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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 18, 2016
Siesta Beach nabs No. 3 ranking in TripAdvisor awards

A year after topping the Travelers’ Choice Award for the best U.S. beach, Siesta Key is again recognized as a frontrunner for the distinction.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 14, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Kristin Zarrella

The Observer spotlights Lakewood Ranch's Kristin Zarrella.

  • East County
  • Sports
A rendering of ELM's design at LakeHouse Cove.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 4, 2018
Cove sculpting an artform at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch

ELM architects take on serious body of work on the water at Homes by Towne's LakeHouse Cove.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Karen Wells, Peter Anderson, Fred Starling, Deborah and Martin Robinson, Brian Kennelly and Manatee County Commissioner John Chappie shoveled dirt for the ground-breaking ceremony.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 11, 2012
Manufacturer breaks ground on international headquarters

IRISS, an infrared window manufacturer with facilities in the U.K., Australia and Bradenton, will be combining its U.K.-based manufacturing operation and its U.S. headquarters.

  • East County
  • News
Monica and Johnny Welde tend to two of their brown bears, Carol and Andy, after a whistle awoke the bears from a nap.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 1, 2013
Bearadise Ranch preserves bears' history

On 15 acres off a rocky road in East Bradenton sits Bearadise Ranch, a preservation home for 14 brown bears with Hollywood ties whose heritage began in Norway.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • October 12, 2011
My View: Occupiers not like tea partyers

The Occupy protests have spread to Sarasota and continue expanding, but to what end no one seems to know - including the demonstrators.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Holly Rolls and Shane Catts own and operate Happy Paddler. File photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 26, 2017
Happy Paddler officially open for Bayfront business

The company was selected to serve as Bayfront's Park non-motorized watercraft vendor in May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 17, 2014
Key SMR executive heads to Brevard County

SMR officials say they have no timeline for hiring a replacement.

  • East County
  • News
Aidan Dowdy plays lacrosse for The Out-of-Door Academy.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 27, 2012
Lacrosse Camp: Fun with Fundamentals

Seventy East County youth participated in the LB3 Lacrosse Camp June 18 to 21, at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Duncan
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2014
WELCOME BACK: Hellos and goodbyes

Here's what's old and new on Longboat Key as snowbirds return for season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
Lakewood Main Street plans progressive dinner

Attention adventurous diners: Lakewood Ranch Main Street restaurateurs will be taking residents on a culinary trip around the world at 6 p.m., Jan. 27.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bashaw Elementary Student Council members want to make sure Connor Dzembo, front (blue), and other children with limited mobility have a place to sit with their friends.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2017
Buddy system reaches benchmark

Bashaw Elementary students hope their 'Buddy Bench' project will catch on at other schools.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 16, 2018
Cops Corner: Officer lends a helping hand

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 19, 2010
Longboat Key home sells for $6.65 million

George and Elizabeth Tomaszewicz, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 2735 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Linda Scott, trustee of the Florida Land Trust Agreement, of Longboat Key, for $6.65 million. The sale, recorded April 28, at the Sarasota County Courthouse, marks a 2010 record on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A $1.9 million Main Street project was approved by the DID Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 9, 2012
DID approves $1.9 million project

The Downtown Improvement District has approved a Main Street project that it intends to fund with a 20-year bond.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Venice-based PGT named Todd AntonellI vice president of sales and marketing last year. Photo by Lori Sax.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2013
Pane Gain: PGT

Rebranding efforts don't have to get complicated. One large firm discovered that simplicity fits it just right.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 23, 2011
OUR VIEW: No miracle on 44th Avenue

Poor planning and NIMBYism has created an unfortunate collision at 44th Avenue East's expansion running from east of Bradenton through Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Opinion
The Regency House displays signs opposing the proposed South Palm overlay district. Crome Dollase, board president of the Regency House, said an overlay would equate to a "taking of residents' property."
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 31, 2011
Overlay district decision delayed

South Palm Avenue residents on both sides of the overlay-district issue will meet this week to come to an agreement, after the City Commission slows down the district's approval process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photos
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 29, 2013
Serving up Life Lessons

Four local volleyball players traveled to Guatemala this summer to volunteer with Orphan's Heart.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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