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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh fields questions on how to ease traffic once The Mall at University Town Center opens Oct. 16. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 8, 2014
Ranch residents oppose seven-story proposal

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh can't speak about raising building heights to seven stories behind Lakewood Ranch Cinemas until she hears the matter in November.

  • East County
  • News
Jason Gould with Glenn and Alma Johnson, who bring honey and special-needs education to Sarasota.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 3, 2015
What's the Buzz?

The Sarasota Honey Co. offers a career path for those with special needs.

  • Arts + Culture
'Woody Sez: the Life and Music of Woody Guthrie'
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 29, 2014
THEATER: 2015 Highlights

Not to spoil the surprise, but here's a sneak peak at the don't-miss plays at nearby theaters in 2015.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 16, 2019
City to give away 250 trees to Sarasota residents

The program, which is run in partneship with the Arbor Day Foundation and Florida Forest Service, will help reduce energy bills

  • Sarasota
  • News
The meeting will take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 4, 2011
Town to select District 5 commissioner

The Longboat Key Town Commission must appoint a new District 5 commissioner at its regular meeting tonight.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 9, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting Sheriff's Office reports from Lakewood Ranch area and East County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
East County sports roundup: 03.23.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 23, 2017
East County sports roundup: 03.23.17

East County sports roundup: 03.23.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Bicyclists in two locations on The Legacy Trail got flattires after riding over carpet tacks that were spread around the trail.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 24, 2011
Trail riders pinpoint problem

After suffering from flattened tires, bikers discovered that more than 1,000 tacks were laid at two separate points on the trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Officials cut the ribbon around 5:30 p.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 24, 2015
Gettel Hyundai opens

Sam Woolf headlined the event.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 22, 2010
Property tax deadline nears

Property owners wanting to take advantage of a discounted rate have only a week to do so.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Regan Baker, 13, from Lakewood Ranch, tosses out the eggs before the Harvest Easter egg hunt.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 18, 2018
Families celebrate Easter at Lakewood Ranch church

Kids swarm Harvest United Methodist Church for Easter egg hunt.

  • East County
  • News
An adult snowy plover and a chick.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • April 5, 2018
Protected baby birds hatch on Longboat Key beach

Two snowy plover chicks hatched on Whitney Beach April 4.

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  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 17, 2014
Sidelines

Eagles win inaugural Army vs. Navy tournament; Sarasota Christian earns back-to-back wins; Sarasota grapplers win invitational; Late goal propels Thunder soccer team to a win; Longwood Athletic Club announces Men's Open

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carroll Barnhill enjoys sharing his poems with the people who inspired them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 9, 2011
Rhyme 'n' Reason

East County resident Carroll Barnhill grew up on a farm and raises race horses for a living. But at 77 years old, he's also become quite the wordsmith, recently self-publishing a collection of poems about his friends and family.

  • East County
  • News
Joseph Holt. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 16, 2015
Music Review: Gloria Musicae

Music Review: Gloria Musicae

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Elena Williams tries a virtual reality simulation at An Evening at the Avant-Garde on March 18 at Ringling College of Art and Design.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 18, 2017
Ringling College becomes first art and design school to offer virtual reality degree

Starting in the fall of 2018, Ringling College of Art and Design students can get a BFA in VR.

  • Arts + Culture
Jim Scott, owner of Complete Hearing Solutions, said the system at Town Hall delivers clear and consise sound.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 18, 2012
Town Hall adds new system for hearing-impaired residents

Country Club of Lakewood Ranch resident Richard Williams lost his hearing suddenly in the late 1990s.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Piles of shell line the banks of a future lake.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 7, 2016
From shell pits to shorelines

SMR will conclude its shell mining operations over the next year.

  • East County
  • News
Michael Hollinger
  • By Heidi Kurpiela and Loren Mayo |
  • June 1, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Ghost-Writer' scribe makes a case for hyphens; WBTT goes digital with donation; Booker Middle spends a night at the Met; and Hot Tickets.

  • Arts + Culture
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