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The Out-of-Door Academy junior Desmond Lindsay participated in the 2014 Power Showcase Home Run Derby.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 11, 2013
Baseball: Giving Back

The Out-of-Door Academy junior Desmond Lindsay was one of 20 players from across the country selected to participate in the 2014 Power Showcase Home Run Derby.

  • East County
  • Sports
A construction crew began tearing off the old roof on Whitney Beach Plaza on Monday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 11, 2012
Whitney Beach Plaza renovations begin

A construction crew began work for a new roof this week at Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Drake struck a deal to relocate the cottages on vacant property on Broadway Street next to the Century 21 office at the entrance to Longbeach Village
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 11, 2019
Preserve Longboat's history

That history should not be forgotten. It deserves to be on display.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sydney Edwards coxes for the Women's 8+ team at the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships. Photo courtesy USRowing.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 3, 2017
Sarasota coxswain makes history at World Rowing Junior Championships

Sydney Edwards became the first U.S. woman to cox for a men's crew in FISA competition.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Commission to review Key Club project

The Longboat Key Planning Board voted 4-3 to move the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation-and-expansion project forward to the commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Researchers at the Roskamp Institute found a drug that lowers cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 12, 2020
Sarasota researchers find drug that cut cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients

Researchers at the Roskamp Institute found a drug that lowers the amount of amyloids in the brain.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rusty Chinnis founded Sarasota Bay Watch in 2008 with the motto, "A healthy bay is everyone's business."
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 29, 2011
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Rusty Chinnis

We reveal five little-known facts about contractor and Sarasota Bay Watch founder Rusty Chinnis.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 17, 2012
Partnership, Klauber awarded $20 million

The Colony Association is expected to appeal a pending order that could keep the Colony case in litigation for up to two more years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 6.4.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 13, 2013
Residents fight whitefly

The tiny insects are bugging Longboaters - and its flora - by impacting palm trees and other plants.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The group will meet at Summerfield Park on the first Sunday of the month, starting in July.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 8, 2016
Braden Woods resident launches community group

The Bradenton native hopes to reignite community interaction through reading.

  • East County
  • News
FHSAA opts to keep July 27 start date for fall sports.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 21, 2020
FHSAA opts to keep July 27 start date for fall sports

The decision goes against recommendations from the organization's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 16, 2013
Maintenance facility construction progressing

Lakewood Ranch IDA Operations Director Ryan Heise said staff has identified two cost-savings opportunities.

  • East County
  • News
Van Jazmin hates repainting the walls of Clothesline Gallery and Boutique every month almost as much as he hates mopping. He will have to repaint over the mural Nick Sirotich paints when the next exhibit opens.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 8, 2012
Illustrating the art of Community

As the co-director at Clothesline Gallery & Boutique, 21-year-old Ringling student Van Jazmin is responsible for providing artists with a platform to launch their careers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 21, 2020
Commissioners agree to delay vote on mental health care special district

Amid COVID-19 concerns, commissioners said it "wasn't the right time" for the referendum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kailey Christian and Logan Newton after the Mustangs'      10-4 win over Braden River.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 22, 2017
Two pitchers make Lakewood Ranch softball armed and dangerous

The pair has only given up five combined runs this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.29.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Manatee County Pavement Manager Brian Martineau and Ajax Paving Area Manager Steve Ayers say rebasing sections of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard between state roads 70 and 64 is a "fix, not a bandaid."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 13, 2019
Lakewood Ranch Boulevard rebasing begins

Motorists will experience delays beginning March 26.

  • East County
  • News
The exhibit will feature "Crown" by Douglas Schatz. The official unveiling is slated for November.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 12, 2011
Season of Sculpture to unveil sixth season

Ten new large-scale sculptures will be installed at Sarasota's Bayfront Park this November.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 12, 2014
Baugh holds first Town Hall meeting in Lakewood Ranch

During her first formal address at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, Vanessa Baugh, District 5 commissioner, promises action.

  • East County
  • News
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