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Braden River boys basketball junior Marcus Schade.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 24, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Marcus Schade

The Braden River boys basketball junior leads the Pirates with 16 points per game.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High senior running back Kevin Everhart moves a pile of Lemon Bay tackles to score a touchdown. The Mustangs' game against the Manta Rays would be canceled because of lightning. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 28, 2022
Lakewood Ranch running back ready to roll, if lightning doesn't get in the way

Running back Kevin Everhart scores for Lakewood Ranch before season-opener cancelled by lightning in first quarter.

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River High School senior Jacob Sowards, 17, left, helps senior Ryan Stroup, 17, with a design for Captain's Cargo social media.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 28, 2019
Marketing students pick the right cargo

Braden River High School students see record-breaking sales with Captain's Cargo

  • East County
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association Jay Yablon says it's time for his association to take control of the resort's destiny.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 1, 2015
Colony Association piling up settlement cash

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is assessing unit owners $29,000 apiece in the next fiscal year to garner $6.8 million in settlement cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The salon's open house celebration stayed a party all day long.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 20, 2020
Design 2000 remains a place of community after 25 years

Loyal patrons flocked to the salon's celebration, whether they needed their hair done or not.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bashaw Elementary hosts second annual Super Hero Color Run
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 21, 2022
Bashaw Elementary hosts second annual Super Hero Color Run

Students raised more than $10,000 for the school through the color run.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch junior Rylee O'Shea
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 20, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Rylee O'Shea

The Lakewood Ranch High junior had a goal and four assists in the girls soccer team's 6-1 win over Venice High on Dec. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tara Demarzian and Rachel Parker, Doctors Express Urgent Care and Kristin Fourie, Lighthouse Property Management.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: LBK Chamber of Commerce Networking Luncheon

The Longboat Key Chamber hosted local professionals for a networking luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Tommy Bahama restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Among the ordinance changes sought by the Sarasota Solid Waste Division is holding property owners responsible for the cost of bulk pickup of debris left behind by renters.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 16, 2023
City to consider solid waste rate hikes

Rising costs of collection and disposal and lower recycling revenues have resulted in a request to raise sanitation monthly rates for the first time since 2018.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 7, 2011
Sarasota City Commission reviews construction zoning

The Sarasota City Commission will review a proposed zoning code amendment that would allow favorability to applicants.

  • Sarasota
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Jordyn Byrd said she enrolled early at Texas to get a head start on workouts and earn playing time next season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 26, 2023
Volleyball star Jordyn Byrd reflects on her path to stardom

Byrd, a two-time Gatorade Florida Player of the Year, enrolled early at the University of Texas.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarah Miller knows how to help families navigate the mental health system because she did it with her daughter Vanessa. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 20, 2021
NAMI offering help to struggling students

NAMI Sarasota and Manatee are offering a variety of programs who are struggling due to virtual learning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
School District of Manatee County resumes regular operations on Tuesday.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 2, 2022
Manatee schools back in session Tuesday

School District of Manatee County thanks Administrator Scott Hopes for fast turnaround from shelters back to schools.

  • East County
  • News
This Concession home at 8317 Lindrick Lane sold for $2.77 million. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,868 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 11, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 26-30 in Lakewood Ranch

A Concession home on Ganton Avenue tops the week's sales at $3.8 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The Army Corps warns that revamping its environmental impact study of the Big Pass dredge could delay renourishing Lido Beach by 10 to 15 years.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 21, 2014
Save Our Siesta Sands 2 becomes a nonprofit

The Siesta Key group, which is leading the fight against the proposed Big Pass dredge, is raising money for an independent look at the Army Corps' plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key expects to gain funding for its beaches as part of Sarasota County's tourism development tax.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • January 18, 2023
Town to receive additional $150,000 from tourism tax

The increase follows an agreement with Sarasota County after an additional percent was added to the amount collected from the tourism development tax.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 18, 2019
Jimmy Wales talks Wikipedia, future of internet in Sarasota

The Wikipedia founder shared his thoughts on internet accessibility, censorship and more as part of the RCLA Town Hall Lecture series.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Under construction earlier this year, a house on Halyard Lane  in Country Club Shores prompted residents to get involved in amending the zoning code to remove exceptions to the 30-foot height limit.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 19, 2017
Residents demand no exceptions to Longboat Key height limits

The Planning and Zoning Board is reexamining the 30-foot height limit for single-family homes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2022
East County weather page photo: October 13

Gordon Silver captured these two deer checking out the neighborhood on a sunny morning in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Willis Smith executives Dave Sessions and John LaCivita with Howard Tibbals at the groundbreaking of the Ringling Museum Tibbals Circus Museum in 2003.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 31, 2022
Willis Smith celebrates 50 years of impact in the Sarasota and Manatee counties region

Mote, Ringling and schools projects highlight the Lakewood Ranch company's resume.

  • East County
  • Business
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