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Jim and Ruth Jorgensen said hosting professional golfers during he LECOM Suncoast Classic has been rewarding.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 13, 2020
Above-par hosts for the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch

LECOME Suncoast Classic players find a home with Lakewood Ranch residents during the tournament.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 14, 2019
Dog Days Theatre's 'Harbor' speaks to the gay experience in contemporary U.S.

'Harbor' director Greg Leaming shares insights on the playwright’s sharp, smart, subversive take on American life.

  • Arts + Culture
Ed Furtado.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 17, 2021
East County Athlete of the Week: Ed Furtado

The golfer talks hole-in-ones and his origins in the sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2016
Tara CDD — Seat 4: Darby Connor

Connor will face Larry Dick and Valentina Hawks in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
The Tenth Street Boat Ramp is closed as the Sarasota Police Department investigates the death. Photo courtesy Sarasota Police Department.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 10, 2018
Sarasota police investigate drowning

Officers found a woman dead near the Tenth Street Boat Ramp this afternoon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lynn Armstrong-Coffin takes some political jabs on the jaw from a couple of the puppets she creates.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 19, 2020
Punchin' Politicians bring a little good-natured liveliness to 2020 election

One Longboat artist is hoping to bring back political jabs of an unexpected sort to lighten the political mood.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sign on Gulf of Mexico Drive advertising the St. Regis.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • January 16, 2019
Unicorp request for Longboat sales office moves forward

Sales office could be on site in six months

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 7, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Bike, car, collision course

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
This rendering shows possible property layouts for adding accessory dwelling units. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 12, 2020
Accessory dwellings considered by Manatee

Dumped a year ago by commissioners, the concept of allowing one-bedroom units is being reconsidered.

  • East County
  • News
Connor and Owen Fitzpatrick show off the fish they caught. It's a Fitzpatrick family tradition to try to catch a fish to make for dinner on the Fourth of July. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 30, 2021
Food a big part of holiday traditions

Families share their delicious Fourth of July favorites.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Roger Pettingell ranked as the number-one individual sales associate in Sarasota County in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, according to Coldwell Banker Realty.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 7, 2021
Pettingell again the top Sarasota-area Realtor in 2020

The Sarasota-Coldwell Banker realtor finished last year with more than $175 million in closed sales.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Austin and Aiden Hamer, Patrick Johnston, Jackson Dalglish and Nate Bentze enjoyed their week off from school by attending a YMCA camp.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 15, 2017
Manatee YMCA aids parents while school is out

YMCA offers camp, facilities in wake of Hurricane Irma.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged 29-year-old Joan Williams for several residential burglaries in the Bent Tree area.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 24, 2013
Woman caught stealing jewelry

Sarasota County deputies arrested a 29-year-old woman for multiple residential burglaries in Bent Tree.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Selby Gardens master plan, depicted in this rendering, has drawn criticism for elements proposed on the east side of the site. Marie Selby's relatives praised the preservation of gardens and bayfront access to the west.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 28, 2019
Marie Selby’s relatives endorse garden master plan

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced eight of Selby’s great-nephews and great-nieces support a controversial plan to redesign the campus on Sarasota's bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brock Gratton, Duncan Crowley, Jack Leaf, Rob Melberth, Co-Chairwomen Donna Koffman and Tammy Karp, Michael Johnson, John Wohlwend, Derek Eisemann and Blake Gratton
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 29, 2018
Pets parade at Paws on the Catwalk

The Humane Society of Sarasota County hosted its annual luncheon and fashion show March 29 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 12, 2011
Save Our Seabirds donations reported stolen

The bird-rescue organization told police that $139 was taken Jan. 1 from its office.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Maia Robinson is a flower in the play, and her big petals weigh her down a little bit.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 28, 2018
Students show their acting chops in Lakewood Ranch

Pre-Kindergarten class performs the classic 'Three Little Pigs.'

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The father of the injured baby sandhill crane guards the bird from passersby.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 31, 2015
Car crashes into baby bird

A driver hit a baby sandhill crane at the intersection of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Malachite Drive

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 14, 2012
County makes pay changes for deputies

Manatee County commissioners Thursday night adopted the 2013 Fiscal Year Budget, and made provisions for the Sheriff's Office to correct pay compression issues.

  • East County
  • News
NeuMorris presented several renderings of the proposed 2,254-square-foot, two-story office building for Grant's Gardens.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 26, 2020
Grant's Gardens gets approval for new building on Longboat

The two-story building at 524 Gulf Bay Road will be 2,254 square feet and will have 10 parking spaces.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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