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The results of the survey could inform the future decisions of city officials.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 4, 2019
City launches community survey

The city of Sarasota is asking residents and visitors to share their thoughts on key issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
(File) A railroad track near Payne Park may one day be replaced by an extension of the Legacy Trail.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 15, 2016
Legacy Trail extension inches forward

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation has given $50,000 to support an extension of the Legacy Trail. How big an impact will the gift make?

  • Sarasota
  • News
(Eric Garwood) Construction has begun at 545 Bay Isles Parkway.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 28, 2017
Longboat Key will soon have a new retail bank

Construction of the building began last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 24, 2010
Ranch residents teed off about mini golf proposal

Residents from at least four neighboring communities are opposing the project. Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly said concerns are being addressed.

  • East County
  • News
The town of Longboat Key purchased new crosswalk signs and installed them Feb. 10 to speed up the bureaucratic process.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 24, 2016
FDOT addressing safety concerns on Longboat Key

Modifications to Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks are coming as some commissioners question whether the modifications will address safety concerns.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Judy Green, president and CEO of Premier Sotheby's International Realty, says she’s scouting locations in the Tampa Bay area. Nancy DeNike.
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 27, 2013
Tampa to Marco

Naples-based Premier Sotheby's International Realty, fresh off a banner year in 2012, moves into South Tampa's luxury market with its first office there.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 5, 2009
Eagle Scout project benefits scallop search

On Saturday, Aug. 8, volunteers will monitor the scallop population of Sarasota Bay by snorkeling alongside weighted ropes, called transect lines, in the second annual Sarasota Bay Great Scallop Search.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
While most of the kids chose one or two colors, Lyric wanted all of them.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 16, 2012
Observed: Son's creativity knows no bounds

When our 4-year-old son, Lyric, was an infant, my side of the family took great joy in how much he looked like me as a baby.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Coppenrath
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 24, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Martina Coppenrath

Martina Coppenrath recently completed the Disney Princess Women's Half Marathon, in Orlando, which she ran barefoot.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • January 23, 2013
Backstage Blogger - A Sarasota actress shines the spotlight behind the curtain

Backstage Blogger - A Sarasota actress shines the spotlight behind the curtain

  • Arts + Culture
The Rev. Donald H. Ashmall and the Rev. Dr. Vince Carroll
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • April 17, 2013
LBIC installs the Rev. Dr. Vince Carroll

More than 200 parishioners welcomed the Rev. Dr. Vince Carroll as the sixth senior pastor at Longboat Island Chapel Sunday, April 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pommes Dauphine Fromage (Potato Pate a choux puffs with Cheese)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2011
East County invites you to feast

Last year, the East County Observer brought you a selection of Thanksgiving recipes from some of our area's best chefs. This year, we've done it again.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 12, 2019
Networking @ Noon brings local businesses together

The event proved there could be such a thing as a free lunch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This file photo shows Midnight Pass, looking to the south.
  • By Jack Gurney |
  • December 24, 2011
TOP STORY, MARCH: Midnight Pass dispute moves to federal court

Florida authorities who twice denied Sarasota County permission to restore the Midnight Pass coastal inlet that previously separated Siesta Key from Casey Key may have thought the fight was over. If so, they can think again.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tegu lizards can wreak havoc on native plants and animal life. Photo courtesy of Chance Steed.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 16, 2012
The hunt is on for a rogue tegu lizard

The lizard has been spotted in dune vegetation near Turtle Beach dunes, but Sarasota County staff thinks only it's a matter of time before they trap it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Monaca Onstad, the director of community relations for Lakewood Ranch Communities, and Morgan Bettes, the market manager, announce the market is going to the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 17, 2019
Market on the move in Lakewood Ranch

The Market at Lakewood Ranch shifts to the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in November.

  • East County
  • News
The home at 111  N. Warbler Lane  was built in 1976 . It has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,251 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 4, 2021
Bird Key home sells for $3.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 22-26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Bella Guzman and Lentz Laurent
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 2, 2015
Lakewood Ranch High School students dance amid 007-theme

Around 570 students filled the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • July 4, 2012
Notes from a Virgin Vegan: a four-part series

Notes from a Virgin Vegan: a four-part series

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The meetings were held at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 17, 2016
Lakewood Ranch water rates to rise

Braden River Utilities plans to increase costs for irrigation water.

  • East County
  • News
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