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Deputy Damon Ackerman, here with Tiyon Calloway and Geland Veillard, ninth-graders, says that most students take a while to warm up with the deputy on campus.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • May 30, 2018
Manatee school board moves closer to forming district security force nears reality

School board votes June 12 whether to implement 'Guardian' program.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 29, 2022
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise

Even a change of clothes didn't fool the bar staff when a once-denied man tried to return for a drink. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Arthur Ancowitz and Ina Schnell
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 5, 2012
Hard Hats & Tails

Hard Hats & Tails

  • Black Tie
Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota Secretary and incoming President Jake Hartvigsen (left) alongside Past President and current board Chairman Michael Schuchat, a Lakewood Ranch resident.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 22, 2019
Call of the Future

The Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota adapted to attract new members while keeping its community service intact.

  • LWR Life
An Afternoon of Operetta takes place May 12 at Sarasota Opera House. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 3, 2019
Artist Series Concerts' 'An Afternoon of Operetta' celebrates unique genre

This Mother’s Day, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota is offering the present of a two-century-old art form.

  • Arts + Culture
This year's sale is held in the Scottish Rite building.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 26, 2022
Karin Gustafson leads her 15th annual estate sale

The 15th annual Karin's Causes sales starts Jan. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Musica Sacra Cantorum will perform with two other choirs in Deux Requiems: “The Sleeping Children.”
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 8, 2015
A&E Picks and Highlights 4.9.15

A&E Editor Nick Reichert picks the top events to attend this week.

  • Arts + Culture
Arthur Brantley, pictured playing at Booker last season, will lead Riverview'     s offense in the fall.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 1, 2017
Fresh quarterbacks, confident coaches all the rage during spring football

All four area teams will be breaking in new signal-callers in the fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Free family is excited about the installation of a playground at Risen Savior Lutheran. It marks the start of a preschool program. Pictured are Kristin and Pastor Caleb Free with their children, JoJo, Clay and Aaron.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch church aims to open preschool

Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Lakewood Ranch preps for preschool opening.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2020
Manatee County School Board District 1: Bridget Mendel

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • January 29, 2013
Home Resource: Sarasota’s own fringe theatre

Home Resource: Sarasota’s own fringe theatre

  • Arts + Culture
The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team set a new team best and Manatee County Championship record with a 14-under par team total Oct. 11.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 16, 2013
Sidelines

Read about this week in East County sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
The concrete wall surrounding Selby Five Points Park will be removed.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 1, 2010
Park renovations to begin Monday

The $142,000 facelift to Selby Five Points Park includes new landscaping and a performance stage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jack Kelley remains in the intensive care unit of Sarasota Memorial Hospital following a car accident Feb. 28.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 6, 2019
Community rallies around former Lakewood Ranch basketball star

The community rallies around former Lakewood Ranch basketball star Jack Kelley.

  • East County
  • Sports
Aaron Virgin
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 12, 2021
Q&A: In conversation with new Save Our Seabirds CEO Aaron Virgin

Virgin comes to the organization from just across its parking lot as he previously worked at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 18, 2014
Phased Key Club project in the works

Ocean Properties officials are working with town staff on hurdles in the town's code that are preventing them from submitting a site-plan application.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Diane Rodriguez began in January as the Longboat Key Club's director of resort operations.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 29, 2021
Longboat Key Club hires new director of resort operations

Diane Rodriguez has two decades of experience in hospitality management.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
600 Birdie Lane. Photos courtesy of Premier Sotheby's
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • December 24, 2013
Three Things: Home for the Holidays

The holiday season in Sarasota may well be the best in the nation. Here are three Sarasota homes currently on the market that really capture the nostalgia of this time of year. And if Scrooge should show up - push him in the pool.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The fenced property at 203 Garfield Drive includes two buildings, both constructed in 1936. (Photo by Eric Garwood)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 24, 2022
Ringling Estates properties sell for $2.9 million

Two Ringling Estates properties on Garfield Drive top the week's sales at $2.9 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 13, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Captain Phillips'

The new film, 'Captain Phillips,' is a white-knuckle, nail-biter.

  • Arts + Culture
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