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  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 14, 2023
Bradenton teen dies in Fort Hamer Road crash

The car's passenger couldn't get out of car that was driven into the Manatee River early Friday morning.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Sue Carlton had just had dinner at Good Liquid Brewing at Waterside Place Aug. 5 when she heard the music and decided to have some fun with singer Sheri Nadelman.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 6, 2023
Stay tuned for musical growth at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

Singer Sheri Nadelman says the crowds at the entertainment hub will continue to grow.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Vanessa Baugh was criticized for asking to add neighbors and others to vaccination list.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 18, 2021
Manatee County Commissioner apologizes for asking to add names to vaccination list

One Manatee County commissioner calls Vanessa Baugh's email to add names to vaccination list "a terrible mistake" and a show of favoritism.

  • East County
  • News
The Photoville Fence is a national touring juried photo exhibit that for the last two years has displayed in Nathan Benderson Park. (Courtesy photo by Barbara Strauss)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • April 1, 2020
Photoville Fence waives fees for photographers

Deadline approaching for next year's juried national exhibition

  • Arts + Culture
Co-owner Michael Finn has spent his weekends collecting 50s memorabilia.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 19, 2022
New senior day care center highlights 1950s aesthetic

The Town Square Sarasota center is a recreation of an idealized 1950s past.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Braden River Middle Principal Kimberlain Zenon-Richardson hopes the new school uniforms will boost school spirit, including eighth graders Donovan Plakyda, Bradyn Bobbitt, Esmeralda Pena and Camryn Kolbe. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 20, 2022
Braden River Middle searches for unity in uniforms

The Bradenton school switches for the first time to a uniform policy, with general approval from parents.

  • East County
  • Schools
The five-year plan covers the addition of multiple fire trucks.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 1, 2022
East Manatee Fire Rescue plans to expand to handle growth

The five-year plan includes new facilities and vehicles, to complement staffing increases needed due to the area's rapid growth.

  • East County
  • News
Jason Bearden, his 6-year-old daughter, Tessa; his wife, Katie; and his 8-week-old daughter, Allie, celebrated on election night. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 23, 2022
Jason Bearden wins Manatee County Commission at-large seat

Jason Bearden unseated four-term Commissioner Carol Whitmore with 61.54% of the votes.

  • East County
  • News
Daily code enforcement fines for noncompliance add up to more than $49,000 for a Longboat Key homeowner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2016
Top Story — October: Longboat homeowner faces $49,106 fine for code violations

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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  • News
Kathryn Parks based her character, Lilly Green, on herself and her experience performing in local theater. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 11, 2018
Zooming in on local filmmakers at the 2018 Sarasota Film Festival

SFF is celebrating its 20th anniversary by refocusing on independent — especially local — filmmakers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Contributing Authors |
  • May 14, 2020
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Expands Emergency Care in Sarasota County

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Expands Emergency Care in Sarasota County

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 15, 2021
Armenian musicians perform for Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch

The performance taught rotary members about Armenian culture and history.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Gallery director Donna Maytham has her favorite pieces at the exhibit.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 16, 2021
Arts Advocates opens gallery for fine art

The new space opened at the Crossings Mall on July 17.

  • Arts + Culture
St. Armands Circle officials are worried shoppers will head elsewhere if city officials don't pay more attention to Circle issues.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 9, 2014
Circle and city officials clash over code issues

St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District (BID) members are frustrated with a lack of answers from city of Sarasota officials about issues affecting the popular shopping destination.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • May 10, 2022
This Week in A+E: May 12-18

There's dance, comedy, theater and virtuoso performances dotting the schedule in an action-packed week for art in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Officer Jeremy Christie rescued a baby mockingbird near Lido Beach.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 13, 2022
Police officer rescues a mockingbird

Sarasota Officer Jeremy Christie transported the mockingbird to Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge is being treated at Blake Medical Center for COVID-19.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 16, 2021
Manatee County commissioner hospitalized with COVID-19

Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge is listed in stable condition at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Two Sarasota County Sheriff's Office detectives worked with the Sarasota County Code Enforcement and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to investigate these claims.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 15, 2013
Sarasota unlicensed contractor investigation nets 20 criminal charges

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports 20 individuals criminally charged and another 23 citations issued in an effort to reduce unlicensed contracting in the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota's beaches were among the notable features highlighted by the U.S. News & World Report ranking.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 1, 2023
Sarasota ranked No. 5 best place to live and climbing

Moving four spots to rank No. 5 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Places to Live Ranking, Sarasota sets its sights on dethroning Green Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tropical Storm Eta brought flooding to many parts of Longboat Key. Here Longbeach Village neighbors John DeVito (left) and Fred Kagi  (right) chat outside their homes in November 2020.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 3, 2021
Longboat Key makes changes to reserve funding criteria

The town of Longboat Key is making the changes ahead of the next fiscal year.3

  • Longboat Key
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