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Sepp Gmuender submitted this sunset photo, taken near Sunset Drive.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Sepp Gmuender submitted this sunset photo, taken near Sunset Drive.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nathan Bertsch watches Preston Severs hit a drive during the camp.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 25, 2018
Lakewood Ranch youth golf camp relies on newest technology

Data tracked include club speed, launch angle and attack angle.

  • East County
  • Sports
Instead of a plaque, Inter-District Authority Operations Director Paul Chetlain hands Gil Pearce a handcrafted fishing pole made by Chetlain's stepson Josh Knapek.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 25, 2018
Lakewood Ranch veteran retires from service

Just before turning 90, Gil Pearce gives up his seat on the CDD 1 board.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Inter-District Authority Landscape Supervisor Rob Campbell points to a steep drop-off along the riverbank where concrete mat is supposed to prevent erosion. The grant would reestablish this area behind Greenbrook Adventure Park.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 25, 2018
FEMA relief could dispel concerns in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch CDDs bank on erosion repairs .

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • News
The board will also discuss potential charter amendments to revise the process by which citizen-led ballot initiatives and appointments to the City Commission are handled.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 18, 2015
City examines IT department following whistleblower claim

At a City Commission meeting Tuesday, the board will discuss the organization of the city's IT department after an employee released a previously classified security report.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Victor Kline |
  • June 13, 2012
My View: Hurricane Season: evacuate or stay?

As one of the instructors with our Lakewood Ranch Community Emergency Response Team, I spend most of my time helping our neighborhood volunteers stay prepared to respond should a major storm or other disaster threaten our area.

  • East County
  • Opinion
In 1969, Hal Lenobel flew to Longboat Key and signed a contract for a Longboat Harbour unit. It became the Lenobels’ vacation home for 23 years before they moved there permanently in 1993 to retire.
  • By Robin Hartill and Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 1, 2015
Hal Lenobel: A Longboat legend

Hal Lenobel scored 12 and a half years on the Longboat Key Town Commission and 13 holes in one on the golf course.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Beach Book Review: 'Lexicon' by Max Barry
  • By Alexis Orgera |
  • July 31, 2013
Beach Book Review: 'Lexicon' by Max Barry

Read Alexis Orgera's book review of 'Lexicon' by Max Barry.

  • Arts + Culture
Alert Longboat Key officer saves 4 boaters from stormy waters
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 10, 2016
Longboat Key officer saves boaters from stormy waters

None of the juvenile boaters were wearing life jackets.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Teri Mirikitani, Melissa Rixon and Christi McGuire,say each of them had moments they wanted to give up on their book project, but those moments never happened at the same time. That allowed them to encourage each other and succeed
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 8, 2017
The write idea

Women publish book on struggles of motherhood.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 8, 2017
Plans to renovate Longboat fire stations in limbo

Town staff are still working to decide how much is enough.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 26, 2013
Sarasota County Academic Olympians persevere

Six students from Sarasota County made it to the Division 1 semi-finals at the Florida Commissioner's Academic Challenge in Orlando.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mick Cohn and Tom Harris say focusing on small-batch brewing allows more room for creativity.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 5, 2017
Brew Life Brewing opens in Sarasota

Brew Life Brewing focuses on small-batch beer lines.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Kaitlyn Oclair models for an outdoor session in Boca Grande. Little Skull will shoot at whatever location its clients request. Photo by Little Skull Photography.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 20, 2016
Little Skull Photography offers a unique portrait experience

Mike and Joslyn Devaney are breaking boundaries in the Sarasota photography scene.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 10, 2015
Theater Review: 'The Actor's Nightmare' and 'The Real Inspector Hound'

Two one-act plays keep it short and silly in Asolo Conservatory production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Say goodbye to traditional desks.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 30, 2016
Manatee County introduces two-tiered desks

Manatee County School District embraces double-decker desk concept to address overcrowded schools.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 2, 2010
Key Club makes case for renovation

Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly said the Islandside project is consistent with other developments in the gulf-planned development.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lisa Rott took this photo of a bubble reflecting the landscape on Crescent Beach on Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Lisa Rott took this photo of a bubble reflecting the landscape on Crescent Beach on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The east esplanade walkway is finished, featuring a blue, green and stone colored pattern.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 9, 2015
Playground, picnic areas open at Siesta Key beach

Parts of the Siesta Key Beach improvements opened Saturday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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