecan." File photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 2, 2013
Amateur sculptors carve their niches

The Siesta Key Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest returns for its 41st year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nancy Taylor, Brandy Boyd and Judi Light create and sell their work at the new visual art oasis, simply titled The Cottage, in Nokomis.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 27, 2015
Creative Commune

Local artists band together to form a unique space that's more than a gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
Now the city wants to spend $200 million in public and private funds on another park — this one on the bayfront.
  • By Joel Schleicher and Jonathan Mitchell |
  • April 18, 2019
My View: City needs better governance, not a big park

Since 1974, the city’s spending has increased 420%. But in that time and with all that money, the City Commission repeatedly demonstrates irresponsible and dysfunctional leadership and management.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Out-of-Door Academy'   s valedictorian Caitlin Camire is set for graduation.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • May 31, 2017
ODA valedictorian leads class into graduation in Lakewood Ranch

Hard work was key to senior's rise at The Out-of-Door Academy.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 13, 2017
6.15.17 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Pirates senior linemen Daniel Galvin (78) and Zach Moore (75) process the game's outcome as time expires. The Pirates lost 24-21.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 3, 2018
Another painful loss for Pirates against Venice

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 14, 2014
Jaleski qualifies for March election

Village resident Gene Jaleski has qualified to run against Commissioner Phill Younger for an at-large seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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