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Leif Bjaland follows new recipes closely but likes to vary recipes that he knows well. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 15, 2012
KITCHEN CLASSICS: Leif Bjaland

Artistic director of the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 7, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Brian Ragone

The Observer spotlights ODA quarterback Brian Ragone.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2013
Business Briefs

Lake Club model honored at Parade of Homes; Neal Communities tops sales record; Chamber gives awards in local health care

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
Cops Corner 01.13.11

Unknown person(s), possibly juveniles living in the complex, broke Styrofoam signs used to mark parking and rules of the complex at Heritage Harbour.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
University Park Country Club has a 27-hole golf course.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 2, 2018
Manatee County OKs recreation district for University Park

Residents will vote in September on a board of supervisors for the district.

  • East County
  • News
Virginia Sanders
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 6, 2015
Virginia Sanders turns 93

Longboat celebrity Virginia Sanders celebrated her 93rd birthday Tuesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber donated the current Bayfront Park Recreation Center building to the town in the early 1980s. The building once served as the activity center for the former Far Horizons resort. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 25, 2012
Next phase: More discussion on options for community center

Commissioners agree to appoint a committee to explore options for a community center at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • July 20, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Sunshine Boys" runs through June 30, at The Players Theatre.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • June 17, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Sunshine Boys'

The best thing about Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" is the opportunity it creates to display the talents of actors of a certain age.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
Welcome back: Since you left ...

There's no pop quiz. It's our way of saying: Welcome back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pam Eubanks Reclaimed water pipes are being installed along State Road 70.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 22, 2014
BRU nears irrigation line completion

Braden River Utilities has completed work west of Interstate 75 in its quest to bring reclaimed water to Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 26, 2017
Braden River football races past North Port

Senior running back Deshaun Fenwick led the Pirates' onslaught.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Thunder by the Bay

PHOTO GALLERY: Thunder by the Bay

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 21, 2015
Weekend best bets: Dogs and Discounts and Nate’s Rescue Benefit

Two events this weekend will help raise money for two local animal rescue organizations.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 6, 2014
Town recommends combined tax increase of $954,397

Town Manager Dave Bullock seeks millage rate increases to the operating budget and beach districts to offset declining revenues and brace for pricey beach projects in 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 2, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Sniglet's Dog Bakery

You won't find many businesses where you are greeted at the door by the company's chief operating officer, but at Sniglet's Dog Bakery, you get something close.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
CeCe Knight shampoos her hair and washes her arms and legs using only one gallon of water.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 21, 2011
Brookside celebrates Earth Day (VIDEO)

A Brookside Middle School student showers using only one gallon of water for a school Earth Day project.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2013
Occasions: Anniversaries

To see your own wedding, engagement, anniversary and birth annoucements in the East County Observer, send your information to [email protected].

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Dora Walters |
  • December 2, 2009
Donation station

Claude Engle thanks Weldon Frost for donating money to The Salvation Army Monday, Nov. 30. Engle is just one of many Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members who volunteers throughout the holiday season as a bell ringer at the Longboat Key Publix.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2014
Business Reports

Pottery studio celebrates anniversary; London Bay Homes constructs 'Adalia'; Neal ends strong in first quarter

  • East County
  • News
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