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Eda Clare Smith
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 27, 2013
Auditors report 'clean' audit for Ranch CDDs

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's accounting system came back with solid reviews, with auditor Grau & Associates reporting no findings for any of the Ranch's districts.

  • East County
  • News
“A Streetcar named Desire” runs through Sept. 11, at The Players Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 7, 2016
Sex, Lies and Tennessee Williams: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’

The Two Chairs Theatre Company’ s ‘Streetcar’ plays through Sept. 11.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Longboat Key resident Bob Bunting documented a major washover event at Beer Can Island last weekend.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 1, 2017
Storm stokes fears of Beer Can breach

Longboat Key residents say the erosion hitting the north-end island has become an emergency situation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Josh Smithers watches over his Riverview High team at spring practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 3, 2018
Spring football practice is helpful for both old and new regimes

Spring games for area teams start next week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2014
St. Armands sees new events regulations

A discussion of events in St. Armands Circle Park nears its end as the City Commission establishes new rules for the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Community Center

Voters defeated a community center plan in 2004, but many residents want the plan back on the drawing board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rick Scott
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 27, 2018
Give Rick Scott his due

Scott’s ‘relentless discipline’ was crucial to his winning four races and leading Florida’s economic turnaround.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 28, 2010
Pines of Sarasota installs 2010 officers

John Lopez is installed as chairman of the Pines of Sarasota Board of Trustees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tennis pro James Blake at the Sarasota Open. Photo by Rachel O'Hara.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2011
Our View: Wish list for 2012 ...

Trifecta: Osama got zapped. Gaddafi got gored. Kim Jong got 'il,' really ill.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 20, 2012
School Board budget projects surplus

Superintendent Tim McGonegal hopes to use the extra dollars to give district employees a 1% bonus.

  • East County
  • News
The Cortez Bridge connects mainland Manatee County to Bradenton Beach.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 8, 2014
FDOT meeting to focus on Cortez Bridge future

The public is invited to an open-house meeting scheduled for Aug. 28, at St. Bernard Catholic Church on Holmes Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(From right to left) James Buchanan, Alison Foxall and Margaret Good.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2018
Florida House special election candidates share their views

The three candidates in the District 72 special election give their perspectives on Florida's top issues and what they can do to help fix them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
It's Time Sarasota will still seek to replace the city's current council-manager form of government with one led by an elected mayor.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 16, 2014
Elected mayor campaign admits defeat

Although the group failed to get a referendum on this year's ballot, It's Time Sarasota is preparing for a 2016 campaign for a new city charter and "strong" mayor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Al Jeffrey, Steve Traves and Jeff Birnbach prepare to release scallop larvae
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2013
Sarasota Bay Watch releases 13 million scallops

Sarasota Bay Watch has released approximately 13 million juvenile scallop larvae into Sarasota Bay during the two last weeks in its first two scallop releases of 2013.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 25, 2014
School district projects positive fund balance

At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Manatee County School District finance staff will announce that it expects to have an $8.1 million surplus in reserves this year.

  • East County
  • News
File photo.  David Verinder, Sarasota Memorial Health Care Systems President and CEO with Alex Quarles, president and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation at the RCLA Town Hall lecture March 7.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2016
Quarles announces resignation from SMH Foundation

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Alex Quarles will step down by June 1.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 4, 2010
Commission to review Moore's request

The Longboat Key Town Commission will consider approving on second reading a request by Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant owner Alan Moore to approve a Comprehensive Plan amendment and a request to change the zoning of the restaurant from commercial to residential at its 7 p.m. regular meeting tonight.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stephanie Smith (right) is the new coach of the Braden River girls basketball team. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 13, 2018
New leadership for Pirates girls basketball

Stephanie Smith, a former player and assistant coach at Northern Illinois University, was hired to coach the Braden River High girls basketball team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Principal Harpist Cheryl Losey will be among the featured performers. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2012
Musicians to accompany home tour

The 37th annual Masterworks Showcase Encore Out East: A Tour of Luxury Homes, which runs March 2-3, will feature five homes in the East County.

  • East County
  • News
Donna Hayes will complete her eighth year with the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2011
Hayes will not seek re-election

Manatee County District 5 Commissioner Donna Hayes said she plans to spend more time with her family.

  • East County
  • News
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