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Key residents long have spotted individual manatees in the Grand Canal. Photo by Rebecca Wild Baxter.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 11, 2011
Manatees in Grand Canal threatened by fast boats

Residents along the Key's Grand Canal long have contended with property damage from fast boat wakes, but new concerns have arisen about the boats' threats to a pod of manatees.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2011
Briefs

Rare wasps generate more local buzz; PIC takes stance on Longboat's budget; South Carolina man dies in parasailing accident; Holiday affects Key's garbage schedule; Subcommittee meetings formed; First turtle nests hatch on Longboat and Siesta

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Corbino Jr.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 1, 2016
Top Story — December: Former pro racer Michael Corbino Jr., 27, dies in crash

Corbino, 27, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 29 after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree while traveling northbound on South Tamiami Trail.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2009
Cops Corner

A woman in the beach parking lot saw a man and woman standing by her car and pushing a note through a crack in the window.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
County commissioners surround Michael's On East co-proprietors Phil Mancini, third from left, and Michael Klauber, fifth from left. Photo courtesy of Sarah Lansky.
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • April 27, 2011
Sarasota: It's officially Michael's On East Day

At this morning's County Commission meeting, the commissioners declared April 27 "Michael's On East Day" in honor of the restaurant's 25th anniversary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2013
Our View: Onward with Atwell, Dorfman

You know the cliche: A picture is worth 1,000 words.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 17, 2013
Proposed gun club gets tentative green light

A county hearing officer has issued an intent to approve plans for the Ancient Oak Gun Club, after neighbors raised concerns about the project.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
OUR VIEW: Teachers must share the struggle

Manatee schools have waited too long to act. Now circumstances are forcing their hand.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta has been critical of construction cost estimates associated with capital-improvement projects. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 28, 2013
Sarasota County commissioners protest new Lido Key restrooms

Capital-project costs continue to plague South Lido Beach Park improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • October 5, 2011
Education Center offers lifelong learning opportunities

Fall semester classes and workshops begin Oct. 17. Registration is open now.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The front elevation of Westwater Construction’s Lake Club mansion features a variety of textures and heights.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 29, 2012
The blueprint to living large

In the Lake Club, Lakewood Ranch's most private and upscale gated community, five ultra-luxury homes are planned this year or under construction. The largest is a 19,926-square-foot home being built by Westwater Construction.

  • East County
  • News
Friends placed a copy of this photograph of Brendan Shreve and Jared Duran at the site of their death.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 14, 2015
East County celebrates lives of Lakewood Ranch students

Brendan Shreve and Jared Duran died tragically Oct. 10.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2014
2014: The best of Cops Corner

The Observer counts down the top Cops Corners from 2014.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 26, 2011
Lakewood Rotary tips glass to charity

The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch will host the 10th annual Suncoast Food & Wine Fest Nov. 12.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2010
Business Observer 05.06.10

Monte Davis, of RE/MAX Alliance Group, was accepted as a member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network.

  • East County
  • News
B.D. Gullett Principal Kathy Hayes, right, tries to persuade second-graders Thomas Garcia, 7, and Noe Flores, 8, to try squash.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 6, 2013
State produce fills cafeterias

Manatee County schools provide healthier options for students through homegrown fruits and veggies.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 4, 2011
Commissioners tell staff to fix that leaky irrigation system

When James Harriott, the county's executive director of public works, appeared before the County Commission July 26 to resolve questions about the operations of the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp., he brought up an ancillary problem that has drawn Village attention for more than a year: a malfunction in the landscaping irrigation system.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 29, 2013
Your Neighbor: Ann Kale

Ann Kale's dog, Regis, lived to see his owner become the oldest graduate of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in 2007.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • October 31, 2013
City struggles with Sunshine Law

City Manager Tom Barwin has been criticized for Sarasota's recent history of potential Sunshine Law violations, but he promises a new mindset from the city in the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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