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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2015
Letters to the Editor | Sound off: Another bridge

We asked you for your traffic solutions in the April 2 editorial, “Forget the Legacy Trail: We need another bridge,” and you responded.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Eliju Braunstein and Hal Rosenberger crack jokes with each other, even while getting the mail at Kobernick House.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2017
Senior facility rebrands itself as 'Aviva'

Senior facility rebrands as 'Aviva'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 13, 2017
Dreams come true at East County camp

Campers go 'Hollywood' at Dream Oaks Camp.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • January 8, 2019
Colony plan faces key dates next week

Third time could be a charm for Colony developer

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • October 17, 2019
Eat seasonal in Sarasota

Local restaurants and farms are trying to make seasonal eating easier.

  • Health
Bill Tokajer retired in early March as a deputy chief with the Bradenton Police Department.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 13, 2011
Police chief defends hire of captain

Al Hogle hired last month a police captain who had previously been suspended twice from the Bradenton Police Department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Second-grader Natalie Durazo, right, eagerly performed the warm-up routine.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 17, 2010
Braden River kids boogie day away

Students at Braden River Elementary School showed off their best dance moves during the school's first Dance Party Sept. 17. The event was part of the school's new Positive Behavior Support program, which rewards children for their positive behavior.

  • East County
  • Schools
Families gathered for the Primrose Parade of Costumes Thursday, Oct. 31.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 1, 2013
Daily Headlines: Nov. 1, 2013

Today's stories: Signs of red tide found near Sarasota County beaches; Sarasota City Commission to consider Street Team funding; Manatee County Commission invites public to review land development regulations; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: June 1, 2017

Claudia Normann Scott, Betsy Altman, V. Carol Jordan, Stephen H. Munroe, Charlotte Paley, Barbara Rodocker, Richard Smith and Josephine Snyder died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sweden's Ellinor Haag considers Lakewood Ranch her American home.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 19, 2017
Aspiring Swedish golfer finds a home in Lakewood Ranch

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Warren Simonds outside of the former Amore restaurant property, which the town purchased this year as part of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Culture and Education site.
  • By John McGuire |
  • August 23, 2017
Longboat cultural center fundraising ready to roll

The Longboat Key Foundation leads the effort to make the facility happen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Francesca Bertoglil, Rose Gilliam, Arianna D’Angelo, Nayeli Cruz and Tatiana Navejar
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 22, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences first day of school

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences students skipped off to middle school Aug. 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • April 19, 2012
PREEN & CHIC GETS EN POINTE

PREEN & CHIC GETS EN POINTE

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 6, 2016
People to Watch: Kyanne Merrill

The director of the Community Activities Corporation started her position in April.

  • East County
  • News
Dominic Valentino, a fourth-grader at Tara, and his dad, Anthony, proved most seaworthy and won the overall competition.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 3, 2018
Lessons afloat

Cardboard boats pack educational punch at Lakewood Ranch YMCA

  • East County
  • News
The Observer Miss Manatee softball team got off to a fast start this season. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2012
Observer teams swing into action

The Lakewood Ranch Little League and Miss Manatee Softball Observer teams both opened their spring seasons last month.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the Crown Jewels Relay for Life team gather for a group photo during the Relay for Life event, held April 25, at Premier Sports Campus. Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 13, 2015
Women entrepreneurs take swat against cancer

Members of the SWAT networking group raised more than half the total generated at Relay for Life.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch homecoming king Travis Freeman and homecoming queen Madi Grogan. Photo by Ryan Kohn.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • September 14, 2018
Lakewood Ranch High names homecoming court

Guy Harvey visits Sarasota's new Dick's Sporting Goods location.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Megan Mercier wowed the crowd with her Acro Jazz performance.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY:BRMS Talent & Fashion Extravaganza

Braden River Middle School students showed off their talents during the school's Talent & Fashion Extravaganza Feb. 17, at Braden River Elementary School.

  • East County
  • Schools
Michael Infanti, who manages Oaktree Development, hopes the final development will be beneficial to all. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 14, 2015
Development raises questions about attainable housing standards

In the pursuit of more affordable housing, the city is revisiting its existing attainable housing regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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