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Amari Pitts.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 13, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Amari Pitts

Braden River High defensive back Amari Pitts, who holds offers from the Air Force Academy and talks switching to defensive back and what scares him the most.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Pirates to host hoops camp

Braden River High will host a summer basketball camp for students entering grades 2-12, beginning June 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: March 5

Ian Glazer captured this snowy egret watching over the bay near Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2020
East County weather page photo: March 5

Gordon Silver captured this female eagle enjoying a shady spot under the wings of her mate on Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Automated irrigators are supposed to have a functioning sensor that shuts off the system if there is sufficient moisture after a rain, such as these irrigators at Town Hall.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 29, 2015
Caution: wasting water could lead to Manatee County fines

The Lakewood Ranch HOA is trying to educate homeowners about automatic irrigation waste.

  • East County
  • News
This Grosvenor Gardens home at 8415 Grosvenor Court sold for $1.35 million. It has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 3,315 square feet of living area. Courtesy photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 24, 2021
Grosvenor Gardens home tops residential real estate sales at $1.35 million in east Bradenton area

Two million-dollar-plus home sales top east Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch area in residential transactions.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Victoria Laman, who will be a junior at River Ridge High School in New Port Richey, makes her way through the model of a lung.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 20, 2019
Doctors in the house at LECOM in Lakewood Ranch

LECOM's Medical Science Academy preps future wave of doctors and pharmacists at Lakewood Ranch campus.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2009
Child protection center gets new home

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Child Advocacy Center, the new home for Sarasota's CPC, was held Thursday, April 23

  • Sarasota
  • News
On Sept. 18, Lakewood Ranch High students place flowers at the crash site where a memorial has been erected on State Road 64 and Pope Road.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 18, 2018
Lakewood Ranch community mourns

Fellow Lakewood Ranch High students, family members recall the special attributes of the two young men lost in the accident on State Road 64.

  • East County
  • News
Sam Johnson and Matthew Petitt serve ribs from station Venice Fire Rescue.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 14, 2015
Competition heats up for rib cook off

Firefighters from throughout Sarasota County spent hours smoking, grilling and seasoning racks of pork ribs for the 12th annual Sarasota Firefighters Rib Cook Off.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • February 10, 2015
Factory Girl: A love affair with fashion and art

Factory Girl: A love affair with fashion and art

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 24, 2010
The lord of the dance

In his 20 years as a Sarasota Ballet master, Pavel Fomin has seen the company double in size and its Dance -- The Next Generation program go from fledging to producing prima ballerinas.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2019
East County weather page photo: June 13

Gordon Silver captured this sandhill crane posing for a headshot in Del Webb.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 13

Michael Cohen captured this pair of parrots on Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Iwo Jima veteran Harold Ronson, left: Should he give up? Sarasota Public Art Fund founder Thomas Savage, right: "You can't fight City Hall" in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Our View: Give up? They didn't at Iwo

What does it say about a community whose behind-the-scenes City Hall manipulators scotch an effort to bring to Sarasota's bayfront one of the greatest American icons depicting one of the greatest moments in American history? It's so deflating.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Amber Schrag helped carry the Sarasota Christian girls basketball team. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 21, 2019
Under-appreciated athletes of the winter sports season

Under-appreciated athletes of the winter sports season include people from Sarasota High, Riverview High, Sarasota Military Academy, Sarasota Christian and Cardinal Mooney High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 9, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Kehtura Merrick

Riverview High senior Kehtura Merrick threw the discus 120 feet, 7 inches to capture the state title at the Class 4A State Finals May 4, at the University of North Florida, in Jacksonville.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Science Center student volunteers Mia Merrell, Rylan Monge, Natalie Carrion, Max Fischer, Rocket Burns, Julia Chen, Pragnya Govindu and Claire Wang encourage people to donate on July 29. Courtesy Photo
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 22, 2020
Suncoast Science Center and SunCoast Blood Centers to host blood donation drive

The joint partnership blood drive will be on July 29.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Terry Griffin
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 27, 2016
Longboat Key authors share summer reading list

Local authors weigh in on their favorite books, genres and what you should be reading right now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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