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Cully Rowell was named the 2020 Manatee County Agriculturalist of the Year.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 22, 2020
Myakka City rancher cultivates respect in Manatee County

Myakka City's Cully Rowell is named Agriculturalist of the Year for Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2020
East County weather page photo: March 19

Gordon Silver captured this white pelican swimming with a group of double crested cormorants off Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The community center was designed by Victor Lundy, a leader in the Sarasota School of Architecture style of post-war modern design. It was built in 1956.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 24, 2021
Historic South Gate property could be turned over to county

South Gate residents will vote on whether to sell the community center to the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 29, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The horn works every time

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 9, 2021
COVID-19 shot not scary at all for master of macabre

Master of the macabre (and former Longboat resident) Stephen King tweets about his experience.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Donald and Lydia before their break-up. Courtesy photo from Julie McIlvrey.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 6, 2021
Longboat Key gains two new swans — and a long-necked love triangle

Widower swan takes up with newcomer who arrived recently with her mate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Heather Rippy
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 18, 2021
Gardening in Sarasota, on Longboat Key, blossoms during pandemic to help mind and body

Gardening can lift stress and creating food for yourself gives a sense of accomplishment.

  • Health
Out of an abundance of caution, all ceiling tiles in the ticketing area at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport were removed following roof damage caused by Hurricane Ian. (Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 5, 2022
SRQ was open and operating 36 hours after Hurricane Ian

Despite roof damage in the ticketing area, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport began serving passengers less than two days after the hurricane.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A quarter-scale test dune was created on Bradenton Beach to rest the feasibility.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 1, 2021
APRIL FOOLS: 'Dirt-cheap' deal on sand

BOGO purchase for beaches will lead to long-term supply, five-story dunes.

  • April Fools
Randy Langley has qualified to challenge Jim Brown for one of the town's at-large Commission seats.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • November 19, 2018
Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 11.19.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
River Club’s Isabella Juliano and her mother, Patricia, make luminarias in honor of friends and family members who have been impacted by cancer.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 19, 2020
Charity Snapshot: Lighting the Path

Thousands of Lakewood Ranch residents volunteer and participate in American Cancer Society events and raise money.

  • LWR Life
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 20, 2019
Sarasota Opera begins season with Curtain Raiser dinner

The annual kickoff was hosted Oct. 20 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.

  • Black Tie
Rick Knowlton, Nicholas Lewis and Dan Hersey operate the Manasota Chess Center.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 24, 2021
Manasota Chess Center opens for all skill levels

Nicholas Lewis, Rick Knowlton and Dan Hersey have launched the Manasota Chess Center at the Crossings shopping mall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Robert Turner, Ben Guth, Trevor Garofalo, Ray Sullivan and J.T. Bacigalupi are Myakka City Fire Control District firefighters. Guth, Garofalo and Sullivan are leading the effort to introduce East Manatee firefighters to the area.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 17, 2021
Caution ... merge ahead for East Manatee, Myakka fire districts

Myakka City-East Manatee fire merger preparations underway

  • East County
  • News
First-, second- and third- year FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training students pose for a first-day-of-school photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 26, 2013
Class is in session at FSU/Asolo Conservatory

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training kicks off the school year with an orientation and photo shoot Monday, Aug. 26.

  • Arts + Culture
Cheryl McGrew, who has retired as the principal of McNeal Elementary School, was integral to starting STEM labs in elementary schools throughout the School District of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 7, 2022
McNeal Elementary principal retires after 34 years in education

River Club's Cheryl McGrew has enjoyed seeing her visions for education become reality for students in the School District of Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Schools
Ned Jewitt has repaired his seawall for years.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 2, 2018
Longboat residents push for higher seawalls

A proposed allowance of 1 1/2 feet in height is not enough to protect properties from intensified storm surges and predicted sea level rise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 2, 2020
Teachers, staff surprise graduating Pirates with celebration

Braden River High School congratulate seniors picking up caps and gowns.

  • East County
  • Schools
Paul, Mark and Rob Caragiulo first investigated expanding their restaurant business into Lakewood Ranch more than 20 years ago. They’re soon opening a branch of downtown eatery Owen’s Fish Camp in Waterside. (Photo: Liz Ramos)
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2022
New restaurants keep popping up in Lakewood Ranch

The lure of East County and its thousands of hungry newcomers is a magnet for Sarasota restaurateurs.

  • LWR Life
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