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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2009
New MRI test saves one of Ranch's own

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center radiologists discovered breast cancer in one of the hospital's employees while setting up and make adjustments to the new MRI machine.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County School District Superintendent Diana Greene points out the voting results on the television to School Board member John Colon.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 20, 2018
Voters approve Manatee school tax by slim margin

Just more than 51% of voters approved the 1-mill property tax increase for Manatee County schools.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota City Commissioner Susan Chapman and Margaret Cass.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 18, 2015
Hudson Bayou neighbors come together for picnic

The Hudson Bayou Neighborhood Association hosted a gathering for residents.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Manny Cruz, who operates Cruz Portrait Design of Bradenton, earned the master of photography designation from the Professional Photographers of America.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 9, 2016
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Local photographer a picture of commitment

  • East County
  • News
Longtime friends Liz Jones and Chris Marquez, both of Lakewood Ranch, are joining fashion and tennis for a social tennis fundraiser benefiting pets.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 24, 2018
Tennis tournament set to raise money

Social tennis tourney will raise funds for the Humane Society.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • August 29, 2013
Roundabout details gain momentum

After more than a decade of advocating for a multimodal corridor, punctuated by roundabouts, on U.S. 41, Rod Warner's vision is close to being realized.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 6, 2017
Operation Kindness honors veterans

The star-spangled celebration took place on April 6 at the Harbourside Ballroom of the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 9, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Armando Linde and others support the construction of crosswalks on Gulf of Mexico Drive this month.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 11, 2015
GMD crosswalk construction begins this week

Four crosswalks are being installed on Gulf of Mexico Drive to make pedestrian crossings safer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 14, 2010
OBITUARY: Rosetta Wachstein Polow

Rosetta Wachstein Polow, 95, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 19, 2012
'Storage Wars' fight cancer

A charity auction benefiting the American Cancer Society will be held Sept. 20.

  • East County
  • News
Michael Koscec submitted this photo of a heron at sunset on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Michael Koscec submitted this photo of a heron at sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
SARASOTA: Hannah Smith, 3, puts decorative, little holes into her clay slab.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2011
Photos of the Week

Enjoy some of our best photos this week from all Observers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 12, 2014
Bus route to serve University

A new Sarasota County Area Transit bus route along University Parkway will relieve traffic near Interstate 75.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The models, before they played dress up — Shirley Krieger, Mary MacCuag, Raye Winthrop and Core Visscher.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 7, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tara Golf and Country Club Fashion Show

The parking lots and lawn areas in front of Tara Golf and Country Club were filled to maximum capacity March 7, as the community's residents gathered to watch models strut down the runway. The all-women crowd sipped on red wine, as they sat at tables with multi-colored flowers as centerpieces.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Siesta housing market has been recording strong sales figures over the past months, Realtors say. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 1, 2012
Buyers flocking to Siesta homes, condos

With the No. 1 beach drawing more tourists, the inventory of houses and condos is decreasing, and prices are going back up, Realtors say.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Nate's Honor Animal Rescue Executive Director Dari Oglesby is eager to see renovations to Nate's Place finished.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 7, 2012
Nate's Honor Animal Rescue renovations near completion

When Dari and Rob Oglesby step into their near-empty retail space in the Shoppes at University Town Center, they look past the construction that's under way.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2013
Just the stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
"My whole life has been involved in art — teaching art, making art, being an artist," Eleanor Merritt says. "It's my life, and that's just the way it's been."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 7, 2014
Girl Power

In her work as an experimental contemporary artist, Eleanor Merritt focuses on the matriarch.

  • Arts + Culture
Carrie Wick demonstrates pushups and other exercises that will be part of her classes. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 27, 2015
Participants to hang 10 in Surfset class

Ranch YMCA members: Grab your surfboards for a new class, but leave your sunscreen at home.

  • East County
  • News
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