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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
It's almost like the boom times again in Lakewood Ranch's new Central Park community going up off Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, north of State Road 70. So why doesn’t anyplace else look like this?
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2011
OUR VIEW: Lessons for Sarasota County

There is something dramatically different about the development and dynamics of Lakewood Ranch compared to the rest of the region.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Downtown condo owner Phil Grande is tired of the people feeding the transients in Selby Five Points Park and the lack of action from the city.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 31, 2011
Petition seeks to end homeless feedings

Downtown condo owners are making another push to rid Selby Five Points Park of the criminal element that many say has taken over the park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 8, 2014
Olympic swimmers hope to inspire young athletes

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA Wave Runners will host the Fitter & Faster Swim Tour, featuring Olympians Davis Tarwater and Claire Donahue, later this month.

  • East County
  • Sports
It's almost like the boom times again in Lakewood Ranch's new Central Park community going up off Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, north of State Road 70. So, why doesn't anyplace else look like this?
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2011
OUR VIEW: Lessons in Ranch growth

There is something dramatically different about the development and dynamics of Lakewood Ranch compared to the rest of the region.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sturkey
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 15, 2015
Founding pastor dies after surgery

Dave Sturkey, who led Cornerstone of Lakewood Ranch for 18 years, died April 6, following a heart procedure.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 28, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Longboat Key Club & Resort receives glittering award; Additional players confirmed for the 2012 Sarasota Open; 2012 Nick Bollettieri Open seeks junior tennis players

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River sophomore Jessica Cadorette makes contact in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Class 4A state semifinals May 9.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 11, 2011
ALL HEART

The Braden River High softball team saw its historic season come to an end with a 2-1 loss to Harmony in the Class 4A state semifinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
Loretto Sadkin, chairwoman of Peridia Golf and Country Club’s opposition group, and Manatee County Public Works Director Ron Schulhofer talk a recent commission meeting.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 28, 2013
U.S. Coast Guard sets parameters for bridge

The potential bridge, which would provide a path into Lakewood Ranch and complete the long-planned 44th Avenue East extension, will at least require an environmental assessment.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • April 21, 2010
Local players invest talent in tennis tournament

The Fidelity Investment Senior Doubles Tournament took place Thursday, April 15 through Monday, April 19, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Pam EubanksOfficials from NDC Construction, the project's contractor, expect construction to take about 11 months. NDC is clearing the property to prepare for vertical construction.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 2, 2014
Contractors begin work on assisted-living facility

Validus Senior Living expects to open InspiredLiving in about one year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • February 21, 2018
Fashionista Donna Koffman shares her style tips, tricks and secrets

Take a peek inside Donna's "unique, whimsical, and a little edgy" closet.

  • Black Tie
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 16, 2010
St. Thomas More women get fashion fix

Dillard's garbs the St. Thomas More Women's Club in elegant style.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
K-9 handler Tom Franklin, of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, plays around with his companion and co-worker, Rocky.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 16, 2016
McNeal Elementary students fetch lessons with K-9 Unit

Manatee County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit provided a demonstration for the East County students.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2010
Lady Mustangs win North Port meet

The Lakewood Ranch High School girls cross country team took first place out of 15 schools at the North Port Invitational Sept. 25.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Coastline Volleyball 14U Rox Black team was one of 48 teams to earn a national bid after finishing second at the 2013 USAV Florida Regional Qualifier April 27-28, in Orlando. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 19, 2013
Bound for Nationals

The Coastline Volleyball 14 Rox Black team earned a bid to the USA Volleyball Girls Junior Nationals June 30 through July 3, in Dallas.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 20, 2016
Premier Sports kicks it up

SMR cancelled its Winterfest concert because of construction on permanent facilities.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 7, 2019
Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center welcomes Sarasota Folk Club

At the Fogartyville, it’s always a beautiful day in the neighborhood — especially when there's a new concert series.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 24, 2017
Girls Inc. thanks Champions for Girls

The nonprofit celebrated its top donors at a reception Jan. 24.

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2011
Cops Corner

Identity issue 4:17 p.m. - 5400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. The former city editor of the Longboat Observer reported that a man who identified himself as the city editor called a Longboat Key supermarket to ask about the status of a development project. The supermarket manager who talked to the man said the man on the other end of the phone was rude and that he had to hang up on the man. N.B. It will be much harder for the rude male caller to impersonate our new female city editor, Robin Hartill.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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