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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 2, 2009
Festivities light path for spirit of Hanukkah

From menorahs and dreidels to music and hockey, Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch is ready to celebrate.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch freshman Rachel Woods competed in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 25, 2010
Mustangs win county championships

The Lakewood Ranch High boys and girls swim teams both came out victorious at the Manatee County Championships Oct. 20 at G.T. Bray.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Jessica Luck at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and length.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • April 3, 2014
Siesta Key trolley slated for July

The Siesta Key trolley and plans to amend the outdoor-display ban both took steps forward at a Siesta Key Village Association meeting Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The wheelchair, which disappeared from Lido Beach the same day they last rented it, turned up the afternoon of Dec. 11 at Access 5 on Siesta Key, Sheila Lewis said.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2011
News Briefs

Florida Supreme Court accepts term-limits case; Business seeking missing wheelchair

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2010
Our Recommendation: 2010 Florida Constitutional Amendments, continued

Last week, we recommended 'yes' votes on Amendments 1, 2 and 8. This week we examine Amendments 5 and 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 14, 2011
St. Armands parking garage now on deck

Vice Mayor Terry Turner has urged the Sarasota City Commission to consider a parking garage for St. Armands Circle as part of the city's two-year goals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 2, 2010
ASSESSMENT

The Braden River High football team wrapped up its spring season with a 42-21 loss to Riverview May 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 5, 2016
A+E: Looking ahead

Mark your calendars for our favorite upcoming events of the new year.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Aidan Dowdy plays lacrosse for The Out-of-Door Academy.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 27, 2012
Lacrosse Camp: Fun with Fundamentals

Seventy East County youth participated in the LB3 Lacrosse Camp June 18 to 21, at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Employees also will see an increase in employee health-insurance premiums of about 29%, among other measures.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Michael Eng |
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Board approves teacher pay cuts'

After months of failed negotiations with the teacher's union, the school district Feb. 15 imposed 1.75% salary cut for its 2012 budget.

  • East County
  • News
John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman star in "Red."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 20, 2010
Film Review: 'Red'

Based on a DC Comics miniseries, "Red" starts out with a major bang, and the action never lets up.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2011
News Briefs 08.11.11

Bartolotta investigates office hours routine; City of Sarasota to host free lobbying workshop

  • Sarasota
  • News
Proponents point to projects such as the Whole Foods complex along First Street as successes of the down-town CRA, but the county has been critical of how the city has spent the district’s tax dollars recently.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 20, 2015
Will the downtown Sarasota CRA survive?

City officials are intent on extending Sarasota's downtown community redevelopment area. The county's interest remains a question mark. What will the city do to sway its governmental counterpart?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2011
News Briefs 08.10.11

Heritage Harbour home burglarized; Sports complex, team fight cancer; Manatee County School Board to sell property

  • East County
  • Neighbors
C1 Bank proposes developing 24 homes on the site of Faith Christian Church. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 14, 2014
Community joins forces to block subdivision

After two years of non-use, C1 Bank plans to build 24 homes on 25 acres on Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 5, 2012
Tech grant makes finalist list

A $28.7 million grant request by the Manatee County School District is one of 61 finalists being considered for funding.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 14, 2012
Bondi. Pam Bondi.

Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi will give the keynote presentation at a breakfast co-hosted by the Republican Club of Longboat Key Friday, March 16 at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 26, 2016
A Sense of Place: How John D. MacDonald shaped Florida fiction

John D. MacDonald changed the landscape of Florida fiction. In celebration of his 100th birthday, revisit the Sunshine State as he saw it: seedy, sophisticated — and ever beautiful .

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 8, 2011
Mooring regulation moves ahead

City commissioners agreed with recommendations from staff on regulations for boaters anchored outside a proposed mooring field.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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