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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2017
How the Bert Harris Act works

Ronald Weaver updated the Bert Harris Act in 2007.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
New developments and road improvements, such as the 44th Avenue extension, will impact the populations of schools in East County.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 10, 2015
Manatee County Commission reviews impact fee options

Commissioners are split on whether to charge developers more money to build in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
"To open this school (Braden River High), gave me new life," Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 26, 2012
Year in review: May 2012, 'Pauley to leave Braden River'

The school board is expected to approve the appointment of Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley to director of secondary education May 14.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • November 8, 2012
Election Day in Sarasota: How it played out

Election Day in Sarasota: How it played out

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Nikki Yanez, won the USTA Girls 12 hard court national championship this past August.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 18, 2016
Making a mark on the competition

Sarasota 12-year-old has been playing in the Girls’ 18s singles division for the past year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Beth Callans started Beth Callans Management in 1998.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 10, 2011
Callans closes, landlord seeks damages

A Sarasota judge signed an injunction banning Beth Callans and the company's agents from removing property from its office suites.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hot Chicks Chili won first place two years ago and won best in show last year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 14, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fourth annual Chili Cook-Off

East County residents enjoyed an afternoon of food and fun during the fourth annual Chili Cook-Off Nov. 13 on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch. Guests sampled a variety of chili, as Manatee County Emergency Services battled for the title of the county's best chili. Those in attendance also enjoyed listening to the sounds of Paper Airplanes, got an up close look at several fire trucks and ambulances and climbed a rock wall, among other games and activities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Vickie Parker, 67, will play the role of the Wicked Witch at this year's "Wizard of Oz"-themed Boo Fest.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 26, 2016
Lakewood Main Street becomes Witch Way for Boo Fest

Ugly, scary, friendly attractions come to Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Larry Greenspon practices daily at the tennis gardens of the Longboat Key Club.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 5, 2017
Longboater combines tennis, passion for kids

Greenspon begins his fourth run at a gold medal Thursday at the Maccabiah Games.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wellington decided contracting out most services was not the best way to go for customer service, Wellington City Manager Paul Schofield said.
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 13, 2011
A Tale of Three Cities: Wellington: City by a Neck

Wellington overcame intense opposition to become a city, maintaining its equestrian culture but seeing taxes rise.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 11, 2019
Fashion for a cause in East County

Tara Golf and Country Club social committee hosts fashion show for charity

  • East County
  • News
Many of the Sarasota greyhounds will now be adopted, moved out of state or sent to a different track.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 4, 2019
Sarasota Kennel Club sees final day of live greyhound racing

75 years and innumerable dog races later, the time has come for the Sarasota Kennel Club to close its track.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Justin Banister wants to provide a caffeinated release to Sarasota's busy workers with Out and About Coffee.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 6, 2016
Coffee, Hold the Shop

Out and About Coffee takes craft java out of the shop and onto downtown Sarasota’s streets.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Brittany McManus says staying positive is not always easy, but everyone should try. "In one split second, everything can change," she says. "Nothing is given."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 17, 2019
Boating accident can't rob Lakewood Ranch woman's passion for life

Brittany McManus tries to focus on her blessings.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2011
Hope for lots of calm ... and no storms

Hurricane season is here. The six-month season began Wednesday, June 1 and continues through November.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Desmond Lindsay is one of the key players on the Thunder's young baseball team. File photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 4, 2012
Thunder bounce back after back-to-back losses

However, with only two losses, The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team still controls its own destiny.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2010
Cops Corner

Homesick hound 5:35 p.m. - 700 block of Land's End Drive. Animal Found. A woman told police that she found her neighbor's dog roaming near Whitney Beach Plaza. The dog's owners appeared to be out of town and the neighbor agreed to take the dog until they returned. Later, it was discovered the homesick dog had run away from the sister of the dog's owner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
County Commissioner Shannon Staub announced her retirement plans Wednesday.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 16, 2010
Staub: 'It's just time'

An emotional Shannon Staub caught commissioners and citizens off guard Wednesday with the announcement that she'll be retiring at the end of the year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Matthew Baar, right, collected coins from friends and family to raise money for All Children’s Hospital, where his brother, Joey, left, received chemotherapy and other treatments for nearly four years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2012
Haile Middle School student wins $50,000 Lightning grant

Matthew Baar was named a Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero and received $50,000 in grants for his charities of choice.

  • East County
  • News
Suzy Brenner
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 24, 2015
Zumba zooms onto Longboat…Everybody Dance!

Suzy Brenner's new Zumba class offers fitness and fun for all ages.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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