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Brian Jones sorts cows to demonstrate a talent featured in the Ranch Rodeo.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 18, 2020
Coronavirus postpones Ranch Rodeo in Palmetto

Manatee County Cattlemen's Association sees its Ranch Rodeo postponed.

  • East County
  • News
Thomas Webb  Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 19, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: July 20, 2017

Thomas Webb and Stephen Green died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nathan Bertsch watches Preston Severs hit a drive during the camp.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 25, 2018
Lakewood Ranch youth golf camp relies on newest technology

Data tracked include club speed, launch angle and attack angle.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Joe McKenna

The Sarasota Orchestra CEO recently saw his organization through a tumultuous time.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Amir Simmons fires a pitch against Manatee. He threw three shutout innings.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 26, 2019
Competitive All-Star teams require talent, sacrifice and planning

For Lakewood Ranch, more goes into Little League postseason tournaments than some think.

  • East County
  • Sports
Susan Moore submitted this sunset photo, taken from Hidden River Trail in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
Weather: East County

Susan Moore submitted this sunset photo, taken from Hidden River Trail in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 31, 2018
Braves stadium to open later than planned

It was always a possibility: the stadium won't be open in time for the full 2019 spring training season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
What happens if Sarasota's bayfront park becomes a center of constant activity, similar to what has occurred, say, at Cincinnati’s Fountain Park? (Courtesy image)
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 12, 2019
Sarasota's overall strategy: Whack-a-mole!

Monday’s City Commission meeting agenda — with votes on the Bay Park and Fruitville Road — illustrates a helter-skelter strategy, which is no strategy. Table the Fruitville Road vote.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A home in Cocoanut Bayou tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 8, 2015
Cocoanut Bayou home sells for $3 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between September 21 and September 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Brian Walters. Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2016
Theater review: 'Piano Men'

Don’t Shoot the Piano Players. Please.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 13, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Courtney Mirabella

Braden River High senior Courtney Mirabella allowed two hits and struck out 12 in six innings to lead the Lady Pirates to a 10-0 victory over Manatee March 5. She also went 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs.

  • East County
  • Sports
Klumpy (Fermin Llosa) warms up the crowd.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 23, 2017
A night in the life of Lakewood Ranch mascot Klumpy

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Model homes under construction in Tidewater Preserve are located within the new Riverside community, which replaces inventory in the Lagoon neighborhood.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 23, 2014
WCI eyes expansion from east

WCI Communities will use its Tidewater Preserve community as a home base as it looks to acquire land throughout the state.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2014
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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board held a virtual meeting in May.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 2, 2020
Board member's nomination held until September

Longboat Key commissioners have not been able to meet Planning and Zoning Board candidates in person because of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 13, 2019
Mary Ellen Criste (née Waite)

Mary Ellen Criste (née Waite) was born on March 25, 1934 in Pittsburg, PA and died December 8, 2019 in Baltimore, MD.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
James and Karol Santarsiero, of Hollywood, sold their home at 9815 Old Hyde Park Place to Jeffrey and Cheryl Sellers, of Bradenton, for $620,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three and two half baths, a pool and 3,623 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2015
Country Club Village home sells for $1.075 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • East County
  • News
Town attorney David Persson said "no voting conflict exists" with Commission Jack Duncan on a recent vote at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 5, 2012
Persson makes conflict of interest determination

Town attorney David Persson has ruled that Commissioner Jack Duncan had a duty to vote on a hedge ordinance that affects six condominium owners in the complex where he lives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 30, 2016
Just Married — Summer Wallace and Grant Herren

Summer Wallace and Grant Herren were married Sunday, March 20

  • Black Tie
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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