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Kara Kohler celebrates at Nathan Benderson Park after she wins the U.S. Olympic Trials’ women’s single sculls competition on Feb. 26, 2021.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 4, 2024
2024 US Rowing Olympic Team Trials hit Benderson Park this week

The event will determine who heads to the Paris Olympics this summer.

  • East County
  • Sports
A home in an exclusive neighborhood on Lighthouse Point Drive has sold for $10.8 million.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2024
Longboat Key Club home sells for $10.8 million

The home faces New Pass and includes an office and theater room.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cat Depot is extending its half-off kitten sale through July.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • July 9, 2013
Kitten sale extended through July

More than 200 kittens have been rescued since May and Cat Depot wants to keep the momentum going.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2024
Sarasota County operating sandbag locations on Friday

More tropical weather is expected into next week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Florida Studio Theatre's 14th annual Sarasota Improv Festival takes place July 12-13.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 3, 2024
Sarasota Improv Festival leaves the script behind

FST’s annual Sarasota Improv Festival creates spontaneous comedy with careful planning.

  • Arts + Culture
Video taken from a doorbell camera shows two people allegedly stealing packages from a Lakewood Ranch home. The Manatee County Sherif's Office has made two arrests in the case.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2024
Suspected Lakewood Ranch porch pirates arrested

The Bradenton suspects were seen on doorbell video, deputies say.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key beaches were relatively empty before Hurricane Helene.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 25, 2024
Evacuation ordered for Longboat Key ahead of Hurricane Helene

As Tropical Storm Helene strengthened into a hurricane around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Longboat Key officials advised residents that an evacuation order was in effect for residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Discarded belongings flooded from Hurricane Helene were scattered by Hurricane Milton's winds on Siesta Key, where the storm made landfall.
  • By Mirabai Holland |
  • November 24, 2024
In times of distress, we bounce back and show resilience

In the aftermath of the hurricanes, it's in all of our nature to look and find the light at the end of the tunnel.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Least tern chicks on Longboat Key.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 1, 2024
Shorebird colonies on Longboat continue solid nesting season

Town officials remind beachgoers to be vigilant and keep dogs away.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarah Rubin of Save Our Seabirds showcases a hawk foot to Finn Seth-Ward, 4.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 22, 2024
Save Our Seabirds' education programs take flight

Director of Outreach and Avian Care Sarah Rubin said the educational ramp-up will start at the end of summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Construction is well underway on the 44th Avenue overpass.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 1, 2025
East County road projects to watch in 2025

The 44th Avenue East extension project will be wrapping up as work on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard begins.

  • East County
  • News
Heather Zahory of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute and RND Automation's Aaron Laine talk about an RND Automation machine that is being donated to SCF.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 2, 2023
Robot donation a coup for State College of Florida's Coding Academy

Two Lakewood Ranch businesses, RND Automation and Certified Collectibles, combine to make an important donation to the school.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River Library is one of seven locations in the Manatee County Public Library System.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 15, 2024
Don't be a knucklehead. Take an eBay class at the Braden River Library.

Mike Ivankovich, an eBay guru, offers free seminar about how to buy and sell online.

  • East County
  • Opinion
A concept map for the Emerson Point expansion.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 17, 2024
Manatee County will offer $15.5M to expand Emerson Point Preserve

If sold to the county, the 98-acre property will increase the size of the existing preserve by a third.

  • East County
  • News
  • By JL Bainbridge Family Wealth Advisors |
  • July 25, 2024
Financial Planning for Families

A brief guide to thinking about your wealth and legacy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Lakewood Ranch junior Tommy Bowdre fights through Braden River tackles after losing his helmet.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 10, 2024
LRHS football program showcases growth with romp in rivalry

The Lakewood Ranch High Mustangs are trending upward under Head Coach Scott Paravicini.

  • East County
  • Sports
In defense of developers
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 14, 2024
In defense of developers

It was certainly a cringe moment recently when former Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight, who is running for the District 3 Sarasota County Commission seat, made a comment about the region’s most prominent developers.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kindergartners Mila Park and Eliana Fitzmorris give it their all in every song.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 22, 2024
McNeal Elementary hosts annual kindergarten Thanksgiving program

Kindergartners sing and gobble the night away.

  • East County
  • Schools
Arhaus, a furniture store, is expected to open at Center Point in March.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 8, 2025
Center Point at Waterside construction will finish in 2025

Brett Hutchens, president of commercial real estate firm CASTO, anticipates the development will have its final grand openings in March.

  • East County
  • News
Katherine Pike and Rosemarie Tamunday attend the Palm Aire Women's Club luncheon at the Palm Aire Country Club Dec. 5.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 6, 2024
Palm Aire club hosts a merry luncheon

Members of the women's club donated toys to Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center and enjoyed a holiday choir performance.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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