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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 17, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Super Bowl predictions

The East County Observer caught up with some professional football fans at Bogey's Restaurant & Sports Pub to see who they thought would win this year's Super Bowl.

  • East County
  • Sports
Electricians Tony Gentile and Rick Bradford talk with veterinarian Wendy Ellis about their work inside the future Veterinary  Medical Center at Lakewood Ranch, on State Road 70, slightly west of Post Boulevard.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 7, 2019
What's (going) up in Lakewood Ranch?

Lakewood Ranch area housing boom draws business.

  • East County
  • News
More than 70 students participated in Project B-Town.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 13, 2011
Woodland church missionaries target hometown

Youth at Woodland, The Community Church spent a week of their summer volunteering throughout the local community as part of Project B-Town.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming with Officer Lee Smith (Courtesy photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 17, 2014
Officer Lee Smith receives commendation

Longboat Key Police Chief recognized Officer Lee Smith for his work in keeping the island secure.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County Veterans Commission Vice President and Chaplain Ted Smith will address paradegoers following the Memorial Day Parade at J.D. Hamel Park. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 21, 2015
Q+A with Ted Smith

The bond between military personnel extends beyond the term of service for Sarasota County Veterans Commission Vice President and Chaplain Ted Smith.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key firefighters wore matching yellow T-shirts as they sat in the back of the Town Hall Chambers listening to attorneys present their case during a contract impasse hearing Thursday, Sept. 16.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2010
Town, firefighters make their case

The town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Fire Rescue union made their cases for a new contract in front of a special magistrate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A portion of the Midtown Plaza shopping center at Tamiami Trail and Bahia Vista Street was evacuated as a precautionary measure, the county said.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 2, 2018
UPDATE: Bahia Vista Street reopens after gas leak

Twice today, crews shut down the road to repair a gas leak in midtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ina Gross, center, is pictured with her son-in-law, Dave Gerth, grandson Gabe Gerth, daughter, Ellen Gerth, and granddaughter Olivia Gerth. Courtesy photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2013
One year later: Ranch murder remains unsolved

Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube remains confident the individual who murdered Lakewood Ranch resident Ina Gross last year will be caught.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 28, 2016
'Piano Grand!' displays the instrument's expressive power

What makes the piano so grand? The arranger of the Artist Series’ concert explains.

  • Arts + Culture
Swimmer Dimiter Zafirov should be a state medal contender for Lakewood Ranch High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 21, 2019
Not all top East County athletes wear a helmet

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Restaurants and food-related businesses have become a point of concern for St. Armands merchants.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 28, 2016
St. Armands Circle merchants question restaurant ratio

Business owners leaving St. Armands Circle think the character of the tourist district is changing. What does that mean for shops in the area?

  • Sarasota
  • News
A dispute between the city’s Public Art Committee, city officials and a steering committee charged with formulating a $55,000 interactive sculpture project downtown is now heading to court.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 19, 2012
City sued for Sunshine Law violation

A Public Art Committee member and Citizens for Sunshine is suing the city for allegedly holding closed-door meetings regarding a public art project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Currently, seven red-light cameras, located at four Sarasota intersections, are taking pictures and video cars that run a red light in those locations.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 9, 2012
Red-light cameras get green light

Red light cameras have already recorded more than 10,000 violations since December. Plans to install more cameras are in the works.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 13, 2015
Home of the Month: All About the Art

This home cleverly tosses the mid-century modern rulebook aside.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nine-year-old Ava Frank and her 6-year-old sister Ally say their favorite part about gymnastics is flipping around the uneven bars. The two sisters will compete for Kids SuperGym's level 3 team this year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 8, 2012
Siblings fly high

Nine-year-old Ava Frank and her 6-year-old sister, Ally, both will compete for Kids Supergym's level 3 team.

  • East County
  • Sports
The 17-piece Sarasota Jazz Project will perform at Sarasota Art Museum's Marcy & Michael Klein Plaza on Sept. 14.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 10, 2016
Jazz Club of Sarasota honors ol' blue eyes

Jazz Club of Sarasota celebrates work of Frank Sinatra with Jazz in the Ballpark.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 11, 2013

Today's Stories: Manatee and Sarasota counties disagree on joint-transit system; Colony Beach & Tennis Resort case lingers into November; Longboat Key residents protest boating behavior; Sarasota Opera celebrates Verdi; and MORE.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 9, 2018
Willis Elementary dance is flurry of fun

The Snowflake Ball celebrated the love between fathers and their daughters.

  • East County
  • Schools
Teachers, instructional leaders and administrators from Willis and Gene Witt elementary schools took time off from their summer vacation earlier this month for a voluntary weeklong Quantum Learning workshop.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2012
News Briefs

IDA approves plans for maintenance facility; Workshop educates about impaired driving; Manatee Schools earn recycling honors; SCF doles out summer-camp offerings

  • East County
  • News
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