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  • By John Ewing |
  • April 12, 2012
Observe This: Today's Top Stories

Observe This: Today's Top Stories

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  • Things To Do
Willowbrook residents huddled around a scrapbook full of pictures showing damage to their homes.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 7, 2012
County, owners disagree on Willowbrook inspections

County officials say the matter is private. Residents say the county could have done more to prevent problems with their homes.

  • East County
  • News
The 5:45 p.m. meeting will be held in the Manatee County Commission Chambers located on the first floor of the Manatee County Administrative Building at 1112 Manatee Avenue West.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 19, 2013
Manatee School Board to hold special audit meeting Thursday

The Manatee County School Board will hold a special meeting Thursday to allow the public, the school board and its audit committee members to ask questions to Navigant and Trenam Kemper officials concerning the recent release of a forensic audit of the school district's finances.

  • East County
  • News
Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates, the nonprofit that runs Nathan Benderson Park, has made modifications to access but is keeping the park open.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 3, 2020
Sarasota park remains open during pandemic

Nathan Benderson Park officials will keep the park open but ask public to practice social distancing.

  • East County
  • News
Cast members Garrett Miller, Kelsey Owens, Chloe Trautman, Alex Kompothecras, Juliette Porter, Brandon Gomes and Madisson Hausburg  - Photo by Dewey Nicks for MTV
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 4, 2017
MTV's 'Siesta Key' will premiere July 31

The premiere date for the network's new locally-shot reality show was announced Monday night.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Pipe in a front yard of Binnacle Point Drive
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 3, 2018
Pipe work flows along in Emerald Harbor

Project shoud be completed by next summer

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jay Rixse delivered a lecture on the President's daily briefing Feb. 19.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • February 27, 2019
LWR Talks features intelligence

Former CIA and Department of Defense official addresses crowd at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club

  • East County
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • March 5, 2019
Siesta Breeze Trolley live app in the works

The app does not have an official launch date but is expected to function similarly to SCAT’s live-tracking feature.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key police officers won’t have the authority to enforce any proposed noise ordinance, according to the office of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 3, 2016
Bondi rejects Longboat Key noise request

According to the office of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, the town can’t regulate noise levels near Jewfish Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A structure atop 585 Halyard Lane prompted residents to get involved in discussion of exceptions to the town's height limit.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 16, 2017
Longboat P&Z board to discuss height restrictions, sign regulations

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 20, at 9 a.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
University Parkway Diverging Diamond Interchange Design.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 15, 2016
Diverging diamond interchange project remains on schedule

The Florida Department of Transportation’s $75.3 million project on University Parkway is slated for a Fall 2017 finish.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County School Board will approve Hollis Morantes', former physics teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School, resignation Dec. 8.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 2, 2015
Lakewood Ranch High science teacher resigns

After being arrested on drug charges Nov. 4, Hollis Morantes resigned from the East County school.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2015
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 12.10.15

Readers respond to new crosswalks on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Three Manatee County high schools received golden footballs, because Super Bowl participants, such as Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, graduated from there. Cromartie graduated from Lakewood Ranch High School.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 2, 2016
Lakewood Ranch High named to Super Bowl High School Honor Roll

The school received a Wilson Golden Football, because Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie graduated from Lakewood and went on to play in a Super Bowl.

  • East County
  • News
Shirley Kelley of Sarasota hits a putt that approaches the green Tuesday at The Palm-Aire Country Club. Photo by Jason Clary
  • By Jason Clary |
  • January 20, 2015
Palm Aire announces LPGA November event

An LPGA Legends Tour championship, along with hotel bed revenue and visitors, is heading for East County.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2013
News Briefs

June 18 special election early voting continues; County considers Lakewood Ranch public transit route

  • East County
  • News
The daily thunderheads lurking on the western horizon mean summer is officially here in Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 28, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Funky ways to beat the weekend rain

Meteorologists expect thunderstorms throughout the last weekend of June but that's no reason not to enjoy your weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A 2.5-foot-tall bubbling fountain waterfall statue made of basaltic rock has been a part of the Longboat Island Chapel for many years. Church officials call the statue "irreplaceable."
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 28, 2013
Chapel statue reported stolen

A 2.5-foot-tall statue was stolen this month in the Longboat Island Chapel's garden. Parishioners want the statue returned, no questions asked, as soon as possible.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Newtown community has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, earning the city the Florida Archaeological Council Stewards of Heritage Award.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2024
Sarasota honored with Florida Archaeological Council Award

Newtown historic preservation efforts earn Sarasota the Stewards of Heritage award, making it only the second city to win in 50 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
17-month-old Jayvyn DeVore, while visiting Sarasota from New Jersey, had the chance to enjoy playing with the streams of water on the splash pad.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 1, 2024
Bayfront Park's new splash pad and playground officially open

The new and improved playground and splash pad at Bayfront Park held its grand opening ceremony on Feb. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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