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John Fain and Angela Massaro-Fain have donated almost $2 million to the community.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund honors local philanthropists

Co-owners of Grapevine Communications will receive Humanitarian of the Year Award at gala.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 20, 2014
TWIS Asks: Fabian Manzano of Boyce Avenue and These Quiet Sounds

TWIS Asks: Fabian Manzano of Boyce Avenue and These Quiet Sounds

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2016
Firehouse looking at costly repairs

Recommendations to either renovate or tear down and rebuild the south fire station come with price tags between $2.3 million to $3.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"It's touched people in ways I didn't anticipate — for the owner, as much as the pet," Cheryl Brady said of her new pet ambulance service. Brady, a Creekwood resident, hopes to expand services by winning a Pepsi grant.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 22, 2010
Creekwood resident vies for Pepsi grant

Cheryl Brady, founder of Vet Care Express, an ambulance service for pets, is seeking a $250,000 grant through Pepsi's Refresh Everything contest. Voting for Brady's idea runs through Sept. 30.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 12, 2010
Sideshow Attraction

Three seasons after launching their modern dance company, Courtney Smith and Leah Verier-Dunn prepare for their biggest gig to date -- the circus spectacle 'Center Ring' at the Historic Asolo Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
File photo The Children's Fountain was closed twice in 2013 for unexpected repairs, and eight unscheduled times in 2012.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 17, 2014
Aging equipment causes more fountain closures

Keeping the Steigerwaldt-Jockey Children's Fountain open regularly is becoming a bigger challenge for the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 10, 2012
FDOT distributes flyers about bridge repair

Representatives of the Florida Department of Transportation canvassed Siesta Key May 1 as part of a campaign to inform residents and businesses about the North Bridge renovation.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Chef Christopher Covelli
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Viking Culinary Center

The Viking Culinary Center on Lakewood Ranch Main Street already has garnered local attention. Its new manager, Christopher Covelli, hopes to bring it national attention in 2012, as well.

  • East County
  • News
Dora Walters turns her lens on a Halloween party in 2006.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 22, 2013
Year in Review: January 2013, Dora the Explorer

Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters retired after a career that spans more than six decades as an inquisitive journalist.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Najee Rhodes was The Out-of-Door Academy's starting running back last season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 5, 2015
Football Preview: The Out-of-Door Academy

After dropping down to Class 2A-District 5, The Out-of-Door Academy football team looks for a turnaround season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Real estate investor Howard Rooks has offered his two-acre Amore property to the town of Longboat key for $2.2 million.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 24, 2017
UPDATE: Town to buy Amore property

The $2.2 million deal will add another two acres to the future site of the Longboat Center for Arts, Culture and Education.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Approximately 10% of registered voters — more than 3,300, according to Commissioner Terry Turner — signed petitions to place the amendment on the ballot in November.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 2, 2012
Voters have say on amendment

Voters will now decide the role the city clerk's office plays in the future. But that didn't stop supporters and opponents from making their cases to the commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy of Lou Newman Alan and Beverly in 2012 with three of their cygnets, none of which survived.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 16, 2014
Alan the swan dies of unknown causes

The Bay Isles swan leaves behind his mate, Beverly, but no surviving cygnets.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Peter van Roekens, who spoke on behalf of the Terrace East condominium building,  stands in front the lot at 162 Beach Rd.
  • By Jack Short |
  • October 15, 2015
Siesta Key property owners come back from the drawing board a fourth time and are denied

A highly contested construction proposal on an empty Siesta Key lot may lead to litigation after commissioners again denied owners permission to build a house there.

  • Sarasota
  • News
“I have to be there when I paint something. I would never paint a photo I didn’t take.” – Vladislav Yeliseyev
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 25, 2015
Studio Space: Vladislav Yeliseyev

Classically trained as an architect, Vladislav Yeliseyev paints the buildings and scenes of the world from his home studio.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2014
News Briefs

Report recommends changes to fiscal neutrality; Governor visits the Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: June 1, 2017

Claudia Normann Scott, Betsy Altman, V. Carol Jordan, Stephen H. Munroe, Charlotte Paley, Barbara Rodocker, Richard Smith and Josephine Snyder died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Christian seniors Anikka Jensen and Cheyenne Miller both signed scholarships Feb. 24 to play volleyball for Pasco-Hernando State College. (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 3, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Best friends set to take the volleyball court together once more

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Demardre Patterson
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 23, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Demardre Patterson

Cardinal Mooney High School senior running back Demardre Patterson rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Cougars Oct. 18 to a 62-0 Class 3A-District 6 victory over rival The Out-of-Door Academy.

  • East County
  • Sports
Homes will be similar in style to this model.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 15, 2014
Mattamy builds plans for Lakewood Ranch

The Canada-based builder will make its Lakewood Ranch debut with 675 homes near Central Park.

  • East County
  • News
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