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Former Lakewood Ranch High boys golf coach Dave Frantz held a Champions Golf Camp July 6 through July 10 for junior players of all skill levels.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 11, 2015
Junior golfers hit the Links

Former Lakewood Ranch High boys golf coach Dave Frantz hosted a Champions Golf Camp July 6 through July 10, at The Links at Greenfield Plantation.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2015
Obituary: H. Paul Carter

H. Paul Carter, 70, of Longboat Key and Hillsdale, Mich., died Dec. 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Construction of Hyundai of Lakewood started earlier this month. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 30, 2014
Dealership relocates to East County

Gettel Automotive Group sees Lakewood Ranch as a prime location for its new dealership.

  • East County
  • News
The company is reporting 11 home sales in each in the Central Park neighborhood of Lakewood Ranch, and its newest community, Woodbrook, last month.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 7, 2012
Neal home sales keep climbing

Neal Communities' home sales are up 36% compared to the first seven months of 2011.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2011
Service day planned for Jiggs Landing

Volunteers of the Old Braden River Historical Society will roll up their sleeves this weekend and get to work at Jiggs Landing Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 15, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Leaving a calling card

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 30, 2010
Webster plans commission comeback

Longboat Key resident Joan Webster is planning a return to the Town Commission after a two-year absence.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 17, 2013
Laying the groundwork: Teach Me Equals talks life on the road

Laying the groundwork: Teach Me Equals talks life on the road

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2011
Grading the governor

Gov. Rick Scott is nothing if not bold in the face of withering opposition. So here's a grading of Scott's first 10 weeks in office.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Meet the Miss Manatee Softball Observer Team Spotlight, Bailey Jenkins
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 28, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

MISS MANATEE SOFTBALL AND LAKEWOOD RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota design professionals including architects, engineers, interior designers and students will construct original sculptures made of cans showcased throughout the mall.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • February 18, 2014
Canstruction exhibit hopes to help others

Canstruction is a national program aimed to help feed the hungry through art. Sarasota artists will create sculptures made of cans to help those in need.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2010
Color Palette

Russ Gervais submitted this sunset photo taken at Bay Isles Beach Club. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Rev. Dan Maiden and MiMi Horwitz
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 5, 2010
Longboaters get in touch with their inner child

Pauline and Bob Schroeder transformed their home into the S and S Charter Kindergarten on Friday, Nov. 5, for a fun fundraiser for the Longboat Island Chapel. Guests came as they might have appeared as students in kindergarten. Pigtails and pleated skirts were plentiful plus lots of knickers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Laura Cole oversees the Builder Program and marketing at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2019
Quarter Forward

Builders crave more space in Lakewood Ranch — for nearly 5,000 residences combined. Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has delivered on the demand.

  • LWR Life
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • July 13, 2012
Sarasota Improv Fest brings 48 hours of laughs to the Florida Studio Theatre

Sarasota Improv Fest brings 48 hours of laughs to the Florida Studio Theatre

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Southside Elementary students check out a solar eclipse last year.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2018
Sarasota school district maintains A grade

District among the state's top-rated for 15 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bill Shideler, Rachel Knowles and Nick Drivas star in "Dames at Sea."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 19, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dames at Sea'

Part parody, part love letter, 'Dames at Sea' opened off Broadway, and it's sailing now in a Manatee Players production.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 8, 2012
Fresh Faces, Fresh Food: The Fresh Start Café

Fresh Faces, Fresh Food: The Fresh Start Café

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
SMART Executive Director Gail Clifton and Eileen, Gary and Darrin Simone, of 1st Choice Industries, stand alongside a newly installed wheelchair ramp by SMART’s pool.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 29, 2013
East County business saddles up to help

A local business invested more than $25,000 to upgrade bathroom facilities at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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