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Event Chair Kent Hayes and Board Member Anne Rollings
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 23, 2019
Sarasota County schools strive toward success

Education Foundation of Sarasota County presented the Strive Awards on April 23

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 16, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Tara Elementary

Fifth-grade students at Tara Elementary School learned how to perform CPR April 15.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2013
News Briefs

Brown case bound for shade session; Board approves tourist-tax spending

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dora Walters with her cat, Lottie, and dog, Jake. Courtesy photos
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 13, 2015
A reporter rewinds

Retired Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters looks back on her childhood, early careers and adventures in her new book.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This August 2001 aerial of the north end of Longboat Key was taken eight years after the town's previous island-wide beach project was performed in 1993.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 12, 2011
Beach project in limbo

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis wants direction on how the town should move forward with renourishing its beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 2, 2010
Braden River star signs with Stars

Pirates pitcher Austin Platt will play for Florida State College at Jacksonville next year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Andrew Basco, sales associate for Pulte Homes, said interest has been high for the developer'  s Shoreview project, the first to open in Waterside.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 10, 2017
Builders bank on new community in Sarasota County

Lake access will be a big selling point at Waterside

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • June 17, 2009
Best Father's Day gift: a Mini-Me

There is no greater gift than seeing parts of me in my son, Lyric.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 19, 2009
Former SMR VP starts home inspection business

Ron Masseo hopes to tap into the foreclosure and resale markets with his business, Masseo Home Inspections.

  • East County
  • News
Sheryl King, Chris Jenkins and Jason Champion
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 18, 2016
Signs: Are they a changin’?

Southgate residents say it’s time for change when it comes to the community’s only sign.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Devin wall plays at the pitcher and second base positions.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 30, 2011
OBSERVER TEAM SPOTLIGHT: Devin Wall

Each week, the East County Observer will introduce one player from the Lakewood Ranch Little League Observer team.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
SIDELINES

LRH athletic department to host golf outing

  • East County
  • Sports
Applebee stands in front of one of the now discarded shelter sites during a press junket.
  • By Jack Short |
  • January 12, 2016
County changes stance on homeless shelter efforts

Sarasota County said that staff will not do any more work on a “come as you are” shelter unless urged to do so by the community and city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 19, 2013
Gettel honors Manatee County school teachers

An appreciation awards ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. today, at Toyota of Lakewood.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 17, 2010
HISTORIC REVIVAL

SemCon 2010 brings together community visionaries to discuss ideas for downtown improvement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2010
One project ends, another begins

A pipeline-upsizing project is nearing completion along Gulf of Mexico Drive, just in time for a paving project to begin in the same area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 30, 2015
City begins dialogue on transportation

Frustrated with the worsening conditions along the city’s congested roadways, the City Commission is taking a big-picture look at the city’s transportation problems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Only a handful of tenant spaces remain on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly attributes the 92% leased rate to a positive trend in gross sales.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2011
MIX ON MAIN

Has Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty found the 'perfect' mix for Lakewood Ranch Main Street?

  • East County
  • News
Roger Sandt surveys the seawall behind his Ocean Boulevard property, and points out a groin that crumbled during Tropical Storm Isaac.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 13, 2012
Seawater threatens Siesta Key property

A Siesta Key property owner wants to protect a seawall from erosion but has found coastal permitting issues tough to navigate.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kaye Warr |
  • February 24, 2012
Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Joshua Kohl and Sarah Asmar

Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Joshua Kohl and Sarah Asmar

  • Arts + Culture
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