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The Fort Hamer Bridge was scheduled to open Oct. 18 across the Manatee River, connecting Fort Hamer Road in Parrish to Upper Manatee River Road in East County. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 18, 2017
Bridge fills transportation gap in Manatee County

Student's project helped persuade Manatee County to build the Fort Hamer Bridge.

  • East County
  • News
Nathan Robinson
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2013
Boy Scouts earn recognition

Boy Scout Troop 303 has been busy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 22, 2013
Sarasota deputies shoot armed convicted felon

A speeding violation turned into a standoff this morning between Sarasota County deputies and a armed man with a violent history.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lorraine Corners N.W. is located at the intersection of State Road 70 and Lorraine Road.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 9, 2012
Eateries sweeten Lorraine Corners

The Ranch Grill and the Memory Lane Ice Cream & Sweet Shop are the newest businesses to open in the Lorraine Corners N.W. shopping center.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 6, 2011
Burglary attempted in Dollar General parking lot

A Bradenton man feared his safety after a man with a knife attempted to get in his vehicle.

  • East County
  • News
Msgr. Gerry Finegan at his Golden Jubilee mass on May 7.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 14, 2017
Monsignor Gerry Finegan reflects on 50 years in priesthood

On June 18, 1967, Gerry Finegan, of Cavan, Ireland, was ordained for the Diocese of St. Augustine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 17, 2010
City pursues red-light camera installation

A state law going into effect July 1 gives the city and other municipalities the green light to install red-light cameras.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 17, 2010
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards: Serendipity Racquet Club

Small Business of the Year - Finalist

  • Sarasota
  • News
The current Osprey fishing pier was built in 1973.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 23, 2014
Osprey fishing pier reconstruction back on track

After a drawn-out permitting process, a county project to rebuild the historic Osprey fishing pier on Little Sarasota Bay has moved into the design phase.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Signs measure 8-by-8 inches and are marked with an 'R' to indicate a lightweight-truss roof, 'F' to indicate a lightweight-truss floor or 'RF' to indicate both a lightweight truss roof and floor.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 22, 2010
Signs of new law to pop up on Longboat Key

Many properties on the Key will be required to put up signs warning firefighters of light-weight constructions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Volunteers don't need to have backgrounds in marine science. Mote gives their volunteers training before sending them out to their posts.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 30, 2017
Longboaters hooked on Mote

A plethora of Longboat Key residents have found a calling in volunteering at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Siesta Isles Association members feasted on an Italian-themed meal at their annual dinner.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 26, 2015
Siesta Isles Association holds annual dinner

Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio attended and answered some residents' questions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 9, 2014
Top issues to watch in 2014: Traffic signals

The continued push for roundabouts in Sarasota and the implementation of a multiyear mobility study has traffic management at the forefront of the city's 2014 plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Downtown merchants point to a failed 2011-12 effort to install parking meters downtown to argue against a new paid parking system, but city staff members say they have learned a lesson from that venture.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 16, 2017
City Commission debates downtown parking meters

Despite vocal opposition from merchants and some commissioners, the city isn’t ruling out the possibility of installing parking meters downtown next year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This rendering shows what the Fort Hamer Bridge could look like.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 26, 2013
Fort Hamer Bridge plan moves closer to approval

Manatee County will hold a meeting on the Fort Hamer Bridge project Aug. 7.

  • East County
  • News
Nine developers will vie for the chance to renovate the 41-year-old Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 20, 2011
Nine potential Colony investors remain

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will now review a list of nine development proposals more closely in the coming weeks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 15, 2012
'Dead' buses bound for Sarasota County

Palm Beach County plans to sell Sarasota diesel buses with at least 500,000 miles each to buffer the county's fleet.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Police Department reports from Oct. 17-21.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 2, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 11.2.16

Longboat Key Police Department reports from Oct. 17-21

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
Cops Corner

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
SWAT officers arrest the suspect of an armed sexual battery before 8:30 a.m. Monday.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2014
UPDATE: Two arrested after SWAT investigation

Sarasota Police arrest two men in connection with the sexual battery that led to road closures Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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