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Connor Ryan, 6, is enjoying the Chargers summer camp at the Premier Sports Campus.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 12, 2024
Lakewood Ranch soccer club charges ahead with new director

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers is a nonprofit soccer club based out of the Premier Sports Campus.

  • East County
  • News
Nate Strawderman (right) gives instructions to Bradenton Christian quarterback Caden Ott. Strawderman is going The Out-of-Door Academy football program as an associate head coach and passing game coordinator. He will also be an assistant athletic director at the school.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 17, 2024
Out-of-Door Academy adds passing game guru

Nate Strawderman, 26, joins the Lakewood Ranch school after coaching at Bradenton Christian School.

  • East County
  • Sports
Smoke and flames billow on Alta Vista Street on Monday after a home caught on fire.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2024
Firefighters respond to Sarasota house fire

Sarasota County firefighters responded to a 911 call of a structure fire at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 12 on Ponder Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The City Commission will consider the implementation agreement with the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation for construction of the proposed Sarasota Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 17, 2024
Canceled meetings prompt City Commission to play catch-up

A canceled meeting and workshop puts Sarasota commissioners on double duty with packed-agenda meetings on Friday and Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stop the roundabout madness
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • July 26, 2024
Stop the roundabout madness

A Longboat resident writes that a roundabout isn't needed on the north end of the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota City Hall.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 13, 2024
Commissioners mull how to replace city attorney

Sarasota City Attorney Robert Fournier and Deputy City Attorney Michael Connolly are retiring next spring; likely replacements are current law firm partners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High running back Cullen McRae (23) and quarterback Liam Fernandez (28) will both get chances to shine in 2024.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 12, 2024
Lakewood Ranch High football wants to see growth in 2024

Head Coach Scott Paravicini said the Mustangs can succeed despite their inexperience.

  • East County
  • Sports
A view of downtown Sarasota along the bay front from the Ringling Causeway.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 14, 2024
Downtown Master Plan update seeks to enhance city's brand

Sarasota city commissioners debate the composition of an ad hoc committee that will be seated to take the 2020 plan into the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden Woods residents wonder why a home in their neighborhood has been allowed to fall into disrepair.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 7, 2017
Braden Woods home in disrepair causes complaints

Braden Woods residents unsettled by dilapidated home in neighborhood.

  • East County
  • News
A rendering by MHK Architecture of the front elevation of Pier 550.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 5, 2024
Golden Gate Point condo project progresses, but questions remain

Pier 550, the latest Golden Gate Point luxury condo project, faces additional scrutiny by the Development Review Committee. Three other residential projects win partial or full sign-off.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Xavier Uhlinse made 20 of his 25 shots to win the Boys 12-13 division of the Elks Hoop Shoot event held Dec. 6 at Haile Middle.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 12, 2023
Elks Hoop Shoot lets local athletes in on national free throw competition

Six winners from a local event at Haile Middle will advance to the district stage of competition.

  • East County
  • Sports
FPL released its 2023 hurricane season residential storm tips.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 4, 2023
FPL releases storm-ready tips ahead of hurricane season

Hurricane season starts June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Florida Department of Health employee Quiana Tolbert helps 11-year-old Beckett Hill into the Sarasota Aging Sensitivity Suit, alongside Aging System Policy Coordinator Susan Berger.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 2, 2023
Sarasota event on aging shows young attendees a new point of view

Participants at the International Intergenerational Event tried on the Sarasota Aging Sensitivity Suit, which simulates being in your late 70s or early 80s.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Conner and Jake Wright put hurricane shutters at Cigar Paradise.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 25, 2024
St. Armands Circle and Longboat residents prepare for Hurricane Helene

Business owners plan to stay up for most of Wednesday and close on Sept. 26 for safety concerns due to the incoming hurricane.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Women from Longboat Harbour Condominiums come together to Summer Night Out every month.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 20, 2024
Whitney Plaza businesses host mingling event for new and longtime Longboaters

Driftwood Beach Home and Garden and Design 2000 Salon threw their monthly mingling event to support small businesses and meet neighbors.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Memorial Hospital named a top rehab hospital
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2024
Sarasota Memorial Hospital named a top rehab hospital

SMH's U.S. News & World Report rankings have improved for the third straight year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ariana Majano.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 25, 2021
East County Athlete of the Week: Ariana Majano

The Lakewood Ranch High senior girls cross country runner finished second at the Tri-County Championships

  • East County
  • Sports
Police called to investigate suspicious washing machine noise
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 3, 2024
Police called to investigate suspicious washing machine noise

A condominium employee reported hearing a washing machine turn on in a unit that was supposed to be unoccupied. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Child Protection Center |
  • April 21, 2022
Nurse Susan Barber Honored for 20+ Years on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Abuse

Nurse Susan Barber Honored for 20+ Years on the Frontlines of Fighting Child Abuse

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Tyler Dunn, Regina Ladron DeGuevara, Nyrdia Bonnaire Fils and Chase Matilla
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 25, 2024
Plymouth Harbor employees and their children receive $30K in scholarships

The Doyle Scholarships continue the legacy of late Plymouth Harbor residents Bernard and Mildred Doyle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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