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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 30, 2010
Mote scientists search for missing satellite tag

Researchers are asking for the public's help in locating a satellite tag that was used to track a whale shark.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 30, 2013
TiDBITES

Forks & Corks uncorks some winners; Michael's On East takes diners on culinary adventures; Tea time at the Crosley; Downtown Dining

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 7, 2009
Band boosters create Mustang Mania

The Lakewood Ranch High School Band Booster Association hopes the festival will raise $20,000 for school arts programs.

  • East County
  • News
Benny Schappacher
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2011
OBSERVER TEAM SPOTLIGHT: Benny Schappacher

Each week, The East County Observer will introduce one player from the Lakewood Ranch Little League Observer team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Neal Signature Homes' Palmavera  model is in Country Club East. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2019
Lakewood Ranch launches 2019 Tour of Homes

Lakewood Ranch Tour of Homes kicks off with more than 90 models, move-in ready homes to view.

  • East County
  • News
"I find life funny. Sometimes I laugh at the silliest things … people's foibles, maybe a look or something. I think that comes out in 'Viagra Falls.'"
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 9, 2013
Spotlight: From 'Viagra Falls' to Betty White, Lou Cut-ells it to the chase

Most people recognize Lou Cutell because of his many memorable cameos in television and movies: from "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Golden Girls," to "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 6, 2013
Island communities prepare for changes, new residents

Mayors of island communities discussed how to deal with a changing population, tourism increases and traffic concerns.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 25, 2009
Tax bill to save residents $80,000

Non-ad valorem and trim notices will be sent together, saving envelope and postage costs. Said Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates: 'Now you don't have to wonder why government is so stupid.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ramsey Touchberry helped propel the Mustangs to their first district team championship since 2003.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 27, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ramsey Touchberry

Lakewood Ranch High freshman Ramsey Touchberry shot a 2-under par to capture the Class 2A-District 14 individual championship Oct. 18 in Lake Suzy.

  • East County
  • Sports
Manfred Welfonder stands in front of the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, where he used to play tennis. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 1, 2014
After seven years, Welfonder still pursues the Colony plan

Longboat Key resident Manfred Welfonder still believes he can solve the legal warfare over the shuttered resort through a business resolution.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Unit 202 of the Tencon Beach condominiums at 1511 Gulf of Mexico Drive was built  in 1978 with three bedrooms, three baths and 2,940 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 11, 2020
Tencon Beach condo sells for $2.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 28-Oct. 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the 16-year-old male who admitted to using pepper spray at Panera Bread Thursday didn’t mean to harm anyone.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 26, 2014
Pepper spray incident forces Panera evacuation

An unnamed teenager sprayed the self-defense chemical Thursday, causing an evacuation and triage at the Panera Bread on the 5800 block of Bee Ridge Road.

  • Sarasota
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"There are as many lousy Hollywood movies as there are lousy independent movies," Nick Tierce says. "You really have to dig to find the good ones, which I find rapturous."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 16, 2011
Aspiring filmmaker says it's 'noir' or never

Nick Tierce is using Internet tools and his Asolo Rep connections to help get his first film produced.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 26, 2014
School to offer online pharmacy program

The application deadline for LECOM's distance-education pharmacy program is March 1.

  • East County
  • News
Built in 1951, the home at 26- N. Washington Drive has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,366 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 20, 2021
Ringling Estates home sells for $4.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 8-12.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
Former Chevron owner shifts gears

Robby Self now operates Grooms Motors & Automotive, at 5608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, where he provides auto repair and maintenance.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Steven Lemke
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 10, 2010
Steven Lemke discusses recording software (VIDEO)

Steven Lemke, Sarasota Orchestra's technical director and the subject of this week's Backstage Pass feature, discusses the software he uses to record and edit orchestra concerts.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 19, 2009
HOA foreclosures rise in East County

Attorney Scott Petersen said his office has seen an increase in homeowner's associations beginning foreclosure proceedings.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 26, 2019
Spookily spectacular

Lakewood Ranch's BooFest spookily spectacular for thousands

  • East County
  • News
The design and colors of the beach-ball logo designed by Visit Sarasota County was deemed a distraction to drivers. Courtesy
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 23, 2012
Design of No. 1 beach sign misses the mark

Sarasota County zoning staff determined the design for new signs on Siesta Key were a driving hazard that the Federal Department of Transportation would surely reject.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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