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Tim Mulqueen assumed the role of Lakewood Ranch's director of sports in January.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 17, 2011
Ranch announces first event for sports complex

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc. has secured its first major sporting event at its new sports complex in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Jean Hanna
  • By Dora Walters |
  • December 8, 2010
Man on the Street: Key Wishlist

We asked Longboaters what they would to see come to Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
CONTRIBUTED  Braden River High senior Sam Woolf moved on in the "American Idol" competition April 10, and will compete among the show's top seven contestants.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 11, 2014
UPDATE: Sam Woolf sails into top seven on "American Idol"

Sam Woolf wins a spot in the top seven on "American Idol" April 10.

  • East County
  • News
Turtle nests are marked with stakes for protection.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 1, 2013
Season's first turtle nest found on Longboat

The first nest was discovered one day ahead of nesting season on the Sarasota County side of the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 28, 2010
Trustee appointed to oversee Colony operations

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will allow a trustee to oversee resort operations at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, effectively removing the resort's longstanding management.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" is one of the most musically, rhythmically and dramatically difficult American musical theater pieces of our time.
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 14, 2011
Music Review: 'Into the Woods' at Booker High School

Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods' is much more than a musically fantastical fairy tale.

  • Arts + Culture
The Flying Espanas created new standards for trapeze artists after incorporating ballet and gymnastics into their routine. Photo courtesy of Carolina Espana Nock
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 10, 2018
Circus greats head to Ring of Fame

The Circus Ring of Fame will inductee five new performers and groups to its ranks on Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Downtown advocate Ernie Ritz has met with city commissioners to try to gain momentum for a density overlay proposal. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 14, 2013
If you build it, will they come?

Density-overlay advocates say it will bring more 'obtainable' apartments and condos and a younger demographic to downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Paige Lewandrowski, a Pirate freshmen swimmer, and John Graves, a senior swimmer, hope some certainty can help them close the gap with their rival, Lakewood Ranch High School.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 16, 2013
Swim team makes splashy effort to retain its home pool

After Manatee County threatened to close it, Braden River High School's swim team learned it can practice at John H. Marble Pool for another year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • July 6, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Condo on the Bay

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Condo on the Bay

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Pip Smalley, 12, plays shortstop and also pitches for the Sarasota American 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 30, 2016
A hero in his own right

Sarasota 12-year-old makes fourth straight Little League All-Star team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2014
Our View

Privatize Gillespie Park

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Bell helicopter landed on the Key's Gulfside beach near the 4000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 25, 2012
Helicopter makes emergency beach landing

All three passengers aboard a Bell helicopter were uninjured after an emergency beach landing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 8, 2010
GOP invokes Internet infantry

Republican Party leaders asked members to spread the word about its candidates through e-mail and social-media sites to help stem gains Democrats made in 2008.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 13, 2012
Stoneybrook Stableford Sunday Golf season set to tee off

Stoneybrook will begin its second Stableford Sunday Golf season at 8 a.m. Sept. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Police Department detectives arrested Sarasota resident Shaquan Leverett for the murder of a Palmetto man in March.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 6, 2014
Sarasota man arrested for murder

The Sarasota Police Department has made an arrest following an investigation of a murder that took place March 10 in North Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2010
Longboat Pass solution reached

The town of Longboat Key and Manatee County will dredge Longboat Pass when needed to maintain the channel and acquire beach-quality sand for their beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 9, 2016
Five grand pianos equal crowd pleaser

The Artist Series Concerts' Piano Grand! delights audience both musically and emotionally.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 11, 2011
Pirates, Mustangs advance to district final

The Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball teams will face each other at 7 p.m., tonight in the Class 4A-District 10 championship.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 29, 2016
Remembering Pattigeorge’s, a Longboat Key icon

In its more than 40 years, Pattigeorge’s has become a well-known Longboat establishment and hangout for locals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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