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The Farmers Market of Lakewood Ranch was crowded 10 minutes after it opened at its new site at Waterside Place.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 7, 2021
Market at Lakewood Ranch enjoys huge opening at Waterside Place

Market at Lakewood Ranch's debut at Waterside Place is a hit.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2021
Neighborhood group celebrates 30th anniversary

The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations has grown from an informal alliance to an institution the city leans on for insights into residential areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota football roundup: 10.25.19
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 25, 2019
Sarasota football roundup: 10.25.19

Sarasota football roundup: 10.25.19

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Stephanie Peabody's Brain Health Initiative has launched a collaborative program with the School District of Manatee County. (File photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 21, 2022
Lakewood Ranch schools chosen to implement Brain Health Initiative collaboration

The School District of Manatee County will work with Brain Health Initiative to create a better learning environment.

  • East County
  • News
The Bay Isles Beach Club’s location is more manageable, saves time and potentially saves town taxpayers some money as an access for dump trucks for a mid-Key beach project, according to town officials.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 28, 2015
Town seeks keys to gated Bay Isles Beach Club

The Bay Isles Beach Club beach access is a perfect place for dump trucks to drive through to place sand on the eroded shoreline in April. But it's up to the Bay Isles Master Association Board to allow the town to use the spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rev. Dave Marshall stands in front of the spot where the memorial will be.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 9, 2022
All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church plans pet memorial

The church will redo part of its garden to make a space for people to grieve their pets.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 31, 2019
Business After Hours brings local businesses together

The event, held at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar, was full of lighthearted networking.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Annie Arguello looks at some of SCAT's most popular routes.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 5, 2019
SCAT officials seek public feedback before presenting to commissioners

The Sarasota County Area Transit will soon undergo a network redesign.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The State Street garage is supposed to be constructed at State Street and Lemon Avenue by February 2015, but commissioners have yet to select a design for the structure. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 19, 2013
Commission requests new State Street garage designs

City commissioners revisited older State Street garage plans at a meeting Monday and asked the city's Urban Design Studio to sketch out additional mock-ups.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Amanda Sebastiano Willis Smith crews should have the $16 million project finished by December.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 16, 2014
Bayside church expansion remains on schedule

Kristin Becnel smiles as she points to hundreds of names handwritten in black Sharpie on the concrete beams of Bayside Community Church's expansion.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
Fraud info a phone call away for Longboaters

Longboat Key police have a new program they hope will educate residents about scams and identity theft.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
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Police searchingfor crime spree suspect Man found dead in Cascades community pool Manatee school district approves 2011-12 budget Latin Chamber plans Quinceañera Technology students win firsts at nationals

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Orchestra's Outdoor Pops concerts at Ed Smith Stadium, with its fireworks accompaniment, won't be happening this year. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • April 6, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra cancels remainder of season

Sarasota Music Festival, Outdoor Pops shows among those called off

  • Arts + Culture
A developer is seeking the right to upzone land along Fourth Street, but there are no specific plans in place for the property yet.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 10, 2020
Downtown rezoning proposals draw compatibility concerns

With no set development plans, two property owners near the Rosemary District are seeking the right to build higher on their lots.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christine Culp, the youth services librarian at the Braden River Library, uses her storytimes and Reading in Our Town virtual segment to show her viewers different places in Manatee County before reading them a book.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 13, 2021
Creatively connected at Braden River Library

Manatee County libraries shift to a focus on virtual programming.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 5, 2013
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County is planning a referendum to pay for $170 million in facilities upgrades, including a $96.2 million public safety campus.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 16, 2015
City eyes county land for homeless facility

At a meeting today, City Manager Tom Barwin proposed locating a come-as-you-are shelter on land targeted for a new Sarasota County public safety campus.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 29, 2022
What is liberty?

Americans want to be happy about their country on the Fourth of July. This year, it’s hard to cheer.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 28, 2022
The Observer's 2022 primary election recommendations

CEO Matt Walsh shares his recommendations for races in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Dr. Abdel H. Elhoushy is the lead physician at Comprehensive Pain Solutions. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 19, 2022
Pain management physician seeks going beyond the symptoms

Comprehensive Pain Solutions at Center Point Medical Center grows with the new development.

  • East County
  • Business
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