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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2013
The Best of Summer: Cops Corner

Here are favorite Cops Corner items from the summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
A new Costco under construction at Westfield Sarasota Square Mall is expected to open this summer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2012
Palmer Ranch adding homes, jobs, businesses

Approximately 600 homes and hundreds of jobs in new businesses are coming to Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 26, 2015
OBITUARY | John 'Jack' McCormick

John McCormick died Aug. 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
MLFB Senior Executive Vice President Frank Murtha said his league is working to make rent payments to Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 24, 2016
Lakewood Ranch developer sues Major League Football

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch files suit to evict fledgling professional football league.

  • East County
  • News
"Each spring, the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors an art competition for high school students," U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 1, 2011
Buchanan promotes youth art

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is encouraging local high school students to participate in the 30th Annual Congressional Student Arts Competition.

  • East County
  • News
Photo courtesy of John Saputo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

The Anheuser-Busch World Environment Beach Clean Up 2013 Day held July 27, at Quick Point Nature Preserve on Longboat Key, yielded 34 bags of debris that volunteers collected in recyclable bags and disposed of in the proper receptacles at the park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Seniors Ricky Yanez and Chance Cohen celebrate together.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch boys soccer one win from first state title

The Mustangs play Cypress Bay at 4 p.m. on Feb. 18 at Spec Martin Stadium in Deland.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 31, 2011
Manatee County to host workshops

Manatee County commissioners and the Children's Services Advisory Board will meet Nov. 1.

  • East County
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 18, 2012
Town hopes to cash in on video advertisements

The commission will discuss an advertising model that could help to offset the town's cost of offering live-streaming meetings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In addition to the usual business movement along Main Street, some bigger projects with the potential to change the downtown landscape are shaping up this year.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 7, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Main Street

In 2014, Main Street saw a flurry of businesses coming and going - a level of activity that appears ready to continue throughout the heart of the city in 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota City Commission will vote on a three-year teamsters contract agreement Tuesday at City Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2011
City's teamsters ratify contract agreement

The city's Public Works Department employees have ratified an agreement for a new three-year contract that would expire in September 2013.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nicole Polivchak finished ninth at the Curro South African Juniors International March 7 through March 10, in Cape Town, South Africa. (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 31, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Junior uses golf to see the world.

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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 27, 2012
Sidewalk improvements slated

The first phase of the Main Street sidewalk improvement will change the look of mid-Main Street for those on foot.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Foundation Chairman Bob Simmons has its sights set on a location for the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living in and around Bay Isles Road and Bay Isles Parkway where a future town center concept is proposed. (file photo)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2015
LBK Foundation receives $500,000 commitment

Ocean Properties Ltd. and an anonymous donor have committed funds for a new Longboat medical center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 28, 2015
Homeless expert talks successes, failures in Sarasota County

Sarasota County consultant Robert Marbut returned to the area for community meetings Thursday, during which he praised the county's progress in helping homeless families, but criticized the lack of a come-as-you-are shelter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 25, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Norman Reiter, Doris Blair and Betty Swift died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 15, 2016
Redevelopment could boost town coffers

What could the town of Longboat Key do with $8 million in building fees?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 21, 2013
Lakewood Ranch CDDs adopt budgets

Residents in Lakewood Ranch CDDs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 all will pay higher assessments for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

  • East County
  • News
Nature lover Joe Sidiski walks trails weekly at state parks with his wife, Bonnie. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 27, 2015
Conversation with Joe Sidiski

Joe Sidiski’s love for ponds, wildlife and all things nature didn’t start in 2004, when he moved to the Greenbrook community.

  • East County
  • News
Supporters of the Legacy Trail, known for their yellow shirts, have already been working to educate the public about this referendum.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 15, 2018
Voters to decide on funding Legacy Trail extension

In November, voters in Sarasota County will decide if they want to pay $65 million to extend and construct the Legacy Trail over the next 20 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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