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  • By Jason Clary |
  • March 5, 2015
Fight Club

Sarasota Military Academy coaches take on MMA.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The roundabout used to have three large palm trees, but two of them have died. CDD supervisors say the soil is diseased, so the remaining palm tree likely will die in the future, as well.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 30, 2016
Is crane needed on Waterlefe landscape?

Waterlefe supervisors struggle with roundabout beautification.

  • East County
  • News
This Longboat Key Village bird is off to find its daily catch.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 27, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Free as a Bird

This Longboat Key Village bird is off to find its daily catch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Fogle discusses recreation opportunities with resident Jude Levy at Payne Park Auditorium on Saturday.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 9, 2017
Sarasota begins parks and recreation master plan

The city is inviting residents to share their thoughts on Sarasota’s parks and recreation needs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2012
Farmers Market holds Kids' Day

Merchants at San Marco Plaza will host a special day for children from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2011
Upset

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated top-seeded Braden River 2-1 to capture its second-consecutive Class 4A-District 10 title April 22

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 15, 2018
Lakewood Ranch football shut out in Homecoming game

The Mustangs fell 65-0 to defending state champion Venice High

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2015
SRQ Airport OKs Uber pickups

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will charge Uber drivers $2.50 per pickup through December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2018
July enrollment set for TSA's expedited airport-security program

Pre-Check allows travelers to pass quickly through checkpoints.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Ted Lindenberg hopes to inspire a new generation of bookworms. Lindenberg hopes his nonprofit group, Books for Kids Promoting Literacy, will help boost county students’ interest in reading and test scores.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 4, 2015
For the love of books

Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Ted Lindenberg hopes story time will not only boost test scores but also help Manatee County students develop a lifelong love of reading.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2011
Businesses eye San Marco units

Realtor David Neff said a ballroom dance club, a medical spa, physical therapist, dentist, a salon and a well-known Italian restaurant are interested in the plaza.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops Dec. 27, 2006 1:46 p.m. 5200 block of GMD. Missing Person. Officer responds to a call about a missing juvenile. Father says his son had been at the beach looking for seashells and had wandered off. Officer takes description of the juvenile and gives it out on the radio. About 2:10 p.m., a citizen located the youth, walking on the beach in the 4200 block, near LaPlaya condominiums. The father is contacted and arrives to pick up the boy. The son tells the officer he had been walking and didn't realize how far he had gone.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The SMR expansion will be completed in phases. Graphic by Nicole Thompson.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 15, 2015
SMR expansion gets clawback from Panther Ridge residents

Despite traffic concerns, the Manatee County Planning Commission recommended a 1,999 unit mixed-use development on S.R. 70 Thursday.

  • East County
  • News
Jaasiel Torres, boys high jumper, Sarasota High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 4, 2018
The top Sarasota athletes to watch in 2018

The area has plenty of phenoms in the making.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jennifer Tullio poses with her custom "AD4 Gray" (Another Day for Gray) license plate.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 12, 2018
Lakewood Ranch mom becomes master marathoner to raise Duchenne awareness

Her final race — for now — will be Sept. 16 in Berlin

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch's Lori Walker. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 16, 2017
Garden club earns accolades

your town

  • East County
  • Neighbors
President and CEO Elizabeth Melendez-Fisher with host Elizabeth Moore
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • June 10, 2018
Selah Freedom thanks top donors

An Evening of Gratitude was hosted June 10 at Elizabeth Moore's home.

  • Black Tie
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 31, 2010
Braden River senior offers help to homeless

Last week, Alycia Bower, a varsity cheerleader, launched a new program called Helpfulness Against Homelessness through her involvement in the service organization ManaTEENS.

  • East County
  • News
Kinsey Weiskoff, of Bradenton, plays Cruella de Vil.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 30, 2015
Lakewood Ranch hosts annual Boo Fest

Hundreds enjoyed sights and frights at the Halloween-themed event, Oct. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 23, 2011
News Briefs 02.24.11

Golden Apple Dinner Theatre owners Roberta MacDonald and Robert Turoff said the Golden Apple may pursue the build-out of its empty space in in San Marco Plaza in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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