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  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • May 23, 2019
Riverview High School graduates 'say one last thank you'

The ceremony will filled with speeches from students thanking friends, family and teachers for their support.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Louise Levinson, right, has lived in Lakewood Ranch for 16 years. “We’ve watched (the community) grow and the traffic has grown proportionally,” she says.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 25, 2015
MPO seeks input on future road planning

The MPO hosted its second of about 20 focus group meetings last week in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 18, 2018
SPARCC celebrates season accomplishments

On April 18, auxiliary members and ambassadors gathered for a spring luncheon at The Harbourside Ballroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 9, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Barbara Ackerman receives Eagle Award; Seven Coldwell Banker agents honored for results

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Lakewood Ranch catcher Maddie Biggs, left, will be one of two seniors honored on Senior Night April 7 when the Mustangs host North Port.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 7, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top East County sporting events.

  • East County
  • Sports
Randy the rooster makes a public appearance to eat near the Legacy Trail in Osprey Tuesday afternoon.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 20, 2015
Rogue rooster ruffles feathers in Osprey subdivision

He’s loud, destructive and downright cocky at times. Meet Park Trace Estates residents' new neighbor, Randy the Rooster.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alex Quarles CEO of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc., Brenda Johnson, Brian Johnson, Dr. James Shumacher and Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO David Verinder.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 13, 2014
SMH partners with AC/DC singer Brian Johnson

Sarasota Memorial Hospital banded together with AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson to open the Brian Johnson Music Therapy Center for pediatric patients.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Formerly the Suncoast Storm 14U travel softball team, the team joined the Tampa Mustangs organization in August. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 9, 2013
Suncoast Storm has a new identity

The Suncoast Storm 14U travel softball team joined the Tampa Mustangs organization in August as a way to garner national recognition. The girls won their 12th tournament title at the USFA Wounded Warrior College Showcase Dec. 1 and Dec. 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
Local filmmaker Ken Sanborn hopes to add a little Hollywood magic to the East County community.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 31, 2010
TOP STORY, SEPT.: Sanborn Studios

Local filmmaker Ken Sanborn hopes to add a little Hollywood magic to the East County community.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota and Manatee County property appraisers' offices estimate that Key-wide property values rose 5.4% in the past year. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 18, 2014
Commission considers millage increase

Commissioners originally sought a flat millage but agreed to consider a tax rate hike to cover rising pension costs and achieve the town's 90-day operating target.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nine-year-old Luke Stoker made sure to keep his eye on the target.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Cub Scout Day Camp

One hundred and sixty five cub scouts spent a week enjoying fun-filled activities while also learning the core principles of scouting during Cub Scout Day Camp June 11-15 at Camp Flying Eagle. Cub scouts enjoyed arts and crafts, water games, swimming, canoeing, archery and learned valuable survival skills, among other activities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 3, 2016
Residents question revised Siesta Promenade plans

Revised plans for the Stickney Point property include 600 residential units — which has community members concerned about the project’s impact on traffic.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics' Kelsey Lee, 10, and Maddie Losee, 7, are both in the Talent Opportunity Program.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 30, 2016
Beaming with pride

A pair of Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics competitors are trying to prove they can be elite athletes.

  • East County
  • Sports
"I love it. It's my passion," Erendira Wallenda says. "Think of anything you love doing (the most), and that's what we get. That's where I feel most alive."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 23, 2013
Princess of the High Wire: Erendira Wallenda

Erendira Wallenda's life is a balancing act between her responsibilities as a mother and walking the tightrope - sans safety net.

  • Arts + Culture
New head chef Angel Torres is ready to serve up happiness and food at Amore this season.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 5, 2016
New Amore chef ready to heat up kitchen

Previous chef, Andrea Bozzolo will be focusing on his other restaurant on Siesta Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • August 27, 2012
Aug. 27: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nick Friedman The Elling Eide Center opened in October. Currently open to scholars, leadership is looking for more opportunities to share Elling Eide’s collection with the public.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 30, 2016
The Elling Eide Center: A Vision Realized

With the opening of the new Elling Eide Center, a local Sinologist’s legacy is cemented.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 22, 2013
Rams top Tornadoes

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Booker 60-48 in the annual Martin Luther King game Jan. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 2, 2015
Week's best bets: Monday, Feb. 2

Week's best bets: Monday, Feb. 2

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2011
Cops Corner

July 7 Forget me not 8:44 p.m. - 200 block of Beach Road. Impaired Person. A deputy responded to a report of a drunken man walking into the water. The deputy found the man wading in the surf, and he asked the man to get out of the water. The man stumbled to the sand and slurred his words. He was apparently so drunk that he forgot his last name. The deputy took him to a treatment center.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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