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Taylor Morrison is planning to develop a 400-acre parcel in Lakewood Ranch. Manatee County Building and Development Services.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Taylor Morrison eyes Esplanade expansion

The builder is moving forward with plans to expand its existing Esplanade community in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • October 2, 2017
Bayfront Park features electric car charger

Longboat residents can now charge their electric vehicles on the town's dime.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2020
East County weather page photo: July 23

Sherry Packard captured this magnolia flower in Summerfield Village of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2013
SIDELINES

Wrestler returns to state tournament; Pirates go 2-0 in Preseason Classic; ODA tennis teams begin undefeated; Manatee Twisters to host game

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2020
East County weather page photo: September 10

Gordon Silver captured this magnolia tree in bloom in Lakewood Ranch’s Del Webb community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: September 10

Robert Todd took this cormorant photo at Longboat Key Club’s Islandside Golf Course.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
SIDELINES

Miss Manatee registration begins; PST Academy tryouts upcoming

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2012
Key Realtors share their 2012 real-estate predictions

The top 10 Longboat Key-based Realtors for 2011 share their predictions of how the real-estate market will fare this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Drs. Richard Brown, Miguel Pelayo and Anjan Patel were honored as Honorary Chairs of the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 28, 2018
Party Under the Stars shines in Lakewood Ranch

Fundraiser benefits Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The pair of pileated woodpeckers have babies in their nest. Photo courtesy of John Kravontka.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 24, 2019
Lakewood Ranch resident pecks for support

Woodpecker nest saved by neighbor.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 7, 2014
Art committee seeks expertise for roundabouts

Before it begins looking for artwork to place in the center of planned roundabouts throughout the city, the Public Art Committee is searching for someone to lead the way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: June 25

Kevin French captured these ducks out for a swim at Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Colburn said Sarasota could benefit from more direct, decisive leadership.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 6, 2015
Conversation with Casey Colburn

The recently departed Downtown Sarasota Alliance chairman talks about the issues created by downtown factionalism and the need for more decisive leadership in the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 3, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Loot'

'Loot,' the current FSU/Asolo Conservatory production of one of Joe Orton's farces, shows us what the outrage is all about.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2022
Casey Key home sells for $3.3 million

A home on Casey Key tops transactions this week at $3.3 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
East County football roundup: 09.06.19
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 6, 2019
East County football roundup: 09.06.19

All three area teams were victorious this week.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 17, 2014
Sidelines

SLL Junior All-Stars win championship; Junior golfers tee off in Summer Series

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The current plans for a Cocoanut Avenue streetscape project would remove parking along the median, replacing it with a reduced number of spaces along the widened sidewalks.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 7, 2016
City plots Cocoanut Avenue improvement project

The city is preparing to embark on another major downtown streetscape redesign, with several interested stakeholders keeping a close eye on the plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming hands the Officer of the Year plaque to Sgt. Lee Smith.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 1, 2019
Sergeant named Longboat's Officer of the Year

Smith has been in law enforcement since 1999.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 30, 2020
Ingrid Wisniewski

Ingrid Wisniewski born on November 5, 1950 and God called her home on January 24, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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