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Laura Wallace, Walter Killings, Shirley Pearson, Karen Pashkow, Jurome Killings and Sandra Johnson
  • By James Peter |
  • June 25, 2023
Longboat Island Chapel outreach event overflows with donations

More than a vanload of shoes, clothing, personal items and toiletries was donated to the Mt. Carmel Resource Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cari Whiddon, voluntary pre-K manager for the School District of Manatee County, Catherine Schutte, the pre-K teacher, and Brooke Rypel, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, can't wait for the Mini Mustangs program to return.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 11, 2020
Mini Mustangs back in session in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch High School pre-K program to be offered again in January.

  • East County
  • News
The starting salary for teachers has increased to $55,177. (File photo)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 13, 2022
School District of Manatee County increases teacher pay

The starting salary for a Manatee County teacher will be $55,177, up from $52,910.

  • East County
  • Schools
The Wicker Inn is an iconic vacation spot on Longboat Key.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 9, 2023
Short-term rental program to start in October

The program requires Longboat Key properties that are rented out for less than six months at a time to register with the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Scott Wilson has taken golf trips to Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand, among other countries.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 31, 2023
Lakewood Ranch golf pro links players to unique experiences

Wilson Links company has sent groups to Scotland, England, Ireland and other top golf destinations.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Gas is on the way

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Austria photo wins Observer's It's Read Everywhere contest
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 8, 2023
Austria photo wins Observer's It's Read Everywhere contest

Pam and Russell Hyatt have won the It's Read Everywhere contest for 2023 and will be going on a seven-day Celebrity Cruise to be booked by Marc Bokoff of Cruise Planners.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Harmony's Peggy Kronus hides a pickle ornament on Christmas Eve, and the first one to find it one Christmas Day gets a prize.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 23, 2022
Family traditions brighten holiday season in East County

From special ornaments to starting Christmas with musical cheer or the bang of poppers, families in the Lakewood Ranch each have a special tradition to make the holidays their own.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Michael Garey, Yesenia Retamozo, Kelly Breese, Mayor Ken Schneier and Kellie Spring celebrated the opening of Hearing Aids of Sarasota.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 14, 2023
Longboat businesses host ribbon-cuttings

Hearing Aids of Sarasota and LaVilla Mexican Grill officially celebrated their openings last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Mixologist Rhiannon Cicconi of MADE Restaurant.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 30, 2023
Proudly hail these July 4 cocktails

These three patriotic drinks will guarantee a star-spangled holiday.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The clubhouse at Gulfshore filled up quickly on Saturday morning for the community's annual Trash to Treasure sale.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 30, 2023
Trash to Treasure sale is a Longboat Key tradition

The annual Trash to Treasure Sale was held in the clubhouse of the Gulfshore mobile home park on Saturday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A rendering of the exterior view of The Ora.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 8, 2023
Jewish Federation receives $6 million grant to redevelop campus

The grant will allow the organization to introduce an events hall, a Holocaust education center and a summer camp.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Center |
  • April 13, 2023
Patients with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer May Benefit from an Easier Treatment Option

Dr. Scionti has worked extensively with HIFY and has performed more than 1,000 successful procedures worldwide.

  • Health
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The board hears cases involving criminal nuisances in unincorporated areas of the county. A criminal nuisance is the unlawful use of property for activities such as gang activity or the use or sale of illegal substances.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 8, 2020
Applications open for Manatee County criminal oversight board

Manatee County accepting applications for criminal nuisance board

  • East County
  • News
In early 2023, with red tide rampant on area beaches, 92 black skimmers sought refuge at Myakka River State Park. One of them was 5B, a member of the Lido Key nesting colony banded as a chick in 2019.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • September 25, 2023
Local shorebird finds refuge during Hurricane Idalia

Thanks to bird banding, researchers know that black skimmer 5B fledged a chick and survived the storm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Work began in February with project completion expected in late 2024.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 28, 2023
Traffic shifts planned for Bradenton Beach sewer line project

Two lanes will still be operating with the western-most lane moved into the sandy parking area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 19, 2019
What's up underground?

New website for the project

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Elliot DeBear, who lives in Lakewood Ranch, has been painting since 2018.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 6, 2022
Ukraine invasion prompts Lakewood Ranch artist to paint

Lakewood Ranch's Elliot DeBear tries to capture the horror of war and the spirit of resilience in his newest painting.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Manatee County is proposing a roundabout at Creekwood Boulevard and 73rd Street East to address traffic congestion.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 22, 2023
Proposed Creekwood roundabout brings mixed feelings

Construction on the roundabout could begin by the end of the year.

  • East County
  • News
The Longboat Key Fire Department taught about 40 hands-only CPR classes to more than 800 residents. File  photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 3, 2017
CPR classes give Longboaters chance to save lives

More than 800 people took CPR classes through the Longboat Key Fire Department over the last year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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