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Robert Smith brings 20 years of emergency management experience to his new role as the county's Public Safety Director.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 17, 2015
County hires new safety official

Robert Smith plans to utilize past emergency management experience as Manatee County's new Public Safety Director

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 19, 2014
City scraps planned Circle events committee

The city will hold a workshop next year to gather input on how to refine its new policy managing St. Armands special events.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A new $19.3 million Manatee Operations Center that combines the Florida Department of Transportation District One maintenance and construction facilities is underway at 13900 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton. Courtesy rendering
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2014
FDOT operations center moving to East County

FDOT is consolidating buildings and ditching old facilities for a new center east of Interstate 75.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Business Briefs

Intercoastal Medical Group to open new office; RE/MAX makes global push, hires global leader

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
Real Estate Reports

Lee Wetherington Homes opens The Verona; John Neal Homes breaks ground on Siesta Key model

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2010
Klaubers welcome new addition

Murf and Sue Bassett Klauber are proud to announce the birth of their 15th grandchild.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2010
LBK residents get special delivery

Longboat Key has a new resident: John and Nat Eisch, of Longboat Key, welcomed daughter Jasmine to the world May 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Wave 2 Me sculpture gets put into place at the entrance to Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The sculpture was previously located at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 19, 2011
Wave 2 Me sculpture finds new home

The well-known Wave 2 Me sculpture that has been an iconic piece at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts and was created by Malcolm Robertson was installed at the front entrance of the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The Longboat Key Club & Resort was drawn to the sculpture due to its resemblance to their own company logo.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2011
Pajama Program gets a helping hand

Members at Curves of Osprey collected new pajamas and books for children who are waiting to be adopted.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2013
Simondses make new Outback friend

Longboat Key residents Warren and Kathleen Simonds just returned from a land down under.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marie Hunter and Diane Patrone
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 6, 2018
Key Niners tee off new season

The women's golf group enjoyed lunch and a fashion show after golfing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Diane, Eliza and Terry Gans. Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2014
Gans family grows

Longboat Key Commissioner Terry Gans and his wife, Diane, recently welcomed a new granddaughter into the world.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2014
Welly-come to the world, Annabelle

Lynn Weddington Welly, wife of former Longboat Key Club General Manager Michael Welly, is a proud new grandma.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lis Sundberg, Katy Cartlidge, Anton Kernohan and Emma Bailey are four of the 17 students organizing a walkout at Riverview High School.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 1, 2018
Tragedy spurs Sarasota high schoolers to act

Students say "enough is enough," and organize walkouts, rallies to make their points heard about school safety following the mass shooting in Parkland.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Art Uptown Gallery artist Elisabeth Trostli displays digital paintings of powerful women of varying races and ethnicities in 2018.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 18, 2023
Art Uptown Gallery to close after 43 years in Sarasota

Rising rents are forcing galleries out of downtown, but other artist spaces beckon.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 31, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A topless swimmer, a frisky raccoon and very lost wallet

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Mike Newhams, a science teacher, explains how to separate the layers of an onion to his students. Newhams loves having his class outdoors and at the center of campus so he can connect with other students and staff members.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 2, 2020
Sky's the limit in outdoor classes in Lakewood Ranch

ODA allows teachers to host their classes in outdoor spaces during pandemic.

  • East County
  • News
The removal of trees associated with development led to concerns from residents about enforcement of protection rules, while some landowners had concerns about whether city regulations were flexible enough. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2021
City holds off on changes to tree protection rules

A series of recommended revisions to the city’s tree regulations are years in the making, but officials are still not ready to adopt new rules.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Myakka Fire Protection District and East Manatee Fire Rescue District firefighters gather with Manatee County Commissioners to celebrate the merger of the two departments. Photo by Scott Lockwood.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • September 22, 2021
East Manatee fire departments aim for seamless transition

Commission approves East Manatee Fire Rescue's takeover of the Myakka City Fire Control District.

  • East County
  • News
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