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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2014
News Briefs

School employee charged in cyber attack; City, county plan closures for Thanksgiving; Sarasota County Area Transit hires new director

  • Sarasota
  • News
East Manatee Bulldogs Press Secretary Valerie Miklavic and President Kendall Brown are eager to get their new building up and running.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 16, 2011
Planners recommend new home for Bulldogs

An advisory board to the Manatee County Commission has recommended approval of improvements to Lakewood Ranch Park, including a facility for the East Manatee Bulldogs.

  • East County
  • News
Although Heritage Harbour has a speed radar sign on Fair Isles Lane, residents and CDD supervisors say some continue to speed.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 22, 2015
Heritage Harbour South CDD aims to slow speeders

An off-duty deputy will monitor speeding on Fairway Isles Lane for a month.

  • East County
  • News
Patricia Averbach (Courtesy image)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 21, 2014
Sarasota writer Patricia Averbach debuts her debut novel

Averbach will give a talk and reading of "Painting Bridges" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Bookstore1Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
The meeting was held at the Manatee County Government commission chambers.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 14, 2014
Board recommends marina elimination

The Planning Commission has endorsed Lennar's plans to remove a marina from the Heritage Harbour development plan.

  • East County
  • News
Jeffery Kin
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 2, 2018
The Players' theater in Sarasota closes its sale

The Players' theater in Sarasota closes its sale.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 28, 2012
Current mission: rip tide awareness

Key firefighters are working to spread awareness about the threat of rip tides.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation finished the sidewalk this week by connecting pavement from Broadway in Longbeach Village to the Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end. Terry O'Connor
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 1, 2016
Historic Longboat Key sidewalk project finished

The Florida Department of Transportation finished the sidewalk this week by connecting pavement from Broadway in Longbeach Village to the Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"My yard is an arid sandpit," jokes Addie Worth (pictured here in Selby's bromeliad garden). "I spend all my time working in other people's yards that I never have time to take care of my own."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 9, 2011
Grassroots effort

Addie Worth gets paid to play in dirt. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens horticulturist loves her job.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 17, 2015
Wawa planned near downtown Sarasota

Tampa-based Brightwork real Estate is developing a location for the popular convenience store on Fruitville Road between Audubon Place and North East Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nancy Mazzarese. Photo by Kelsey Grau
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • March 26, 2014
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Nancy Mazzarese

A recent transplant to Longboat Key, Nancy Mazzarese is making fast work of giving back to her new community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 10, 2016
Southside students and parents stroll through winter wonderland

Organizers of the Southside Village Holiday Stroll pulled off a Christmas Miracle — snow in Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 1, 2020
Town of Longboat Key hosts open house

Residents mingled with town organizations at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Summertime is the best time of year to  experience sunset over a drink and some bar food at one of the too-few waterfront bars around, like O’Leary’s in downtown Sarasota.  Photos by Gabriel Jiva
  • By Columnist . |
  • May 23, 2019
The Best Worst Season

The heat and humidity can be rough, but it’s worth it to stick around for Lakewood Ranch summers — when the pace is slower and the traffic and dinner crowds are lighter.

  • LWR Life
Commissioner Phill Younger wants to have a garbage collection discussion in the fall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2015
Commissioner criticizes garbage pickup failure

The issue of late garbage pickup or no garbage pickup at all on Longboat Key will come before the Town Commission in the fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • 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
  • Things To Do
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 13, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting police reports from East County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Phill Younger
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2017
Taxpayers' watchdog

Younger is off the Town Commission, but he's still involved.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2013
Obituary: Henry Lehne

Henry Lehne, 98, of Longboat Key died Feb. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stan Edelson won the 800 meter race at the Florida Senior Games (3:29.89).
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 14, 2017
Sarasotan takes home 800 meter medal at Florida Senior Games

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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