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Lakewood Ranch High School's Kevin Everhart and Andrew Legutko practice parking during drivers education. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 27, 2021
Teen drivers in Lakewood Ranch focus on safety on the road

Drivers education instructor says advanced technology in cars can be a hindrance for new drivers.

  • East County
  • News
James Satcher hosts the March 31 town hall at the Rocky Bluff Branch Library.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 5, 2022
After favoritism found in Manatee County government, focus turns to transparency

Leaders say more town hall meetings and timely agendas are the keys to improving transparency to the community.

  • East County
  • News
Xavier (Joel P.E. King) and his son, Omari (Donovan Whitney) talk after Omari's altercation with a teacher. Photo by Sorcha Augustine
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 3, 2021
'Pipeline' lands emotional gut-punch

Dominique Morisseau’s searing play isn’t lost in translation to streaming video in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Cardinal Mooney freshman Madison Smithers looks to the basket for a layup against Sarasota Christian.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 21, 2019
FHSAA announces new winter sports classifications

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2015
'The U.S. Constitution did not take this long to write'

Commissioners expressed frustration at the slow pace of a Comp Plan and code rewrite.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 6, 2022
Nighttime Gulfstream roundabout work scheduled for next week

Overnight construction activities at the U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue roundabout project are scheduled for May 8-12.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 8, 2020
ODA celebrates opening of new middle school facility

Eighth graders return to Lakewood Ranch campus and get a first look at new facility.

  • East County
  • News
Dora Walters, longtime Longboat Observer reporter, died this month at age 92.
  • By Guest Author |
  • August 23, 2019
Letters to the editor: Missing Dora and Longbeach Village peacocks

Observer readers sound off on local events.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jess Kruse is selected to be one of six assistants to help chef Angela Massaro-Fain at the Cooking for Charity event at Meals on Wheels-Plus Sept. 28.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 29, 2023
Cooking event the right recipe for fundraising at Meals on Wheels Plus

Sisterhood for Good founder Angela Massaro-Fain forms a partnership with Meals on Wheels for a night of culinary delights.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 4, 2022
City advances plan to add 30 docks to Sarasota Yacht Club

Three existing dock structures will be rebuilt and a fourth added.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fruitville Elementary School art teacher Jody Schneider with Dexter and Oso in her Lakewood Ranch home studio. (Courtesy of Jody Schneider)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 24, 2021
Lakewood Ranch art teacher finds new "pet" project

Lakewood Ranch art teacher paints pet portraits

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office personnel on the scene of a deputy-involved shooting on Sunday. (Sarasota County Sheriff's Office photo)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 29, 2022
Sarasota deputies fatally shoot man who pulled a gun

47-year-old man reportedly pulled weapon from behind his back and chambered a bullet.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 109 N. Warbler Lane has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,627 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 3, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 11-22 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Bird Key home on Warbler Lane tops the week's sales at $3.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Owen Golden Gate Point’s flowing great room and dining areas opens to a spacious covered balcony with glass railings and a built-in stainless-steel Artisan Professional Series grill with a hood.
  • By Ronto Group |
  • June 22, 2023
The Owen Golden Gate Point: A Luxurious Lifestyle in Downtown Sarasota

The Owen Golden Gate Point, a new mid-rise boutique building being developed by the award-winning Ronto Group in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital, has been designed to provide a select group of just 29 condominium owners with a highly amenitized, luxurious lifestyle in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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Gordon Gregory, a Legacy outside service manager, has seen the ups and downs of the course since 1996.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 4, 2019
Pride is back at Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch

Renovation projects bring pride back to Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Nancy Hart goes low for a point.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 28, 2022
Club Longboat group keeps Beckyball alive

One Longboater created a modified version of pickleball, which has taken root at the Club Longboat tennis courts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ginny Akhoury, Mary Lou Ivaska, Elaine Buckley and Stella Kelley
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 16, 2023
St. Mary Star of the Sea holds first women's guild meeting of season

The Women's Guild prepares for an exciting year on the Key with an increase in membership and exciting charity opportunities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cell towers are incorporated in the lighting at Sarasota High School.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 13, 2021
School district hopes to improve revenue from cell towers

District leaders hope a third party can help boost revenue from district-owned cell towers.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Twerking teens ding-dong ditch doorbell cam in downtown tower
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 2, 2023
Twerking teens ding-dong ditch doorbell cam in downtown tower

A resident expressed concern over security after trespassers' prank. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Greenbrook's Bethany Carr hopes Ivybrook Academy can fill a gap for the demand in preschool education in the community. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 1, 2022
Ivybrook Academy preschool to open in east Bradenton

Greenbrook resident plans to open a new preschool with individualized education serving Bradenton, Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Schools
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