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Longboat Key Police Department reports for Nov. 11-13.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 23, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 11.23.16

Longboat Key Cops Corner for Nov. 11-13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
SIDELINES

McDermott finishes third in FACA Senior All-Star Meet; Tabernacle girls team qualifies for nationals; ODA blanks rival Bradenton Christian

  • East County
  • Sports
The new watering schedule impacts neighborhoods in every Lakewood Ranch Phase 1 community development district.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 21, 2018
Complaints flow about Lakewood Ranch irrigation schedule

Lakewood Ranch Phase I residents upset about stinky watering during prime hours.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior Isabella Ortiz found a new family when she joined the Lakewood Ranch YMCA swim team as an eighth-grader.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 20, 2016
USA Swimming flushed by local YMCA

Lakewood Ranch Blackfins forced to find a new competitive environment.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 7, 2012
Manatee TSA teams sweep states

Manatee County schools took five of six top-ranked posts during the 2012 Florida TSA Competition last month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2010
Tax rate rises to balance budget

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis' recommended budget for fiscal year 2010-11 suggests a millage rate of 1.8872 mills, which is 25.8% higher than the current rate of 1.5 mills.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Andrew Hardaway plays the role of Oedipus, and Olivia Osol plays the role of his wife (who is also his mother and mother of his children). Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 8, 2017
'Oedipus' offers a modern connection to a timeless tale

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training shows how the message behind "Oedipus" is still relevant today.

  • Arts + Culture
The site in question is located adjacent to Lakewood Ranch Cinemas.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 1, 2014
SMR requests continuance

Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch will continue a public hearing on its University Lakes DRI proposal to Nov. 6.

  • East County
  • News
It’s been three years since The Sarasota Ballet performed Will Tuckett’s production of “The Secret Garden.”
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 25, 2017
The Secret's Out: Will Tuckett's 'The Secret Garden' is back

Sarasota Ballet will perform ‘The Secret Garden’ three years after the last production.

  • Arts + Culture
This was the third and largest year for the events group Father Daughter Dance. Photo courtesy of Lindsey Wilson.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2016
GreyHawk Landing glams up for dads and daughters

The events group hosted its 3rd annual Father Daughter Dance.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight cuts the ribbon on the agency's new facility.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 9, 2017
Sheriff cuts ribbon on new facility

Community leaders gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the new Sarasota County Sheriff's Office facility on Dec. 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Playwright Jack Gilhooley's latest New York production was "The XXX Scholar," presented by Variations Productions in June 2014. Gilhooley, a Mote Ranch resident, has been writing plays for more than 40 years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2015
Dreaming up drama

Although prolific, James Joyce isn't exactly great theater material. So Jack Gilhooley wrote a play about Joyce's feisty wife instead.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 2, 2011
Investigator releases findings

An interim report by Firefighters Pension Board-hired investigator Edward Siedle reveals all three town pension plans could have lost millions of pension dollars.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 2, 2016
Children eat up Dr. Seuss stories

Schools plated green eggs and ham for the author's birthday March 2.

  • East County
  • News
Hurricane Matthew is throwing off the sports schedule.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew forces sports cancellations in Sarasota

Sarasota County is currently under a Tropical Storm Watch.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Benderson Development's Director of Florida Leasing Mark Chait says the tenant mix in UTC is impressive for the industry.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 6, 2017
More in store at UTC in Sarasota

Shoppers have more choices along University Parkway corridor

  • East County
  • News
Jonathan Lewis began serving as Interim County Administrator in December.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 16, 2018
County approves contract with new county administrator

Jonathan Lewis is starting his official role as county administrator with a base salary of $195,000.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Harold Ronson and Milton Harr
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 2, 2016
Lazy Lobster honors World War II vets

Harold Ronson and Milton Harr enjoyed lunch at the Lazy Lobster Feb. 19

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2017
This is no time to cut Visit Florida’s funds

Consumer products giants know they must keep advertising or lose market share.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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