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If the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization's outlook is correct, projected transportation funding will fall far short of the amount needed to build a strong infrastructure.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 14, 2015
Transportation plan could depend on finding new funding sources

MPO approves its strategic mobility plan.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 5, 2010
Business Observer

LLSA Chamber announces small business nominees; Tax collector collects more than $1 million in April

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
SMR has several changes planned for Sarasota Polo Club, including improvements around the club grounds.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2011
SMR names new Polo Club manager

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch this morning named Rebecca Gutierrez the new manager for the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 9, 2011
IDA to hire firm this week

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board expect this week to make their first step toward hiring a new executive director for Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 6, 2016
Sand trucks send shockwaves off island

While Longboat Key town commissioners and staff cite few local complaints regarding the mid-Key truck haul, the sand caravan is rankling some residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2012
Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 5, 2009
Horses Hang 10

Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Tim Mattox offers horse surfing through his business, Great World Nature Tours, also known as BeachHorses.com.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • January 22, 2014
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Old School Bar & Grill

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Old School Bar & Grill

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Harvard University’s Radcliffe Crew team trains at Nathan Benderson Park, which will host the 2017 World Rowing Championships and is seeking volunteers.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • March 30, 2017
Rows of volunteers wanted

The 2017 World Rowing Championship committee still needs 1,100 more volunteers.

  • East County
  • News
Big Pass, between Siesta Key and Lido Key, has never been dredged. File photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 19, 2013
Big Pass dredging plans unveiled

A controversial plan to mine Big Pass for Lido Beach sand was presented to the public for the first time at a Wednesday meeting.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Braden River High senior Hannah Figueroas won Best in Show for Digital Photography.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 26, 2016
Braden River High student wins summer scholarship

Senior Hannah Figueroa received a scholarship for a one-month course at Ringling College of Art & Design.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected].

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Neighboring residents have said they are eager for the former Colony property to be redeveloped.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 10, 2017
Colony developer and neighboring residents agree on plan for the property

A contract between the two parties includes "membership privileges" for immediate neighbors.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Susie and her cygnets swim around the Harbourside Golf Course. Photo courtesy of Lou Newman
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 10, 2017
Longboat Key swans hatch hope

Cygnets arrival is bittersweet for David Novak.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Vice President of Development for Harrod Properties Stephen Racine says the developer considers the project a longterm investment of 30 years or more and is committed to making it blend in aesthetically.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 19, 2017
Lakewood Ranch construction project expected to increase jobs, traffic

Developer says the light industrial project will blend into Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
"I like variety," April Soroko says. "I get bored really easily if I stick to a steady diet of one genre." Soroko also designed the set and costumes for FST's "The 39 Steps" and "Beehive, The '60s Musical."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 9, 2011
Scenic drive

The multi-tasking April Soroko explains how she pulled double duty for FST's gritty legal drama, 'Race.'

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 4, 2014
TWIS Asks: Jennifer Matteo, of The Devyn

TWIS Asks: Jennifer Matteo, of The Devyn

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sparklers are among the items not allowed under Manatee County's burn-ban rules.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 30, 2015
Do This: Fourth of July in Sarasota

Do This: Fourth of July in Sarasota

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2013
Occasions

Local weddings, engagements, anniversaries and births.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Manatee County is asking for public feedback through an online survey as part of an independent evaluation of Manatee County Animal Services.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 15, 2014
County seeks animal services feedback

The anonymous survey was developed to provide the community with an opportunity to have input into the evaluation of Manatee County Animal Services.

  • East County
  • News
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