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David Wolff prepares to submerge 10 Mini-Reefs.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 31, 2019
'A manmade solution to a manmade problem'

Non-profit installs 10 Mini Reefs at MarVista in Longboat Key, with hopes of making the ecosystem a little bit better.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Reed Savidge and his wife, Ginny, are finalizing renovations on a new convenience store at the site of the former Longboat 7-Eleven.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 26, 2011
Store to open in the former 7-Eleven spot

Longboat Ace Hardware owner Reed Savidge will open a Quik-n-Easy convenience store.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lynne Armington and Joe Kerata of Asolo Rep Guild reading "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: SEASON greetings

Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, hosted 'SEASONS Greetings' to kick-off its events for the year on Thursday, Dec. 1. Asolo Rep Guild read four short stories, and then attendees ate cookies and drank wine while viewing the current exhibition by the Suncoast Watercolor Society.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Approximately 175 people attended the annual Casey Key Association meeting Jan. 27.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 3, 2011
Sparks fly during Casey Key power line discussion

Should Casey Key bury its power lines? Or should the island bury the proposed underground utilities project that has been discussed on and off for nearly a decade?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gena Rogers hauls her son’s wrecked truck to events to show the value of wearing your seat belt. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 24, 2014
Click It or Ticket effort targets seat belt safety

As Gena Rogers sits at a roadside memorial off State Road 64, near Rye Road, she looks toward two crosses and a display of signs, windmills and memorabilia.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 12, 2012
Registration upcoming for TOPSoccer

The Braden River Soccer Club will hold registration for its TOPSoccer program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
Glen Roethel, Hillary Foxsong and Stuart Markus, members of the Long Island-based folk-rock group, Gathering Time, will perform favorites from the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as a few of their own pieces, at Temple Beth Israel Wednesday, Jan. 23.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 22, 2013
Temple Beth Israel to host folk-rock band

The spirit of the 1960s will return Wednesday, Jan. 23, as Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio, Gathering Time, performs at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rob Alfieri, left, helps his business partner, Justin Bloom, push off the pontoon boat on Bird Key. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 28, 2015
Turtle Beach considered for vendor opportunities

Sarasota County plans to add Turtle Beach to its non-motorized water sports program, which launched a year ago on South Lido.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 10, 2013
Braden River, Lakewood Ranch lifters advance

The Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High girls weightlifting teams each had several lifters advance out of the Sub-District 8 Qualifier Jan. 9 at Palmetto High.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2012
News Briefs

DID board member resigns due to travel; Tony Souza elected chairman of the DSA; Sarasota holiday service impacts

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 6, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Chase Sharp

The Lakewood Ranch linebacker talks his best piece of advice and his love of the game.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 3, 2009
TechHouse leads food drive

TechHouse is kicking off its second annual Food Drive: Summer Harvest 2009. This year, the effort includes helping animal rescue groups as well.

  • East County
  • News
Principals Octavio Martin, second from left, and Logan Learned, fourth, lead the Cow-Hands as they kick up their boots in Agnes DeMille's "Rodeo."
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • December 14, 2011
Dance Review: 'Les Patineurs,' 'The American' and 'Rodeo'

Ice skaters, ballerinas and cowboys, oh my!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 23, 2017
Ringling students win international award

Three Ringling students were awarded the BAFTA Student Film Award for animation

  • Arts + Culture
Residents of GreyHawk Landing and nearby communities worry about safety at the intersection of Greyhawk Boulevard and State Road 64. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 14, 2018
Accident totals climb at GreyHawk/S.R. 64 intersection

FDOT seeks interim solution to improve safety at GreyHawk Landings's entrance.

  • East County
  • News
The Out-of-Door Academy students Gabriella Costa, Alex Ruschau, Melanie Mason, Kevin Moody and Payton Hensonn each earned a perfect score on a section of the SAT. Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 27, 2013
ODA students ink perfect scores

Five students at The Out-of-Door Academy earned perfect scores on portions of the SAT college entrance exam.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dexter Carter won first place at the speech contest held at McNeal Elementary.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 1, 2019
Speech contest winner shares lessons of empathy

Dexter Carter may be a small kid in fourth grade, but behind his thick, black-framed glasses is a boy who possesses wisdom beyond his years.

  • East County
  • Schools
Other items on the agenda for today's meeting include proposed uses for commercial space at the State Street garage and a downtown business' application for valet parking.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2014
Commissioners to discuss Palm Avenue streetscape

During the evening session of today’s Sarasota City Commission meeting, the board will consider the future of a downtown palm grove that businesses say causes flooding.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • February 9, 2017
Chamber kicks off 97th year

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Kickoff Breakfast.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alliance Executive Director Heather Kasten and Bucs Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford chat before Ford's presentation.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 18, 2015
LWRBA hosts monthly Membership Luncheon

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford vamps up support for his team during Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members' monthly Membership Luncheon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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