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Mateo has had enough of pictures and is ready for his walk. He's accompanied by Shelter Director Dani Ziegler and Board and Executive Committee Member Cheryl Johnson.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 9, 2023
Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch volunteers go above and beyond

The Myakka City nonprofit uses care and love to prepare pets for adoption.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
At-large Commissioner George Kruse
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 27, 2023
Manatee's move to hire another interim administrator goes awry

Jon Mast, the head of the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association, withdraws from consideration.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2022
Manatee, Sarasota early-voting sites open Saturday

The sites will operate daily through Aug. 20 in Manatee County and through Aug. 21 in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 17, 2023
Cities, counties throw a bone

As their revenues and spending will be rising at double-digit rates, your tax rates will be falling a pittance.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
River Club's Vera and Jim Slocum have been each other's yin and yang for 65 years.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 7, 2022
Chance meeting led to 65 years of marriage for River Club couple

Lakewood Ranch's Jim and Vera Slocum have laughed a lot while being each other's "yin and yang."

  • East County
  • Opinion
James Hugglestone and Kirk Bauer have received promotions to principals at Fawley Bryant Architecture.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 18, 2023
Fawley Bryant Architecture names new principals

Kirk Bauer and James Hugglestone are named principals at the Lakewood Ranch firm.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 28, 2018
Longboat moves toward demolishing the Colony

The town sent a letter earlier this month notifying stakeholders at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort of the properties failings in town code, the first step toward condemning and demolishing the buildings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2010
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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
James Turrel's Skyspace exhibit entitled Joseph's Coat at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. (Courtesy photo by Giovanni Lunardi)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • November 16, 2022
A 'Decade of Collecting' brings Ringling acquisitions to the public eye

For many years, the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art was out of the acquisition business. But the past 10 years have brought a change in direction.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Transit Operations Manager Benjamin Pearl with the 2023 Rodeo plaque.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 30, 2023
SCAT drivers top rodeo competitors

Two Sarasota County Transit drivers advance to this weekend's Florida Triple Crown Bus Roadeo after winning the local Interagency Bus Rodeo.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
(File photo)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 19, 2022
Longboater's stingray experience common but no less painful

Hot water is the key to initial treatment and release, a physician and an EMS deputy chief say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Riverview junior Jeremiah Dawson and the rest of the Rams are 0-2 after facing two state-contending teams. Can Riverview bounce back from the early losses? (File photo.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 7, 2022
Questions for Sarasota-area football teams after two weeks

There are no Sarasota football teams left undefeated, which means all of them have questions to answer heading into the meat of their schedules.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Cardinal Mooney beach volleyball program reached the FHSAA Final Four despite missing three key seniors.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 18, 2023
Despite loss, Cardinal Mooney beach volleyball ends season with 'miracle'

The Cougars reached the FHSAA Final Four while missing three seniors who were at graduation.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Protecting our natural resources is a moral responsibility
  • By Rusty Chinnis |
  • March 16, 2023
Protecting our natural resources is a moral responsibility

We can have all the rules protecting nature we want. Until we enforce them, red tide and other nature degradation will continue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Braden River High junior Alex den Boggende.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 18, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Alex den Boggende

The Braden River High junior won the boys discus (137 feet, 4.5 inches) April 12 at the Manatee County Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
The St. Armands Business Improvement District sunsets on Sept. 30, 2023, unless property owners there vote to renew for another 10 years.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 8, 2023
St. Armands business district renewal bid stumbles out of the gate

Tensions over the makeup of the business improvement district board cloud the election to extend special tax district extension.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The elimination means that residents have a harder process to affect change on future land use developments.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 14, 2021
County restricts citizen-led land-use changes

Change in rules sets up approval process before comprehensive plan requests can move ahead.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 26, 2023
Answers to the most-asked questions on affordable housing in Sarasota

With initial land-use changes in place, the city is embarking on more granular changes to open the doors for private development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 7, 2020
Getting those zzzzz's

Longboat Key getting more sleep amid stay-at-home order

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Captains Bill Brooker and Charlie Schmitz
  • By James Peter |
  • August 16, 2023
Sailing lessons you won’t soon forget

The instructors of Sara-Bay Sailing School have loads of experience and plenty of punchlines.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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