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Lakewood Ranch resident William Marrone submitted this sunset photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2014
Weather: East County

Lakewood Ranch resident William Marrone submitted this sunset photo.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jan Shoemaker Means submitted this sunset photo, taken during the Siesta Key drum circle.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Jan Shoemaker Means submitted this sunset photo, taken during the Siesta Key drum circle.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 22, 2013
Siesta Key Association prepares for annual breakfast

Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson and County Administrator Randall Reid will speak during the meeting tomorrow morning at St. Boniface.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Rev. Fausto Stampiglia also recently celebrated his 75th birthday.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 28, 2010
Stampiglia rejoices in 50 years in priesthood

The Rev. Fausto Stampiglia recently celebrated his 50th anniversary of being a priest and 75th birthday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cas Bruniany submitted this sunset photo, taken on Thanksgiving Eve near Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2014
Weather: East County

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  • East County
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Christa Briener, the voluntary pre-kindergarten teacher, reads a bok to Nolan Lee, 4.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 31, 2015
Kiddie Academy promotes literacy with help from Curious George

The Lakewood Ranch early learning center held its annual Story Time Alive event Saturday.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2009
Capture the 'Spirit of America' in The Observer's photo contest

Submissions are still being accepted for The Observer's 'Spirit of America' photo contest on YourObserver.com.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority and Community Development District six will meet Feb.20 to review and discuss the results of the recently released 2013 audit report.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 18, 2014
LWR IDA and CDDs to review 2013 audit reports

The Lakewood Ranch IDA and CDDs will review agenda items, such as the 2013 audit report, at their meeting Feb. 20.

  • East County
  • News
Town Clerk Trish Granger swears in Mayor Jack Duncan and Vice Mayor Terry Gans.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 17, 2015
Duncan takes mayor's seat

Mayor Jack Duncan and Vice Mayor Terry Gans will lead the Longboat Key Town Commission after Monday’s statutory meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Infanti says his development firm was willing to consider building affordable units in Laurel Park, but adequate procedures for selling those units privately aren’t in place yet.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 3, 2016
Laurel Park project highlights affordable housing deficiencies

Because of a lack of clear regulations, a developer will pay money into an affordable housing fund rather than build attainable units within a planned residential project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tyler Dyson
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 30, 2015
East County High 5 Moments: 09.03.15

East County High 5 Moments: 09.03.15

  • East County
  • Sports
Phil King created a beautiful setting for a summer dinner.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 27, 2011
King honors tradition

A couple of decades ago, it would not have been considered a formal dinner. But at a time when casual and carry-out hold sway, the meal that Phil King prepared in honor of a friend's birthday was an intentional treat served at a beautiful table with all the traditional trimmings - service plates, embroidered linen napkins, sparkling crystal and silver, and candles and flowers.

  • Arts + Culture
The smaller mid-week farmers market will emphasize agricultural offerings.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2014
Weekday farmers market set for Five Points

Beginning in November, the Sarasota Farmers Market will begin holding an additional smaller event on Wednesdays at Five Points Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Allison Geske, who is visually impaired, laughs as her guide dog, Cessna, licks the statue of the Capitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus in the museum courtyard.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 30, 2017
The Ringling starts a new guided tour for people with visual impairments

A new partnership between Southeastern Guide Dogs and The Ringling is helping people with visual impairments experience art.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2010
New books will send tongues wagging

Sue-Ellen Welfonder's passions: Scotland. The paranormal. Dogs. Welfonder, a Longboat Key resident, wishes dogs everywhere were as beloved as her Jack Russell terrier, Em. So, she has contributed a story, 'A Man, a Woman and Haggis' to 'Tails of Love,' an anthology of never published stories from 10 authors. Part of the authors' proceeds will go to the Animal Adoption Foundation. Tempted for more reading material? Welfonder also has out a new Scottish historical romance novel, 'A Highlander's Temptation.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 6, 2010
Tigers pull past Pirates

The Braden River High boys soccer team fell to Palmetto 4-2 in Class 4A-District 10 action tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
Beverly Meadows and Cecily Shar–Whitehill enjoy the bird colony. They like watching the birds fly in at sunset.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • January 31, 2013
The Oaks Club residents battle about birds

Residents at The Oaks Club have debated for two years about the removal of Brazilian pepper trees, home to 1,600 birds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 21, 2010
Whale sharks spotted near Sarasota

Mote scientists tagged three of the 10 sharks to study their movement patterns.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Vincent Veneruso submitted this photo of a bald eagle perched on a branch, taken on White Eagle Boulevard near State Road 70.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2014
Weather: East County

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  • East County
  • Neighbors
Susan Molnar submitted this photo of a green heron doing the "Nik Wallenda" outside the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

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  • Longboat Key
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