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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 11, 2009
Pirate to kick off new camp

Braden River High kicker Kadin Kerns will host a kicking and long-snapping football camp for children ages 8-12 June 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
The courts at the Longboat Key Tennis Center have been closed since March 22 aside from some maintenance work.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 4, 2020
Longboat Key Tennis Center to reopen with restrictions

The Tennis Center has been closed since March 22 because of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Peggy Messick worked in the war office at the Pentagon in 1942, during World War II.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 28, 2013
Your Neighbor: Peggy Messick

Growing up in the small town of Lead, S.D., Peggy Messick never imagined herself working in the Pentagon, but, at 18 years old, that was exactly what she was doing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Gator Club Halloween block party

PHOTO GALLERY: Gator Club Halloween block party

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 8, 2017
St. Martha Catholic School gets cookin'

St. Martha Catholic School hosted its sixth annual Cajun Crawfish and Seafood Festival on April 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 16, 2010
Mustangs rally past Bayshore Bruins

After trailing by a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter, the Lakewood Ranch High football team scored 33 unanswered points to rally past Bayshore 33-20 Oct. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 16, 2018
UPDATE: Siesta Key Breeze trolley turning 1 year old

SCAT is celebrating the trolley's success by rewarding the anticipated 250,000th rider.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 18, 2013
P&Z recommends revised boat ordinance

The ordinance that made waves between Village and Country Club Shores residents will now set sail toward the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Proponents of the parking changes say they will allow customers to dine and shop without worrying about getting a parking ticket.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 29, 2012
Turner pushes for eased restrictions

The controversial subject of parking enforcement downtown could be coming full circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Birth Announcements 02.25.10

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements each month. To have your listing included, please e-mail your information to Executive Editor Michael Eng, [email protected].

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Maye Lavinson
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 27, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Sept. 28, 2017

Virginia Spicer Biddle, Maye E. Lavinson, Patricia Ann Cave, William F. Good, Russell Dale McPeak. Ligia T. “Lee” Yousri died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jade Rhodes leads Auburn with 17 home runs so far this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 16, 2015
Power hitter

Former Sarasota High infielder Jade Rhodes has helped blast the Auburn University softball team to a No. 3 national ranking.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The performance of the Sarasota Youth Opera last year. Courtesy photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 22, 2018
New aria for opera in Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota Youth Opera opens classes in east Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Rosie Webber and Joe Casey engage in a back-and-forth duet. (Matthew Holler)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 30, 2019
When 'Outlaws and Angels' takes the stage, it's all good

Florida Studio Theatre revue tips its hat to the saints and sinners who transformed American country music

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 18, 2010
Senate, governor candidates face the press

All but one major candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida and governor appeared at a journalist town hall at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 13, 2013
Pirates go 2-0 in Preseason Classic

The Braden River High baseball team went 2-0 in the Jody Freidman Preseason Baseball Classic this past week, at G.T. Bray Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
Commissioner Carolyn Mason respresents District 1; Alan Maio, who was elected in November, represents District 4.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 1, 2014
County commissioners choose 2015 chair

The Sarasota County Commission unanimously chose Commissioners Carolyn Mason and Alan Maio for chair and vice chair, respectively, at the board retreat today.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Meetings this week were held at the Sarasota County Administration center, 1616 Ringling Blvd.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Barrier island height restrictions back on track

The County Commission Tuesday started a process to impose maximum construction height restrictions once again on the barrier islands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2012
Golf outing to raise funds for brain trauma

East County mom Betsy Krutzig will swing big this weekend by hosting her first charity golf tournament.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
SCAD survivor Tracee Murphy in her home with her dog, George.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • April 19, 2018
When in doubt, advocate for your health

A rare diagnosis sends Tracee Murphy searching for answers to SCAD at an out-of-state clinic.

  • Health
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