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The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team set a new team best and Manatee County Championship record with a 14-under par team total Oct. 11.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 16, 2013
Sidelines

Read about this week in East County sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 4, 2019
From cheers to chimes: Livingston's owner transitions into antique clock business

Larry Adami failed at retirement. Now, he's taken his lifelong passion and made it a storefront on Pineapple Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photoLeadoff hitter Skylar Frey went 4-for-7 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored during the Class 7A Final Four.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 28, 2015
Sidelines

Sailors come up short in title game; SCSC wins Venue of the Year award; Golf Tourney to benefit Team Tony

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Christine Nordstrom
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 17, 2016
Meet the Chefs

Get to know the culinary creatives behind St. Jude inaugural Foodlosophy event.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The city has already committed to installing parking meters and pay station at St. Armands Circle, but commissioners aren't comfortable bringing on-street paid parking downtown.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 18, 2018
Meter-mania: Commission divided on downtown paid parking

As a six-figure budget deficit continues to grow, Sarasota city officials are undecided on the best strategy for managing parking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 13, 2010
IDA considers water schedule changes

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will discuss water schedule changes and other items at a meeting Thursday.

  • East County
  • News
Residents in about 100 homes were to have been notified by the end of the day Friday, Jan. 20. Those residents are on Goodwater Street, Blue Water Avenue, Bowline Drive, Prairie Lane and Markridge Road.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 20, 2012
Gulf Gate Estates residents advised about water project

A Sarasota County map shows the streets in Gulf Gate Estates where a boil-water advisory will go into effect Jan. 24

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 25, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'St. Vincent'

In his new film, "St. Vincent," Bill Murray gives an Oscar worthy performance guaranteed to please his ardent fans.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 17, 2017
Braden River football's season ends against Venice

The Pirates have dropped four-straight games in the rivalry, two in the postseason.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 18, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 24, 2013
Youth baseball tournaments coming to Sarasota

Prospect Wire will host its Florida state finals for four age groups of high school baseball players June 8 through 12, at Ed Smith Stadium and the Buck O'Neil Sports Complex.

  • East County
  • Sports
Greta the Great White will be one of the eight sculptures on display at Mote starting in December. Photo courtesy of WashedAshore.org.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 22, 2017
Artistic sea debris headed to Mote

In December, “Sea Debris: Awareness through Art” featuring “Washed Ashore" will go on display at Mote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
McNeal Elementary School second-grader Josiah Minton practices his spelling words with Lakewood Ranch High junior shooting guard Anthony Suarez. Photos by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 22, 2014
Teach One, Reach One

The East Manatee Bulldogs started a tutoring program last fall to help players with their academic studies.

  • East County
  • Sports
Former Braden River High pitcher Jordan Guerrero will continue his career with the San Diego Padres.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 17, 2015
East County baseball players fulfill their dreams

Five former East County baseball players were selected during Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft June 8 through June 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
The workshop will be at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2010
Commission considers beach options

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a list of four scenarios involving its island-wide beach renourishment project at its regular workshop today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
At 183 feet, Islands West is one of the tallest structures on Longboat Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 22, 2017
Longboat leaders set 80-foot height limit

Planning board members set a height limit on an otherwise flexible development process to keep the character of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: April

APRIL FOOLS' - There's gonna be one less empty house on Longboat Key, following a universally acclaimed musician's purchase of the blinged out $22 million Ohana estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Country Club Shores crosswalk will sit just north of the gated access portion of Longboat Club Road.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 6, 2015
FDOT puts Country Club Shores crosswalk on the map

The town will get four new crosswalks next year, one of which will be at Country Club Shores. A past report nixed the spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The craters on the road next to a beach on east Siesta Key sunk deeper from the flooding brought on by Tropical Storm Debby.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 9, 2012
County in line for state funds

The Sarasota County Commission will vote July 10 to approve a contract with the Florida Division of Emergency Management for $105,608 in disaster relief.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Representatives from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Security Associates will be attending tonight's meeting.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 9, 2012
Greenbrook to host safety meeting

Representatives of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Security Associates will attend tonight's meeting.

  • East County
  • News
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