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The Fiscal Year 2016 general fund was originally estimated to be $25 million over budget, but is now balanced.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 19, 2015
County launches budget planning for 2016

Sarasota County commissioners met with Tom Harmer, County Administrator, and staff today for the first budget workshop of the year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A lift station project being built in nearby Luke Wood Park is creating lane closures on Osprey Avenue.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 29, 2011
Osprey Avenue closure rescheduled

An Osprey Avenue lane closure has been rescheduled to begin on Jan. 16 instead of Nov. 28.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reader lauds stances on teachers, spending; Manatee district needs financial lessons

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 25, 2012
Lakewood Ranch CDD 5 considers access changes

The board will discuss whether it will allow Country Club of Lakewood Ranch members access via the gate at Players Drive and Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • News
What lies underneath Emerald Harbor Drive will be investigated next year to find out why the road is cracking.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2015
Emerald Harbor Drive needs investigated

Water accumulation and cracking on Emerald Harbor Drive will be investigated next year as part of a road project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cheryl Scheid tears up old asparagus roots along with members of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2018
The Little Garden That Could

Lakewood Ranch’s community garden survived hurricane flooding and a bitter cold snap. We tiptoed through the marigolds to see which plants came out on top.

  • LWR Life
Ashley Baker and Joy Loos produce and package their soaps at home. Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • July 17, 2014
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Ashley Baker and Joy Loos

The smell of handmade soap wafts from Joy Loos' kitchen, where she and her daughter, Ashley Baker, make soap for their company, Ashjoi All Natural Soaps.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
New home and business construction in East County, such as this Woodleaf Hammock home, remain strong according to the county's tax rolls.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 8, 2020
Growth trends continue in greater Lakewood Ranch area

Approximately half of the growth in Manatee County attributed to the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
New College Bike Shoppe Manager Michael Getz has been repairing bikes since childhood.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 28, 2013
New College Bike Shoppe staff teaches self-reliance

The all-volunteer shop is the longest-run student organization on campus. It offers free repairs, wholesale parts and a lesson in mechanical know-how.

  • Arts + Culture
Robert Levin. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 24, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Music Festival - Week III

This past weekend, the Sarasota Music Festival stimulated our sensibilities in ways that made us appreciate this extraordinary teaching and performing organization in ways we've not experienced before.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 9, 2020
Sarasota Schools changes free lunch delivery

Rather than passing out food daily, families can collect lunch for the week one day a week.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Sean Thompson and other Longboat Key kids got to ride a Longboat Key Police Department all-terrain vehicle in 1998, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center's summer camp. Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2015
Rotary Club seeks kids for new monthly club

If you're a Longboater between the ages of 6 and 12, you're invited to get to know your fellow Longboat Key kids.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kim Betts sings along with the Gamble Creek Band Friday evening at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 10, 2015
Friday Fest brings out country music fans

Music fans filled the lawn along the bay front for the free monthly concert Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Friday, July 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ringling College of Art and Design officials want the library to not only serve as a state-of-the-art building to house books, but also as a meeting spot for students. Courtesy rendering
  • By David Conway |
  • September 11, 2014
Ringling's new library to act as student hub

More than two-thirds of the way to its fundraising goal, Ringling College has begun the process of gaining city approval for its plans for a new library.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy our Letters to Santa
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 25, 2019
Letters to Santa bring children's Christmas wishes to life in Lakewood Ranch area

Letters to Santa bring children's Christmas wishes to life in Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
Tube Dude owner Scott Gerber recently moved his business from St. Armands Circle to downtown Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 23, 2016
Sarasota’s Tube Dude repays economic incentives

Owner Scott Gerber has repaid $56,000 in tax dollars originally intended for business expansion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 1, 2013
American icon could still call Sarasota home

Plans to bring the Iwo Jima monument to Southwest Florida have new life thanks to a pair of area businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 1, 2013
American icon could still call Sarasota home

Plans to bring the Iwo Jima monument to Southwest Florida have new life thanks to a pair of area businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town suspended beach cleanup operations on Oct. 12, following the offshore passage of Hurricane Michael.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 17, 2018
Red tide disappears from Longboat shores

People are returning to Longboat

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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