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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 28, 2015
Riverview alum wins silver medal

Hunter Leeming, a 2011 graduate of Riverview High won a silver medal in the Men’s Eight at the 2015 World Rowing Under 23 Championships July 22 through July 26, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Braden River junior Alyssa Gagnon will compete in the pole vault at the annual Sarasota Riverview Ram Invitational Feb. 26.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 24, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out this week's top East County sporting events

  • East County
  • Sports
Mason Manahan, 5, and Juniper Hassler, 6, dig in a compost pile.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 29, 2025
Families celebrate Earth Day outdoors at The Bay

The event brought together various community organizations, and was hosted alongside a city tree giveaway.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 3, 2012
Coastal Behavioral loses CEO, some of its funding

Coastal Behavioral Healthcare Inc. lost its CEO and access to what was previously exclusive state funding for its services.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Best friends Reese Jones, Ryan Hanson and Jack MacKinnon made Lakewood Ranch Little League's 10-and 11-year-old All-Star team in their first season playing Little League baseball.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 27, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Best friends enjoy success as Little League All-Stars

  • East County
  • Sports
About one year remains before the project will be completed. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 8, 2016
Closures impact I-75 traffic

Contractor will close on- and off-ramps overnight Nov. 9.

  • East County
  • News
Nicole Rissler is the new Sarasota County assistant administrator.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2026
Sarasota County promotes new assistant administrator from within

The county's current parks chief, Nicole Rissler, was selected for the role.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Anne Virag, regional president of the American Jewish Committee, shakes hands with Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican in February. (Courtesy photo)
  • By David Conway |
  • April 10, 2014
Two Faiths Embrace

American Jewish Committee Regional President Anne Virag, a Sarasota resident, met with Pope Francis in February as part of an interfaith trip to the Vatican.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 3, 2015
Ringling Underground returns to Sarasota

Ringling Underground comes back to Sarasota with displays by local artists and performances by bands PLEASURES, FayRoy and Gringo Star.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library |
  • April 5, 2023
Libraries are for Everyone!

A new library is coming to Lakewood Ranch!

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 6, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Your Fitness Instructor moves to new location; AMI Water Shuttle adds Longboat Key stop; Mote Marine, Whole Foods team up for Giving Challenge; Key Club to host orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Moor

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks Lodge is located at 4602 Lena Road.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 5, 2023
Everybody knows your name at the Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks Club

While the Elks is a social club, it's also a charitable organization.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Spearheading the fundraising effort for the Stage at Payne Park: Brian McCarthy, William Skaggs, Bill Porter, Bill Rusling and Steven Butler
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2023
The Players raises curtain on fundraising for Payne Park theater project

The theater will match up to half of the $8 million in community donations that The Stage hopes to raise for the project.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2012
News Briefs

School Board gets new name

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Drivers should expect some lane closures as part of the process. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 22, 2015
Signal installation to cause traffic delays

FDOT is installing a new traffic signal just west of Braden Run, on State Road 70, Monday night.

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  • In Memoriam |
  • February 19, 2024
Andri Anna (“Andy”) Youngs

Andri Anna (“Andy”) Youngs, 89, longtime resident of Longboat Key, Fl. passed away on February 8, 2024.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Peggy Kunkle learned the game of golf from her husband. She has had 11 holes-in-one in her career.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 7, 2011
River Club golfer sinks two holes-in-one

Peggy Kunkle hit a pair of aces in a span of four days.

  • East County
  • Sports
American oystercatchers, black skimmers and royal terns on Anna Maria Island recently. Courtesy of Kylie Wilson.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 11, 2022
Shorebirds start arriving on Longboat Key

There's no nesting activity yet, but birds are starting to gather on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The former Pineapple Square properties total more than 30,000 square feet of retail space.
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 29, 2019
Investor buys downtown retail spaces for $10.35 million

The multimillion-dollar sale includes Main Street and Lemon Avenue properties such as Sur La Table, Eileen Fisher, Pastry Art and Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • March 7, 2012
Bridge Bites: One finesse too many

It's great when our finesse works, but against a cunning opponent, when we try that same finesse a second time, we sometimes get an unpleasant surprise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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