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Bradenton 86-year-old Bernita Franzel selects from hundreds of frames with the help of volunteer optician Anna Seigneurie.  Glasses were made on site so Franzel could take home her new pair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 16, 2019
Medical prayers answered in Bradenton

Remote Area Medical's return to Manatee County iis a blessing for those who can't afford medical care.

  • East County
  • News
The city is confident its plans will produce a high quality Lift Station 87, depicted in this rendering — but the project likely won't be done until 2020, at least.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 7, 2017
The long, costly saga of Lift Station 87

Originally envisioned as an 18-month, $8.5 million project, building Lift Station 87 will take more than a decade — and potentially more than $50 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Luke Snyder, a third-grader from Braden River, gets help with his reading from Susan Hagerman on the first day of summer school. File photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 24, 2018
School board vote could change in Manatee County

Referendum would prevent voters from selecting school board members outside their district.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 11, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club learns how to cook

56 members attended the chef demo and chose between two dishes for dinner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tiffany and Hawley Holsbeke
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 26, 2016
Southside community gets hoppy for Easter

Residents flock to Southside Elementary School for Easter egg hunt and festivities.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City Commission candidate Matt Sperling.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 2, 2017
City Commission candidate questionnaire: Matt Sperling

At-large candidate Matt Sperling shares his thoughts on the key issues ahead of the March 14 election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joanne Assaly of Country Club Shores and her dog, Toby, 10, brave the crosswalk at the Country Club Shores beach access at Longboat Club Drive in the 1000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Nov. 24 and had to wait for 10 cars to whiz by them before they could
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2015
Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks aren’t shortcuts to safety

Mayor Jack Duncan seeks an education plan for new Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks and Police Chief Pete Cumming plans to have officers present when they are fully functional.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(John McGuire) Barry Gaines is working at his Parrish home on the second episode of his video epic "A World of Worlds."
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 15, 2017
Town's IT expert creates his own world on film

Film buff hopes his production will hit the big time

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city of Sarasota has formally adopted a master plan for redeveloping 53 acres of bayfront land surrounding the Van Wezel.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 13, 2018
Building the bayfront: Officials plot master plan implementation

The city has a grand design for revitalizing the bayfront. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. How, exactly, will the vision become reality?

  • Sarasota
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Debra Clark-Maradiaga, Larry Face and Fran Levinson
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 25, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Prime Time

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce hosted is quarterly Prime Time and New Member Celebration event Wednesday, June 20, at Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota. Approximately 300 people attended the event, during which they enjoyed appetizers, drinks and the opportunity to mingle with other professionals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Residents trying to turn left from Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to Parkside Place often have to wait due to the volume of oncoming traffic.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 3, 2015
Summerfield residents signal support for turn lane

CDD 1 supervisors hope Manatee County will see the light about the need for a designated left-turn arrow for Parkside Place.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2010
Letter to the editor

The welcome signs recently installed on either end of Longboat are misleading - we should be welcoming to the Longboat Key Club's redevelopment project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Limiting growth practically bankrupt because even the most stringent growth controls fail to prevent growth in attractive places — it just makes them prohibitively expensive and clogged with traffic, lowering the quality of life for everyone.
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • January 19, 2017
The realities of congestion

The sooner Sarasota city and county leaders start implementing anti-congestion strategies, short and long term, the easier and less costly they will be.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Robin Fernandez, who works at Nature of Being, and Marc Simms of Right Performance Management
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Business Alliance April Social

Business people enjoyed food, dance and conversation at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's April Networking Social April 3. The event was held at the Holiday Inn, where attendees could taste samples off the Alamo Steak House menu.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2015
Police nab kayak theft suspects

A kayak theft led to multiple charges for two suspects who are now in the Manatee County Jail.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Freddie" the fox curls up for a nap in front of a Gulf & Bay Club condominium. He and his mate have made themselves regular members of the community, residents say. Courtesy of Dee Reinbold.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
Island Beat: Key people getting into the holiday spirit

With Light Up the Village marking the formal beginning of the holiday season on the Key, plans are being finalized for the annual Christmas Lighting Contest for Condominiums.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ed Weissman takes a look at a painting brought in by Dane Spencer to be appraised on Sunday, Feb. 20 at the Historical Society of Sarasota County's 2nd Annual Antiques and Appraisals Event, at Phillippi Estate.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 22, 2011
GALLERY: Antiques & Appraisals Event at Phillippi Estate Park

The Historical Society of Sarasota County and Sarasota County Parks and Recreation held their 2nd Annual Antiques & Appraisals Event this past weekend from Feb. 18 - Feb. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • November 30, 2017
Special election Democratic candidates share their views ahead of primary

Margaret Good and Ruta Jouniari explain in their own words why they should represent their party in the District 72 special election primary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Unconditional Surrender," stone crabs, Nic Wallenda, Bello Nock and more
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 7, 2012
Ringling student adds flavor to walls of Circle yogurt shop

Cameron Kramer, of Chapel Hill, N.C., had finished her applications to other art schools, when her mother suggested that she look at Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 20, 2010
Wrestling rivals hit the mat

The Lakewood Ranch High wrestling team dominated rival Braden River 58-9 Jan. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
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