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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2015
Wastewater forcemain in the pipeline for 2016

Construction on a new pipeline will flow through Sarasota Bay during the early part of next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Acqua Vita provides a blueprint for what luxury buyers are looking at the moment.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 16, 2017
Luxury redefined

A new home on Longboat offers every amenity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • August 21, 2013
Food Bank makes bank

The Food Bank of Manatee received large donations today that two local foundations made.

  • East County
  • News
The accident resulted in three holes in the I-75 overpass. Photo courtesy of Lauren Hatchell.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2014
I-75 lanes at interchange to reopen at 6 p.m.

UPDATE: All I-75 lanes set to reopen

  • East County
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 5, 2010
Mustangs remain perfect

The Lakewood Ranch High boys tennis team defeated Manatee, Berkeley Prep and Sarasota this week.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By The Insider |
  • April 9, 2013
7 MUST SEE FILMS: 4/9 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE FILMS: 4/9 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
The homeless can go to the Salvation Army on 10th Street for two meals a day and to receive services.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 2, 2017
Local providers take regional approach to solving the homeless crisis

Leaders solidified a framework, called One by One, for a coordinated and consistent response system.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • October 31, 2012
Oct. 31: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County commissioners Betsy Benac and Vanessa Baugh voted against the impact fee increases for developers.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 3, 2015
Manatee County commissioners approve impact fee increase

Developers will pay impact fee increases that will generate approximately 14% more revenue in 2016

  • East County
  • News
Lynda Nixon
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 4, 2014
Doing Business: White Rose Interiors

Learn more about White Rose Interiors and owner Lynda Nixon in this week's Business Spotlight.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tom Cail and his son, Jaxon, man their grills. Courtesy photo.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 1, 2013
The thrill of the grill

There is something almost primal about putting food to fire. And with the most frantic part of the year behind us, there is more time to do it these days. So, we sought out a cross section of grilling enthusiasts and asked them to share their treats, tales and tips. Our grillers range in age from 3 to the 70s, and their specialties include ribs, chicken, chicken wings and salmon.

  • Arts + Culture
Lilli Hernler sits beside her pool behind her home in Silver Oaks, which overlooks the empty cattle fields. She and her husband, Jorg, have lived in their home since 2010. “We knew the view would go — we hope more people come and live here,” Jorg Hernler
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 26, 2015
Residents want their space

Silver Oaks residents want Taylor Morrison to build a larger buffer between their homes and a new development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Non-alcoholic champagne corks flew through the air, and camera flashes blinded the Braden River Middle School seventh-grader and his FC Sarasota U12 teammates.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 14, 2011
Chargers win home tourney

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys team won the Nike Cup Labor Day Showcase Sept. 3-5 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tina Hadley has accepted a coaching job in Georgia. File photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 5, 2017
Hadley leaves Mustangs after decade of excellence

Players and fellow coaches react to the longtime girls basketball coach's departure.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 13, 2011
Road-crossing options sought

A Florida Department of Transportation engineer says that FDOT may suggest options such as crosswalks instead of pedestrian islands along part of Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 14, 2011
Community garden quickly takes root

Although it's at least six months from opening, residents have already begun reserving plots in a Palmer Ranch garden.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mike Moran is running for the District 1 seat on the county commission.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 18, 2016
Sarasota County Commission: Mike Moran

We asked Republican candidate for the County Commission, District 1 seat, Mike Moran, about his stance on a come-as-you- are homeless shelter and how he thinks Sarasota should prepare for growth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sam Rodgers Homes founder Sam Rodgers shows off an affinity pool at a model home in GreyHawk West. It accentuates the preserve and lakefront lots within the community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2017
Developers prep final phase of GreyHawk

Builders in GreyHawk Landing West expect the project to be finished in less than two years.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 15, 2009
Storms delay regional final

The second game of The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team's regional final versus Cambridge has been suspended until tomorrow.

  • East County
  • Sports
The view of a proposed 150-foot stealth cell tower depends on your perspective.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 12, 2011
P&Z to sound off on cell tower

The Planning & Zoning Board will consider a proposed stealth tower at Longboat Island Chapel. But a meeting and an open house this Sunday will offer different perspectives on the plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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