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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 16, 2016
Manatee County reviews Greene piece of CORE project

A 275-acre bio-technical and medical park in Lakewood Ranch is beginning to take shape.

  • East County
  • News
Property values within Sarasota’s city limits increased 5.5% to $7.6 billion this year.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 2, 2014
Siesta property values outpace county

Sarasota County taxable values grew 6.7% this year, while property values in the Siesta Key Lighting District increased 7.5% to $4.5 billion.

  • Sarasota
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  • By April Doner |
  • August 20, 2012
Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 11, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Caroline Dailey

The Out-of-Door Academy senior Caroline Dailey defeated Bradenton Christian's Haley Waldo 6-0, 6-0 to capture the No. 1 singles crown at the Class 1A-District 9 tournament April 2.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 2, 2015
WATCH: Zach Gilliland

WATCH: Zach Gilliland

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 21, 2018
The Ringling unveils new glass exhibit space

The Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion officially opened Jan. 21 at The Ringling.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 13, 2016
SPARCC spreads holiday cheer at annual luncheon

Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center held its annual holiday luncheon at Michael’s On East.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 1, 2011
FDOT signs off on GMD sign removal

Sixty-eight sign posts and 49 signs will be removed from Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Martin Cohn and Steven Peters
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 13, 2010
ELECTION 2010: Lakewood Ranch CDD 5 Seat 5

In the weeks leading up to the general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, The East County Observer will profile contested races pertinent to East County residents. Meet the contestants for CDD 5 Seat 5.

  • East County
  • News
Alice Murphy, Tina Shao-Napoli and Dan Napoli
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 1, 2017
Wine Walk to the Ca’ d’Zan transports guests to the 1920s

The annual fundraiser for the Ca' d'Zan Preservation Fund was on March 31 at The Ringling.

  • Black Tie
Jen Blanco, Associate Editor.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 21, 2011
Comment: Mustangs' success impressive, expected

Every Sunday, I check my email to see how our East County teams fared over the weekend.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 16, 2017
Review: 'IncrediBello!'

Acrobatic artistry meets clowning in Bello Nock's latest.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Family portraits are one of the stops on the Day4Hope schedule.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • July 23, 2019
Sarasota, Manatee churches hold a 'Day4Hope' for families in need

Throughout Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice, 18 churches will fulfill 3,000 children's back to school needs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 11, 2019
Longboat firefighters see the other side of emergency response

Visit to county's consolidated dispatch center gives first-responders a chance to close the loop on communications.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fireworks will be the main attraction. Photo provided by Flickr.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 6, 2017
Fireworks display to brighten Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch

An Independence Day celebration will be held July 1 at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Florida Boat Tours owner Denise Kleiner and employee Brandon Palazzo are eager to share their love of nature with the community at the new Jiggs Landing Outpost.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 30, 2019
Fishing for new business at Manatee County preserve

Florida Boat Tours takes over the concession at Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 4, 2012
Siesta Key preps for 40th sand-sculpting competition

The Sarasota County Parks & Recreation and the Pelican Press will co-sponsor the 40th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Science fiction author Marty Fugate thinks this cosmic statue in Selby Five Points Park looks like a portal to another dimension — ideally, he would have positioned himself in the center of it.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 11, 2013
Out of this World

Writer Marty Fugate has an infinite, sometimes terrifying, and hilarious knowledge of an imagined future, which he occasionally turns into science fiction anthologies.

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Brown is the owner of the Hub Baja Grill.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 21, 2012
Brown moves to settle with Sarasota County

Siesta Key business owner Chris Brown has offered to settle his third lawsuit against Sarasota County for nearly ten times what was doled out in a previous suit.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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