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The company had planned to build a concrete batch plant on the site, which is less than two miles from Kinnan Elementary and less than 600 feet from residences.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 5, 2011
Manatee denies Tarmac application

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners today denied a rezone application for a four-acre property owned by Tarmac America.

  • East County
  • News
Scheyer with his family
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2010
Energetic Traveler gets gift of a lifetime

The Longboat Observer's Energetic Traveler and Grand Bay resident Stuart Scheyer gathered on Longboat Key with 23 friends and family members to celebrate his 80th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 17, 2013
Laying the groundwork: Teach Me Equals talks life on the road

Laying the groundwork: Teach Me Equals talks life on the road

  • Arts + Culture
Jeffery Kin, the artistic director of the Players Centre for Performing Arts, pours soup at Empty Bowls.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • December 2, 2016
Empty Bowls generosity fills Lakewood Main Street

Food Bank of Manatee benefits from annual fundraiser.

  • East County
  • News
Stacy Alexander and Erin Barker
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 7, 2013
35th annual Old-Fashioned Clambake

35th annual Old-Fashioned Clambake

  • Black Tie
East County resident and Survivors in Sync dragon boat racer Pat Van Stedum and World Rowing Championship Manager of Programming and Special Events Stephanie Manzano are eager to put  international attention on breast cancer.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 27, 2017
Rowing championship adds breast cancer focus

Last day of 2017 World Rowing Championships will have a health and wellness theme.

  • East County
  • News
Fifth-grader Gavin Garner presents Old Glory.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 9, 2016
Foundations Academy celebrates Patriot Day

Montessori Academy in Lakewood Ranch adds bike rides to the festivities.

  • 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
Photo courtesy Michael Saunders & Co. This home at 551 Harbor Point Road in Bay Isles has four bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 4,993 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.4 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 15, 2014
Four-bedroom Bay Isles home sells for $3.4 million

A home in Bay Isles tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The retrofitting of water filtration systems at Manatee County'         s Water Treatment Plant will take more than three years to complete. The original filtration systems, pictured here, were built in the late 1960s.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2017
Drop in the bucket?

Manatee County re-invests into aging water, wastewater systems.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 8, 2014
Free birds: Passerine's Americana tradition

Free birds: Passerine's Americana tradition

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 15, 2013
Sarasota GOP to honor Sean Hannity

Local Republicans will honor Sean Hannity as Statesman of the Year this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2012
Obituary: Norma Vlahides

Norma Vlahides, 75, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 17, 2014
WATCH: Gypsy Allure's life in the limelight

WATCH: Gypsy Allure's life in the limelight

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 11, 2014
Community sports

Enjoy this week's community golf news for Lakewood Ranch, Palm-Aire, River Club, Rosedale, Tara and University Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 21, 2015
Art at the Ranch Fine Art Festival

Main Street spotlights artwork

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Students cheered as Principal Kathy Hayes kissed a pig.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2011
Principal puckers up for pig kiss

As a reward for students raising $10,000 at a recent fundraiser, Gullett Elementary Principal Kathy Hayes kissed a pig April 15.

  • East County
  • News
Vice Mayor David Brenner celebrated his District 3 commission seat win Tuesday night with campaign supporters at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Brenner: 'We won''

Less than 100 votes separated incumbent Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen accepts a certificate from Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Executive Director Heather Kasten.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 25, 2015
SMR brings home shopping to UTC

The interactive area will help potential guyers click with Lakewood Ranch homes and builders.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2015
Grads: Contact us to be featured in our graduation special

Do you know a soon-to-be graduate who lives on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands or Bird keys?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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