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MCAT riders will see different far rates and routes later this year.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 18, 2014
MCAT riders to see change in fares, extended bus routes

At their meeting June 17, Manatee County Commissioners approved higher fares and extended bus routes for MCAT riders.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Magic of Manatee members and East County residents Ellen Linsley and Beverly Whitby join Longboat Key’s Bunny Klein and Bradenton’s Rose Gratta in presenting items to HOPE. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 19, 2015
Neighborhood News

Sorority pledges for cancer cause

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2011
Manatee planners endorse new commercial project

The Manatee County Planning Commission has recommended the approval of a 21,800-square-foot commercial center on State Road 64 in Lakewood.

  • East County
  • News
Approximately 45 north-end residents packed Longboat Key Town Hall Monday afternoon to inform the Longboat Key Town Commission they don’t want their power lines buried because the financial burden is too steep.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2015
Villagers seek to bury undergrounding referendum

The commission refuses to pull the plug on an undergrounding referendum, despite concerns from Village residents about the $23.85 million cost.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Two incumbents were unseated in the race for the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 30, 2016
Sarasota nurses unseat incumbent Hospital Board members

Sharon Wetzler DePeters and Susan Tucker will represent the GOP in the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board race on Election Day.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 22, 2009
Residents rally for downtown merchants

On Saturday, State Street was filled with Sarasotans who vowed to help more downtown businesses from closing their doors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Linda Long, Senator Nancy Detert and Cynthia Crowe
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • January 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Sarasota Women's Republican Club

The Sarasota Women's Republican Club met for their monthly lunch Thursday, Jan. 4 at Michael's on East to listen to Senator Nancy Detert speak. Seventy ladies attended the lunch where they heard about women in politics. 'It's educational and you get a chance to see everyone and mingle,' said Corresponding Secretary Carlene Mallires. The club brings in different speakers every month from politicians to people in the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
School Board District 5 candidate Julie Aranibar will face Mary Cantrell in the Nov. 4 election.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 26, 2014
Aranibar, Cantrell head to runoff

The East County residents were separated by only 1.9%.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2009
News Briefs 12.10.09

News Briefs 12.10.09

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maria and Sarah Soscia have been playing volleyball together since they were in third and fifth grade, respectively. The two Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School defensive specialists are now about to embark on their final season together on the court.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 1, 2012
Sisters help Lady Cougars to district title

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School defensive specialists Sarah and Maria Soscia helped lead the Lady Cougars to their first district title since 2004 last season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 6, 2014
Manatee County maintains millage rate

Property owners within Manatee County will see no change in the county's property tax rates for the new fiscal year.

  • East County
  • News
Rachael Jaworski, 11, collasped on Dec. 26, 2009, when an arterio-venous malformation ruptured in her brain. Today, her short-term memory only lasts for 10 minutes.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 20, 2011
Dream Come True

Lakewood Ranch's Rachael Jaworski, who in 2009 collapsed when an arterio-venous malformation ruptured in her brain, will enjoy a four-night Disney cruise with her family through the St. Petersburg-based Children's Dream Fund.

  • East County
  • News
Burns Court Cinema opened in 1993.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 27, 2015
This week in history 8.27.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2014
News Briefs

North-end sand arrives this week; Longboat changes water source

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"It's a lot of fun," club member Cheryl Griesbach said of the arrangement-making activity. "We're all learning."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 12, 2012
Garden Club cultivates cheer

The Lakewood Ranch Garden Club made floral arrangements for homebound East County seniors at their Dec. 10 meeting.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota man charged with breaking into closed Longboat Key resort.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • September 21, 2016
Sarasota man charged with breaking into Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

The suspect’s father reported he was missing before he was found at the closed Longboat Key resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2015
Sidelines

Signing day 2015; Baseball coach finalist for award; Sarasota Open tickets on sale; Orioles to host fundraising event

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 4, 2009
Gulf view returns

A landscaping crew began cutting the sea grapes in front of the Twin Shores and Gulfshore of Longboat Key mobile-home parks Monday, Nov. 2. Residents and motorists anticipate the end of October each year, because they get their view of the Gulf of Mexico back. The sea grapes grow tall each summer during sea-turtle nesting season, which runs from May 31 through the end of October.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • December 3, 2015
Bromeliad tree sprouts at Selby Gardens

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Horticulture Department builds a tree for the holidays of only bromeliads.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 22, 2015
Market becomes Main summer attraction

Eight months after it launched on Lakewood Ranch Main Street, Jen’s MarketPlace will be in bloom throughout the summer.

  • East County
  • News
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