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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2010
Cops Corner

Oct. 24 Take me to your leader 11:39 p.m. - 1800 block of South Tamiami Trail. Suspicious Person. A caller reported that a person on a bicycle was looking into store windows. The suspect was wearing a football jersey and a green alien mask. Or was it a mask?

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 30, 2013
Mustangs hold on for victory

After scoring three touchdowns in the first half, the Lakewood Ranch High football team held on to beat Charlotte 26-23 in non-district action Sept. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • June 3, 2014
Let's talk locks: High and tight

Let's talk locks: High and tight

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sarasota Memorial CEO David Verinder with Dr. John Fogarty, dean of FSU College of Medicine and chair of the Council of Florida Medical School Deans. Photo courtesy of Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 15, 2015
Sarasota Memorial, FSU announce residency program

The program, if accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, is two years from launch.

  • Sarasota
  • News
On Sept. 11, 2,977 flags flew along Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key, emblematic of the lives lost on that day in 2001.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 13, 2018
Letters to the editor LBO

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Music on Main attracts thousands of spectators from across the region.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 7, 2017
Music on Main first event impacted by new policy

Lakewood Ranch officials hope to create safer environment through 'Parent on Site' policy.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 2, 2014
Pedestrian bridge to undergo repairs

Construction is underway on the Hog Creek pedestrian bridge, which links the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall to the property formerly occupied by GWIZ.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.9.2015

Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.9.2015

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Lakewood Ranch boys soccer team didn't play its best game, but it walked away from its district title matchup against visiting Riverview High with a 3-2 win, and that's all that matters to coach Vito Bavaro.Â
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 2, 2018
Lakewood Ranch boys soccer wins sixth-straight district title

It is the first program in school history to accomplish the feat.

  • East County
  • Sports
Silver Stars dancers said the eight-minute performance was one of the most thrilling experiences of their lives. Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
HALFTIME HOOPLAH

Members of the Lakewood Ranch High School Silver Stars Dance Team performed in the halftime show of the Discover Orange Bowl.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • May 4, 2017
Sarasota woman pens #ThatAwkwardMom comic

For this mom, the message is in the messes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
JoAnn and Steve Belack
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • January 1, 2014
New Year's Eve Speakeasy Soiree

New Year's Eve Speakeasy Soiree

  • Black Tie
Tahiti Park Neighborhood Association President Jennifer Ahearn-Koch is holding out hope that residents' safety concerns will be addressed, but substantial challenges are in their way.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 20, 2015
Trouble brewing amid North Trail Starbucks discussions

Residents and developers were optimistic about their ability to work together on plans for a Starbucks near Tahiti Park, but lingering issues have challenged that harmony.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cosimo's not only features traditional and specialty pizzas and pastas but also an array of gluten free pizzas, pastas, salads and entrees.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cosimo's

This week we went in the kitchen at Cosimo's with owner John Ganley as chef Alfredo prepares two signature pizzas, the margherita and the quattro formaggi. Get the recipes and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 17, 2010
Ranch Main sets stage for 10th arts festival

ArtCenter Manatee and LWR Communities will present the 10th annual Art at the Ranch Fine Arts Festival this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 20, 2011
Intersections Kickoff Celebration

The Intersections project had its official kickoff celebration at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20 at Selby Five Points Park. The public art project that has been in the works for over a year finally came to fruition with a total of 12 sculptures located throughout downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The "vacant, former children's museum," or G Wiz, which is likely to be removed from the list of 14 remaining parcels since it is shuttered.
  • By Jack Short |
  • September 24, 2015
How much city money does county want: $51,000 or $1 million?

City officials fear the assessments on city-owned properties could lead to annual property taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Craig Little has been the principal of Lakewood Ranch High School since 2014.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 21, 2018
Lakewood Ranch High loses its principal

Craig Little has accepted the same position at the new high school in Parrish.

  • East County
  • News
Matt Devereaux, Lennar's vice president of sales for Southwest Florida, and Sen. Bill Galvano said Lakewood Ranch has become the premier residential housing hub in the Tampa area.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 31, 2013
Lennar breaks ground on Bridgewater homes

National builder Lennar held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for its new community in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Gopher tortoises regularly get hit by cars or suffer other injuries like this one being cared for by Bayshore Animal Hospital. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 26, 2017
Agency beefs up reward for gopher tortoise deaths by $5,000.

Florida law prohibits purposefully injuring or killing gopher tortoises.

  • East County
  • News
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