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UF/FAS extension water resources agent Michael D’Imperio, IslandWalk representatives Audrey Sansotta-Weis and Mike Wasylik, Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Abbey Tyrna, IslandWalk representative Russ Gerry, START Chair Sandy Gilbert, and Healthy Ponds Collaborative science communications coordinator Victoria Goldner
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 28, 2023
Sarasota initiative guides homeowners to help combat red tide

County stormwater ponds are only preventing around half the red tide-fueling pollution they are designed to filter. The Healthy Pond Collaborative released a pond maintenance guide to help.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 15, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: There's pot in my underwear

The suspect lookalike was guilty of something, putting it bluntly.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sky King Fireworks Managing Partner Dustin Luer said East County residents shouldn't wait until the last minute to buy their fireworks this year because of a supply shortage.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • June 29, 2021
Lakewood Ranch residents plan Fourth filled with fireworks, fun

However, an industry shortage could lower the boom in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Other items on the agenda for today's meeting include proposed uses for commercial space at the State Street garage and a downtown business' application for valet parking.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2014
Commissioners to discuss Palm Avenue streetscape

During the evening session of today’s Sarasota City Commission meeting, the board will consider the future of a downtown palm grove that businesses say causes flooding.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Avid anglers, Dawn Milstead and Laura Groppo, spend a lot of time on the water.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 23, 2022
Pair of boaters help save tangled turtle near Longboat Key

A fishing trip turned into a successful rescue operation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cynthia Saunders, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, and Doug Wagner, the deputy superintendent of operations,  congratulate Kelly Smith-Williams (center), a Lakewood Ranch High School teacher, on being a finalist for Teacher of the Year.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 13, 2023
Lakewood Ranch High instructor earns Manatee's top teacher award

Kelly Smith-Williams, an anatomy and physiology teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School, is named the School District of Manatee County's Teacher of the Year.

  • East County
  • Schools
Bashaw Assistant Principal Beth Marshall and Principal Joshua Bennett are getting excited to have a fresh school for students and staff.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 4, 2016
Bashaw Elementary's new addition equals fewer portables

The Manatee County School Board approves $14.7 million upgrade for Bashaw Elementary.

  • East County
  • News
Randy Illig co-founded Ninety Five 5, a sales-consulting firm, in 2007. Annual revenues grew 822% from 2008 to 2011, from $1.5 million to $13.7 million. Photo by Lori Sax.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 26, 2012
Firm offers new age sales training

This East County sales-consulting firm grew its own annual sales 800%, to more than $13 million, with a focus on long-term habits.

  • East County
  • News
Bishop Animal Shelter Director Keith Pratt gets a visit from Elmer the cat at Bishop Animal Shelter on Oct. 15.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • November 1, 2021
Bishop Animal Shelter readies for donation to county

Donation of a $10 million pet animal facility has Manatee County considering its options.

  • East County
  • News
The co-owners of Marina Jack recently purchased the former Turtle Beach Marina.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2015
Marina Jack wins ‘Marina of the Year’ award

Trade publication Marina Dock Age has named Sarasota’s Marina Jack its 2015 National Marina of the Year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 10, 2018
Sarasota commissioners want to revisit paid parking on Siesta Key

The county will further discuss implementing paid parking on Siesta Beach after three surveys of residents and business owners on the Key show support for the move.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Valerie LeBlanc stars in KT Curran's "Bridge to the Other Side," a feature about first responders that won the Local Audience Award at the 25th Sarasota Film Festival.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • May 10, 2023
Sarasota director builds a bridge of empathy with new film

KT Curran's film shines a light on "compassion fatigue" among first responders.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 19, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The ups and downs of a portable sign

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Wild turkey populations plummeted in the early 20th century, due to hunting and loss of habitat; they've recovered, thanks to conservation efforts. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • November 18, 2021
Bird of the week: wild turkey

Yes, they can fly -- at speeds approaching 55 mph.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kathy Sitterle
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2022
University Place CDD, Seat 1: Kathy Sitterle

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
As Vandyk plots a condo project on one of the last vacant tracts in the neighborhood, Golden Gate Point residents are concerned about parking.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 16, 2019
Golden Gate Point projects trigger parking concerns

Residents are advocating for the inclusion of more parking spaces in new developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 14, 2022
East Lakewood Ranch home highlights Sotheby's first live real estate auction

Just off State Road 70 near Myakka City, the 41.9-acre ranch is expected to soar high above its current $2.01 million bid.

  • East County
  • News
Summerfield's Nina Antonetti and Karen Dewey discuss Manatee County's road project at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Clubhouse Drive on May 22 at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 22, 2023
Revised Clubhouse Drive intersection plan presented to public

The intersection with Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will have signal lights and a turn lane along the boulevard but not Clubhouse Drive.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Town Projects Manager Charlie Mopps, Longboat Key Turtle Watch Vice President Cyndi Seamon, Omar Lopez of Taylor Engineering, 360 North resident Roger Field and Planning and Zoning Board member Paul Hylbert met Friday
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2021
Plans begin to take shape for new North Shore beach entrance

North-end residents have advocated for improvements to the beach entrance at 100 N. Shore Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
At a cost of $15 million, The Canal District is part of Phase 2 of The Bay. (Courtesy image)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 10, 2022
City Commission OKs bond funding for The Bay Phase 2

At a cost of $65 million, the Sarasota City Commission approves $48 million in TIF-backed bonds for the second phase of The Bay park redevelopment.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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