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Nathan Benderson Park will host the 2022 and 2023 USRowing Masters National Championships. (Photo by Nat Kaemmerer)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 5, 2022
Benderson Park awarded USRowing Masters Nationals

The championships will be coming to the park in 2022 and 2023.

  • East County
  • Sports
Anna Zimmerman (Center, right) poses with her winnings beside Deputy Superintendent Cynthia Saunders, Jason Edelkind and Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 4, 2016
Braden River High student wins at regional science and engineering fair

Anna Zimmerman broke the code with her project on DNA sequences.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 2, 2020
Prose and Kohn: An open letter to the 2020 Sarasota sports scene

A new year means new possibilities.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 15, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The sound of nuptials

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Colony meeting hopeful; Boston bombing aftermath; To the Republican Party

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
First baseman and pitcher Luke Darnell helped lead Bradenton Christian to a 16-9 record and a Bay Conference Championship during his senior season — his first with the Panthers.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 11, 2014
Make it Count

Bradenton Christian first baseman Luke Darnell will represent the West in the annual PostYourT Florida High School East/West All-Star Game June 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
Faust DeLazzer, a science teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School, asks his students if they're prepared for their exam.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 2, 2021
The final bell for Lakewood Ranch High couple

Two Lakewood Ranch High teachers retire from education after 46 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 26, 2010
Confidential document appears at Town Hall

Commissioner Gene Jaleski submitted a Longboat Key Club pro-forma statement dated August 2006 to the town last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The idea for a new parking lot in Siesta Key was just starting to take shape, but some commissioners hope to find a different solution to the parking shortage.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 11, 2017
Proposed parking lot on Siesta Key may be over before it starts

Commissioners want to explore other options to solve the Siesta Key parking problem, including a lot off the island and paid parking lots.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Honor Avenue currently only has two lanes, one on either side of a grassy median.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 28, 2015
Sarasota/Manatee MPO updates 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan

Metropolitan Planning Organization's plan for better transportation doesn't leave out East County.

  • East County
  • News
Dorian, Samantha and Steve Drouin at Braden River's graduation.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 5, 2019
Braden River High School graduate earns invitation to U.S. Naval Academy

Samantha Drouin wants to make a difference at the U.S. Naval Academy, and perhaps someday as a politician.

  • East County
  • News
Roger Hill started working for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch in 1981.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 5, 2013
Lakewood Ranch remembers longtime manager

Roger Hill, ranch manager for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, died March 1.

  • East County
  • News
Photos courtesy of Andrea Hillebrand
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 25, 2012
Occasions: Anne Weintraub and Sal Diaz-Verson Jr.

Meet newlyweds Anne Weintraub and Sal Diaz-Verson Jr.

  • Arts + Culture
North Trail Redevelopment Partnership Chairman Jay Patel is still optimistic an overlay district will lead to more redevelopment in the area.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 22, 2018
North Trail hopes overlay sparks redevelopment

Only two developments have used the North Trail Overlay District in the past five years, but stakeholders still see the special regulations as a valuable tool.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Film producer Noam Dromi, author Sally Fernandez and publisher David Dunham. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Shellie Terry |
  • May 16, 2018
Sarasota political thriller author Sally Fernandez lands movie option

Sarasota author Sally Fernandez lands movie option for her latest book, "The Beekeeper's Secret."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2018
District 72 special election guide

Learn all you need to know about voting in the upcoming election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Natalie Almeter sings a solo in "Marriage of Figaro" at the Sarasota Opera in 2015.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 30, 2018
East County soprano heads toward the world of professional opera.

Natalie Almeter has bright future.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 15, 2018
Gills Club explores shark and ocean conservancy

The Mote Marine Laboratory group connects girls to the science world.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 18, 2018
Cops Corner: The sandlot, LBK style

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The new Siesta Key public beach enhancement is one major public project that will greatly alter the look of Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 6, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Reasons Sarasota is on track for a major facelift

A surging economy and ambitious public and private developments will significantly change how Sarasota County looks forever.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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