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The new CVS store takes shape as contractors work toward a September opening
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 16, 2012
Publix gets its fill of construction

Currently, you'll see lots of it at the construction site

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 5, 2018
A warm welcome

From chilly North Dakota to sunny Sarasota, I'm here to stay.

  • Black Tie
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 25, 2010
Osprey road expansion questioned

County commissioners back one group's request to explore keeping Tamiami Trail as four lanes instead of the six lanes that FDOT plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's operations department is testing out three LED light tones at six streetlights near the intersection of River Club and Lakewood Ranch boulevards.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 29, 2015
Town Hall asks residents to LED the way

As Lakewood Ranch prepares for a LED street light conversion, it seeks input from the community.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 3, 2012
Man critically injured in crash

Bradenton resident Richard Olsson, 57, was transported to Blake Trauma Center following a noontime acident.

  • East County
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • September 8, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: A Tribute to William E. Schmidt Featuring The American Spiritual Ensemble

Sarasota arts organizations benefited from the William Schmidt touch.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2017
Lesa Silvermore releases debut full-length album

After transitioning from a solo act to a full band, the Sarasota musician releases ‘Dopplegänger.’

  • Arts + Culture
Nik Wallenda trains five days a week on a wire for three to four hours a day.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 12, 2013
Wire Walker: Nik Wallenda

For two weeks, Nik Wallenda is sharing his practice routine and insight into his life with a hometown audience at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Bailey Sloan
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 14, 2016
Voice of Summer: Ringmistress Bailey Sloan captivates summer circus audiences

The 18-year-old leads the Summer Circus Spectacular with her own form of circus art.

  • Arts + Culture
A woman was saved in Sarasota Bay Wednesday and didn’t need medical attention because of the quick actions of two marine patrol officers.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 3, 2014
Marine patrol officers rescue woman

Marine Patrol Officer John Majka jumped into Sarasota Bay Wednesday to save a woman who went under water and couldn't swim.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
About 50 people attended the Siesta Key Association meeting to ask questions about FDOT's plans for the Beach Road and Midnight Pass intersection.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 7, 2014
Siesta residents uneasy about roundabout prospect

FDOT representatives told residents at the Siesta Key Association meeting Thursday that no decision had been made about the intersection of Beach Road and Midnight Pass.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
City Manager Bob Bartolotta is questioning allegations brought against him and his deputy city manager. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 31, 2011
TOP STORY, OCT.: Bartolotta denies allegations of computer scrubbing

The city manager emphatically called the allegations of computer scrubbing 'completely unfounded.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 23, 2010
Town will enforce chair removal at beach access

Vice Mayor Jim Brown said the chairs people leave behind at the Gulfside Road beach access 'are not very attractive.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A group of Waterline Road homeowners and nearby residents started a group called Preserve Our Waterline Road Inc. and sent a petition to commissioners voicing their displeasure with a proposed development project.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 4, 2013
Waterline Road discussion continues Thursday

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will continue a long-delayed public hearing on the Martin-Hillwood project, which calls for 195 residential units on 77 acres on the north side of Waterline Road, Thursday morning.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2013
Our View

Wanted: a cellular champion

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This three-bedroom, three-bath pool home at 7630 Silverwood Court in Country Club Village sold for $577,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2018
Fore Drive home tops sales at $1,245,800

Residential real estate transactions for July 16-20.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 26, 2011
Ranch IDA advances plans for website

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board approved Oct. 20 a contract with Association Voice for web-hosting services.

  • East County
  • News
Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee hope to resume their work in Iranian politics and human-rights activism once their new business is established.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Fighting for Freedom

Although Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee, owners of You Say When Yogurt Shoppe in Lakewood Ranch, left their home country of Iran more than 30 years ago, fighting for the freedom of Iranians is still close to their hearts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2009
Letters to the editor

These letters express readers' opinions about the Longboat Key Club and Resort's expansion and renovation project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Braden River senior Brianna Maxa
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 11, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brianna Maxa

Braden River senior Brianna Maxa hit a RBI triple with two outs in the top of the 11th inning, propelling the Lady Pirates to a 1-0 victory over Barron Collier in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals May 3.

  • East County
  • Sports
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