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The winning student artists of the 2014 Education Foundation Juried Art Show.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 20, 2014
Education Foundation recognize student artists

The students competed in the Education Foundation's Juried Art Show competition Saturday, Jan. 11 to Tuesday, Jan. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Officer Shawn Nagell has been with the Longboat Key Police Department since 2003.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 26, 2011
Police officer answers call of duty

Officer Shawn Nagell is the 2010 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Police Officer of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Peggy Lammers' home.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 1, 2020
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour features five shining stars

The Longboat Key Garden Club rolls out its 44th annual home show with five stunners.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marvin Waldman, co-chairman of the Book Festival, Delia Ephron and Pam Gordon. Cliff Roles.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 6, 2013
Highlights: Delia Ephron's lecture is one for the books

Novelist, screenwriter, playwright and essayist Delia Ephron speaks about her career as part of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota's Jewish Book Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Esther Howard holds a photo of her son, Tim Howard, whose performance earned him acclaim at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 15, 2014
World Cup sensation Tim Howard has roots on Key

Tim Howard's mother, Esther Cook, is a Sarasota resident who previously lived on Longboat Key, and his grandparents were longtime Key residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 29, 2012
Downtown lift station overhaul is under way

An upgrade to Lift Station 16 will cost $1.6 million and take about 11 months to complete.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jasmine Stanton, 16, shows off her dairy heifer, Karim. "It's fun," she says of the fair. "You get experience that not many people do." Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2015
Manatee County fair opens 99th season

The theme of this year's Manatee County fair is 'Put some AG in your culture.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 11, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 18

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
John Krotec of GreenZone Hero and Cheri Christiansen of Four Pillars have put together workshops to help veterans.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 6, 2016
GreenZone Hero busts through door of opportunity

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 12, 2011
News briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stanislas Kostka’s works are available for purchase at Marianne E on Palm Avenue. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 14, 2018
Scene & Heard 11.15.18

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week, including a Stanislas Kostka show at Marianne E, a call for extras at Sarasota Opera House and a music video with Ryanito and CARisMA.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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This home for sale, on Santa Rosa Court in East County’s Sonoma community, is one of few resale homes on the market.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 25, 2013
Supply and demand

As of Sept. 1, there is less than a year's supply of homes in the resale market in Manatee County, leaving real-estate professionals to wonder what that means for the recovery.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 10, 2019
Suncoast Food and Wine Fest ages well in Lakewood Ranch

Thousands enjoy annual Suncoast Food and Wine Fest in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 24, 2019
Lakewood Ranch softball blanked in state championship game

The Mustangs could not solve Winter Springs' pitching and lost 3–0.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2009
Business Observer

Business Observer

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sue and Burt Borgelt with Barbara Grimes
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Christ Church Summer Barbecue

Christ Church held its annual end of summer barbecue dinner Friday, Aug. 15, in the fellowship hall at Christ Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 19, 2009
Commission workshop wrap-up

The Longboat Key Town Commission agreed by a 5-2 vote to review a revised ordinance that would allow commissioners to serve three consecutive two-year terms, as well as any additional time served as a partial term limit for being appointed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Pacarette" is one of the feature films in the 2020 Sarasota Film Festival.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 1, 2020
Sarasota Film Festival extended through May 10

The festival, presented online due to COVID-19, will be shown for an extra week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The 8,000-square-foot facility includes a covered bay area.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 16, 2014
Lakewood Ranch supervisors approve new revenue source

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District Supervisors authorized the signing of a lease for its landscaping contractor to rent space in Town Hall's new maintenance facility.

  • East County
  • News
SANCA CEO Stephen Rodriguez hopes the finish tower pays off by booking events such as the "VIP Tower Experience" at the Sarasota Celtic Music Festival.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 25, 2018
This Sarasota experience towers over others as Celtic festival begins

VIP Tower Experience helps Sarasota Celtic Music Festival and Nathan Benderson Park

  • East County
  • News
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