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The Terrace Condominium Complex abuts Siesta Key Village, a bustling commercial district.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 8, 2013
Siesta Key Village incompatible with noise ordinance

Sarasota County conducted a study that showed sound maintains intensity as it reaches the Terrace Condominium Complex.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Braden River's Craivon Koonce and Raymond Thomas celebrate during the Pirates 38-10 Kickoff Classic victory versus River Ridge Aug. 19. (courtesy McKenzie Moritz)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 24, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Ready to pass the time with high school football?

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 13, 2016
Orchestrating Enlightenment

A fear-free-guide to classical music appreciation.

  • Arts + Culture
The state audit began in March and concluded with the release of the report November 25.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 4, 2013
State report threatens school district recovery

The Manatee County School District could see as much as a $7.2 million reduction in its general fund balance as a consequence of a report from the state Auditor General's Office.

  • East County
  • Schools
Tim Mulqueen kicks a ball into the air while working with Orlando City SC goalkeepers. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 5, 2017
Lakewood Ranch resident has drive to coach in MLS

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2010
Letter to the editor

The welcome signs recently installed on either end of Longboat are misleading - we should be welcoming to the Longboat Key Club's redevelopment project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jenifer C. Back DMD |
  • February 6, 2020
The Truth about Teeth Whitening

The Truth about Teeth Whitening

  • Health
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Photo courtesy of Mary Lou Johnson
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 3, 2011
Tennis club ladies ditch their makeup for the day

Lady tennis players at the Longboat Key Club joined Makeup Free Mondays, a movement standing for much more than leaving off the eye shadow.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
Chef Jamie stands the heat in 'Hell's Kitchen'

On Monday's episode of 'Hell's Kitchen,' Chef Jamie Gregorich, sous chef at Euphemia Haye, proved she can stand the heat in the kitchen - by surviving another elimination.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Madeline Plese, 4, bags up some "cloud sand," made from flour and oil.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 24, 2018
Decade of direction

Science takes the spotlight at Kiddie Academy's celebration.

  • East County
  • News
Earth Fare opened to much fanfare in January, 2018 in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2020
Earth Fare will shut down in Lakewood Ranch

Earth Fare announces it is ceasing operations, including its Lakewood Ranch store.

  • East County
  • News
Mustangs junior Jay'Den Clarke-Jones will be more of a true point guard this season, according to Jeremy Schiller.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 11, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Mustangs basketball talented, inexperienced

That lack of experience is not changing the program's expectations.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • In Memoriam |
  • May 22, 2020
James J. Haranzo

James J. Haranzo, 93, a longtime resident of  Longboat Key, Florida, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his Summer home in Darien, Connecticut on May 9, 2020 after a brief illness unrelated to Covid-19. 

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Cathy Laird, branch manager of the Braden River Library, shows off the main portion of the current young adult section. The revamped young adult section will be centered around a makerspace.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • September 30, 2020
Bradenton's Braden River Library expansion construction to begin before 2021

Manatee County expects the project, which centers around a revamped young adult section, to finish by Sept. 2021.

  • East County
  • News
Susannah Ross and Gina Ford say public input will play a substantial role in guiding a forthcoming bayfront master plan.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 7, 2017
Planners prepare to reshape Sarasota's bayfront

In just eight months, a Boston-area planning firm hopes to have a blueprint for redeveloping the bayfront that everyone can support. How will they get there?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 8.15.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Longbeach Village peacocks that evade trappers will be shot with a tranquilizer dart.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2015
Commission seeks to reduce peacock population

A trapper could get a golden egg of $25,000 to cull the Longbeach Village peacock population to 12 males.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cheryl Scheid tears up old asparagus roots along with members of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2018
The Little Garden That Could

Lakewood Ranch’s community garden survived hurricane flooding and a bitter cold snap. We tiptoed through the marigolds to see which plants came out on top.

  • LWR Life
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 2, 2018
School boards, sheriffs are doing a disservice to local taxpayers

Why can't the in leadership the counties and school boards work together to do the right thing?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jinny Johnson and Jackie Salvino, outside Longboat Island Chapel, think the reason why voting seemed larger on the Sarasota side is because of condos.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • August 28, 2018
Longboat voters turn out at polls but not satisfied with candidates

Longboat voters said candidates leave a lot to be desired

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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