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The Impact Elite sixth-grade basketball team won six straight games to win the Boys USSSA State Championship June 11-12.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 15, 2011
Impact Elite wins state championship

The Impact Elite sixth-grade basketball team maintained a perfect 19-0 record heading into the state tournament June 11-12 in Ft. Lauderdale.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2010
Letters to the editor

Road work is a deterrent for future visits; Tourism will help put Longboat at No. 1

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 10, 2010
Conference to preserve downtown history

Founded by two downtown groups, SemCon 2010 hopes to gain economic benefits from the Downtown Sarasota Historic District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rebecca Minkoff with Wish Kid Kareliz Rodriguez
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 24, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Designer fever at UTC; CAN you top this?; An uplifting story; and "What am I going to do for 100?"

  • Arts + Culture
Alyson Dolan, Caitlin McMullen, Angela Rauter and Roger Pettingell
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 4, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Almost too perfect for words; A twinkle in his eye; C'est cheese!; Know your roll

  • Arts + Culture
Firefighter Jason Mekush made sure to keep the fire from affecting too severely the trees adjacent to the home.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 15, 2010
UP IN SMOKE

Firefighters from East Manatee Fire Rescue on Dec. 11 burned down an old home off Upper Manatee River Road as part of a training exercise.

  • East County
  • News
Employee trustees also discussed figures that suggest their plan is in better shape than the other plans, with an average unfunded liability of $77,000 per member compared to the firefighters' $343,000 per member.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 3, 2012
Employees seek union protection

Forty-two general employees are eligible to join a new union being sought to halt possible changes to town employee pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Community Haven CEO Marla Doss has worked at the agency since 1985.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 14, 2014
Creating a Haven

As Community Haven celebrates its 60th anniversary this month, its leaders launch plans for the next 60 years.

  • East County
  • News
Greg Kveton is confident that his development firm and city staff can come to a workable agreement to proceed with the project at 33 S. Palm.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 13, 2015
DeMarcay developer pushes forward with high-rise

Despite a setback in the quest to obtain a building permit and a looming deadline, the developer behind a proposed Palm Avenue condominium is determined to find a solution.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lois and Nick Mancuso were the second family to close on a home in Cascades. They love the community’s close-knit feel, amenities and social opportunities.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 11, 2015
Cascades community celebrates 10 years

The East County community offers residents classes such as pottery and line dancing, as well as other amenities.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II graduated from Braden River High School in 2008 as part of the school’s first graduation class. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2011
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II: Everyone's Hero

Against a sky painted in shades of blue, pink and orange, vehicles parked along a sidewalk lined with miniature American flags along 44th Drive East in the Wallingford subdivision.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dean and Bill Mixon and Rick Permuy, Janet Mixon's son, sport orange smiles.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 6, 2013
Lasting Legacy: Mixon's Fruit Farms

Mixon's Fruit Farms endured struggles - and a change in strategy - to make it to its 75th season.

  • East County
  • News
Anne-Marie Russell will use a bevy of contemporary art leadership toward opening SMOA
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 10, 2015
Anne-Marie Russell named executive director of SMOA

Anne-Marie Russell, SMOA, Ringling College of Art & Design, MOCA

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 26, 2009
T.G.I.FOOTBALL!

Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and The Out-of-Door Academy will kick off the 2009 season with their annual Preseason Kickoff Classics Aug. 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 4, 2016
‘No’ on Amendment 4

Property-tax breaks for solar-energy devices sounds and reads like an environmental Apple Pie issue. But with every new law, there are always winners and losers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Commission approves stricter metals ordinance

A 30-day holding period and restriction of cash payments to $100 are part of a new county ordinance for secondhand metals dealers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Out-of-Door Academy junior M’Balia Bangoura won both the individual and overall singles titles at the Class 1A state championships last month. File photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 6, 2015
Thunder nets another golden girl

Out-of-Door Academy junior M’Balia Bangoura didn’t let a past injury stop her when she landed two titles at the Class 1A state championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 27, 2013
Apartment complex planned for Lockwood Ridge

The Adler Group has owned the site, home of an abandoned Winn Dixie, for the last seven years, but the developer says now is the time to build.

  • East County
  • News
Nina Hoss as the title character in "Barbara." Courtesy.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 27, 2013
Film Review: 'Barbara'

The new film, "Barbara," delves into life behind the Iron Curtain and the perverse paranoia that permeated a society.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • July 30, 2012
Notes from a Virgin Vegan, Part Four: What's next?

Notes from a Virgin Vegan, Part Four: What's next?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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