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DOT Project Manager Jeff Mednick updates members of the MPO during their meeting today, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 28, 2016
FDOT progresses S.R. 64/I-75 improvements

Redesign construction is expected to start in mid-2017.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 10, 2009
FDOT schedules road construction meeting

The Florida Department of Transportation will host a public information meeting next week to inform barrier island residents about upcoming construction projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Home of the Month: The Perfect Setting
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 7, 2014
Home of the Month: The Perfect Setting

A stylish St. Armands home showcases a lifetime of collecting fine art and design.

  • Arts + Culture
Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 12.3.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 10, 2016
Sarasota Police arrest teens suspected of burglaries

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Gunn and three juvenile accomplices allegedly burglarized more than 40 cars in three parking garages this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 1, 2010
High-speed streetcar coming to Main Street

APRIL FOOLS - The only way to get federal funding for the streetcar was to ensure it maintained an average speed of 50 mph. One drawback - it can't make a complete stop.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • May 27, 2019
Sarasota Memorial Day Parade takes over Main Street

Sarasota residents and visitors lined Main Street for the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Ranch Grill Chef Jason Revell shares a recipe on turkey enchiladas. Photo by Jay Heater.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 21, 2017
Still hungry? Local chefs share their best post-Thanksgiving recipes

The big meal is important. So are the leftovers.

  • East County
  • News
The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team blanked DeSoto 8-0 in district action Dec. 12.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 26, 2013
Sidelines

Lady Cougars notch shutout; SMA cruises to win against Booker High; Lady Sailors suffer their first district loss; Havener powers Rams to victory; Booker running back chosen for All-Star game

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
FIRST Prize/The Longboat Observer: Sophia Nibi took The Longboat Observer to Yerevan in historic Armenia.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
It's Read Everywhere contest winners named

After nearly 7,000 votes, the grand-prize winners from The Longboat, Sarasota and East County Observers are Tim and Lisa McElhiney, who caught up on all their East County news while in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A woman walks on the perimeter of the Five Points roundabout between Selby Five Points Park and First Watch restaurant. Planters will be placed on the corner of the roundabout at First Watch to guide pedestrians to the proper crosswalk.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 2, 2011
Pedestrians fail roundabout test

Because more than 30% of people walking through the Five Points roundabout failed to navigate it properly, the city will pay about $11,000 to funnel people into the crosswalks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Roger Pettingell had another record sales year. (File photo).
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • December 19, 2017
Realtor sets sales volume record for Sarasota County

Roger Pettingell becomes the first area agent to sell $100 million in a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Vanessa Moody |
  • May 21, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: McNeal fifth-graders

One of McNeal Elementary's fifth-grade classes shares their feelings on entering middle school next year.

  • East County
  • Schools
Some residents have seen traffic backups at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club that are backed up almost to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 1, 2014
Gate policies irk residents

Guards at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club gates are trained to ask questions and record data on those entering. But residents say the practice creates annoying backups.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 24, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 03.24.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 03.24.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
About 35 acres of undeveloped land sits behind the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee campus on McIntosh Road, but a pack of coyotes has claimed it for their home. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 19, 2014
McIntosh residents witness call of the wild

Despite residents' concerns about a coyote pack living in a nearby vacant lot, authorities say there's nothing they can do about them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barking Out Loud Rescue, one of the event beneficiaries, brought several rescue dogs to the event.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 26, 2019
Music and drink lovers toast to inaugural SRQ Margarita Festival

The event was held May 25 behind Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 20, 2013
Turn it up: Noise Ordinance 4 shines a light on local music

Turn it up: Noise Ordinance 4 shines a light on local music

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2014
Don't cart off your fellow shopper's groceries

Here's one for the 'only on Longboat' file.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 5, 2014
The Villages tops Wildcat team

The Villages defeated Wildcat 11-8 in the finals of the U.S. Polo Association's National Inter-Circuit Cup presented by St. Stephen's Episcopal School March 2 at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
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