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Former Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer player Gi Krstec, a senior at FAU, was named the CUSA Midfielder of the Year on Nov. 1. (Courtesy photo.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 9, 2022
East County alumni make their mark in college

Lakewood Ranch High, Braden River High and The Out-of-Door Academy all have alumni doing big things at the next level.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office dive unit recovered a body around 11 a.m. today.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 2, 2021
Sarasota man found dead in Benderson Park lake

Two people abandoned paddleboat around 4:30 a.m. in the middle of the lake, officials said.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The position is a part of the reorganization of the county's departmental structure.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 11, 2014
Sarasota County hires development services manager

Dennis Murphy, who worked previously as the director of growth management for the city Punta Gorda, will begin Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • February 21, 2022
Blanca Di Cecco

Blanca Di Cecco, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, dear friend to many and, dedicated volunteer, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2022 at the age of 92.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Stephen Moody works with the stylists at Yellow Strawberry.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch hair stylists get lessons from a legend

Stephen Moody, a noted educator of stylists, teaches his craft at Yellow Strawberry Salon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 2, 2016
Daylight saving time ends Nov. 6.

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour on Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 22, 2022
Longboat Harbour hosts annual pizza party

The community turned a parking lot into a pizza party paradise.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Town Manager Dave Bullock will assess employees in 2013. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 2, 2013
Year in Review: Delve back into '12

One year ago, we helped you 'Delve into 12,' when we summed up 12 issues in our first edition of the year that we believed would define 2012. Were there signs of progress? Or more of the same? You be the judge, as we delve back into 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Burt Herman and Guy Eby during a book signing of Herman's book at Ormond Beach.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • May 3, 2018
Sarasota resident Burt Herman publishes book about pilot who saved his life

A near death encounter and a meeting with his hero inspired Burt Herman to write a book about the incident that saved hundreds of lives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Peggy Hufford says her husband, Jerry Hufford, was always helping people "behind the scenes." Jerry Hufford died Feb. 8 at 69.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 28, 2022
Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch grieves kind, selfless neighbor

Lakewood Ranch's Jerry Hufford, the head of a veterans organization in Del Webb, dies at 69.

  • East County
  • News
Inside the Town Commission Chambers, the town has used signage to ensure members of the public are maintaining at least 6 feet of social distancing. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 3, 2022
Longboat Key re-establishes COVID-19 precautions at town facilities

Inside town facilities, Longboat Key is requiring masks to be worn in common areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2021
Virtual public forum planned about Vamo Drive Park

Participants can ask questions, make comments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 29, 2019
Lido Key Residents Association hosts Save the Beach Soiree

The event drew around 125 people to The Ritz-Carlton Beach Club Jan. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Firefighter/Paramedic Jamison Urch put out a building fire. Photo provided by the town of Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 6, 2021
Town encouraged at budget year's halfway mark

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department had an average response time of 5.4 minutes during the current fiscal year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River Library is one of seven locations in the Manatee County Public Library System.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 17, 2023
Manatee works to bring self-checkout to libraries

The Manatee County Public Library System hopes to have at least one self-checkout machine at each library by July.

  • East County
  • News
Rachel Scharbo and Amanda Gates, who are library assistants, love working with the 3D printers in Studio 70.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 24, 2022
Braden River Library expansion offers new opportunities in east Bradenton

The library's new Makerspace, meeting room and three study rooms help visitors explore their creative side.

  • East County
  • News
FSU/Asolo Conservatory's production of "Stick Fly" runs through Jan. 22
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 19, 2023
'Stick Fly' intrigues but overstuffs heavy issues at Asolo Conservatory

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training makes you a fly on the wall in a weekend of family revelations with the play "Stick Fly."

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  • Reviews
Michelle Bianchi has resigned as CEO and managing director of Sarasota's The Players Centre for Performing Arts.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 26, 2018
Sarasota Players Centre CEO resigns

Michelle Bianchi has been the driving force behind a $30 million theater complex in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 21, 2013
Longboat Lore: Holiday Inn murder shocked Longboat Key residents

On a quiet summer evening Aug. 25, 1978, at the Longboat Key Holiday Inn, a tragedy unfolded that shocked the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Students like seventh graders Jayden Lavalle and Kiley Nowaczyk have fun creating items and determining what to sell in the vending machine.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 9, 2023
New school supplies vending machine meets Haile Middle students' needs

The students stock some items in the machine and learn basic business lessons about cost of production and return.

  • East County
  • Schools
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