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Tara Preserve's Darby Connor, behind, talks with Florida Highway Patrol Cpl. Bruce MacWhorter as he processes the accident site June 7.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 14, 2017
Traffic fatality prompts safety concerns

Some Tara Preserve residents say Manatee County should install speed tables on Tara Boulevard.

  • East County
  • News
The Bethesda House is tucked into a residential portion of Gillespie Park — which has some neighbors concerned about the impact of the social service provider.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 7, 2016
Gillespie Park residents balk at expanded social services

The Bethesda House has been operating on Fourth Street for two decades, but a plan to grow the campus has neighbors concerned about the community center’s impact.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 20, 2010
City considers more job cuts

After cutting $8 million from fiscal year 2009-10 budget, the city will have to cut another $5 million next fiscal year. City officials say they will be forced to look at staffing numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 20, 2013
Neighbors: Mark Kaluga

As his dad lay dying in a VA hospital, Mark Kaluga saw hearts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Margo Diener, left, organized the walk with help from Peter and Sandy Gatti, right. Peter Gatti sponsored the walk with his business, rockitradioman.com.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 18, 2015
Weekend best bets: Lakewood Ranch, Braden River High football game, GreyHawk fun walk

Friday night football and a Saturday morning fundraiser will keep the East County community active this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
Students from the Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo Academy.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 7, 2011
Local taekwondo students win awards

Students from the Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo Academy recently attended the Olympic Grand Prix Tournament at Lakewood Ranch High and walked away with numerous accolades.

  • East County
  • Sports
The state first implemented DROP in the early 2000s to give top public-sector employees an incentive to stay in their positions instead of going to work in the private sector.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 10, 2013
Employees seek DROP benefit

The Longboat Key Town Commission's decision Aug. 14 will affect the financial futures of town employees and taxpayers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2011
East County teachers hit the field

The faculty and staff of Samoset Elementary played its 11th annual kickball game against the fifth-grade squad June 3.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2012
East County schools perform well on FCAT

While East County elementary and middle schools bucked the statewide trend of lower schools' grades on the FCAT in 2012, Manatee County results were right in line with it.

  • East County
  • News
Rod Girdwood, Jay Berman, Taylor Collins and Debbie Johnson
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 8, 2012
Managers talk collaboration at Tiger Bay meeting

Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin, Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock, North Port City Manager Jonathan Lewis and Venice City Manager Edward Lavallee spoke to the Tiger Bay Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Siesta Breakers Condominium on 6480 Midnight Pass Road received the Siesta Key Association’s Sea Grape Award for the most improved landscaping.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2015
This week in history

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brasil finds a personal connection in telling the history of the Seminole Indians native to Sarasota.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 31, 2016
Painting History: Richie Brasil honors Rosemary history

The graffiti artists pays tribute to local Seminole history with mural.

  • Arts + Culture
Country Club East is experiencing a lot of growth. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 27, 2016
Ranch surges ahead in rankings

Mid-year new home sales put Lakewood Ranch in the top five nationally.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2009
Cops Corner

A man filled out a police report after explaining that he received letters from companies explaining that someone is trying to open accounts in his name using a different address.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 24, 2016
An election about legacy

The referendum on underground utility lines in Longboat’s neighborhoods is more than a 30-year assessment. It’s a vote on how we’ll leave the Key: better or worse off.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • June 4, 2013
TWIS = This Week is Southern

TWIS = This Week is Southern

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Gil Waters |
  • May 31, 2012
My View: Let's demand the best for city manager

The first thing to be said is we need a system balancing local desires with experienced and skilled management.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
File photo Unit 601 at the Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences sold for $3,204,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 23, 2014
Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences condo sells for $3.2 million

A condominium in the Ritz-Carlton Beaches Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Workers are preparing to barricade streets in advance of Thursday's Veterans Day parade on Main Street.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 10, 2010
Veterans Day ceremony includes flag dedication

The annual parade will conclude with a ceremony dedicating the new Five Points roundabout.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mar Vista General Manager Joe Rogers, Jayme Hagedorn and Jordan Hodson tally the dollar bills.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 10, 2010
Longboat Lookback

Longboat Lookback

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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