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Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker said commissioners delivered his 50th and final budget message. "I'  ve never had one with more money than I have needs," he said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 7, 2017
Manatee sheriff on patrol for funding

Starting a Lakewood Ranch patrol district still a long ways off.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 15, 2018
Contractors survey Colony site for possible repairs

Developer Chuck Whittall and a representative for beachfront owners, Manfred Welfonder, disagree about the outcome of the survey, both saying that contractors gave them assurance about their positions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
More than 70 people attended the more than eight-hour meeting Monday.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 7, 2018
Longboat commissioners advance plan to build St. Regis hotel

First vote goes 5-2 in favor of Unicorp in plan to remake former Colony. Second vote planned for March 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioner Robert Siekmann suggested the entire commission review the town's three pension plans at least twice a month.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 9, 2011
Commission focuses on pension problem

The commission spent more than three hours Monday discussing the town's increasing unfunded liability in its three pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tomoko Toler, one of the residents at Windsor Reflections, holds up her painting that she made for the auction.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • June 20, 2018
Painting a memory in Lakewood Ranch

Alzheimer and Dementia residents at Windsor Reflections host a silent auction to benefit the Alzheimer's Association.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota City Commission District 2: Don Patterson

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Redgrave with his daughter-in-law, Joyce, and son Tim at an All Angels by the Sea brunch in 2011.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 21, 2016
Former Mayor John Redgrave dies at 90

When he wasn't working for the town, he was helping at church or enjoying a round of tennis.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The cast and crew of Lakewood Ranch High School's "Adventures of a Comic Book Artist" take photos to commemorate their trip to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 28, 2019
Students take their act to the Fringe

Lakewood Ranch High School drama students perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 18, 2018
Students speak on scholarships at New College Luncheon

Scholarship donors and recipients got together April 12 at the New College Foundation's Keating Center

  • Black Tie
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2014
Short circuit

The majority of the commission expressed a need to research an islandwide project to bury utilities instead of moving forward with just a Gulf of Mexico Drive project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior forward LaDazhia Williams already has received 15 scholarship offers.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 21, 2015
Full-court pressure

Lakewood Ranch junior LaDazhia Williams has received 15 scholarship offers from top programs.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 25, 2013
Heritage Harbour South CDD confronts speeding

In a non-agenda decision, supervisors voted to install radar-speed signs and create continuity with speed limits throughout its community.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota County is planning a referendum to pay for $170 million in facilities upgrades, including a $96.2 million public safety campus.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 16, 2015
City eyes county land for homeless facility

At a meeting today, City Manager Tom Barwin proposed locating a come-as-you-are shelter on land targeted for a new Sarasota County public safety campus.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unicorp National Developments recently released a rendition of how its proposed St. Regis Hotel and Residences would fit on the property at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 19, 2019
Cancelled trial dates open door for next stage of Colony case

April 2020 trial to decide the method of sale of the properties is still on the books.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 30, 2010
Budget workshop set for Wednesday

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a year-to-date expenditure analysis and discuss police and fire department staffing levels at a budget workshop 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Manuel scored a pair of goals for the Ocala Polo Association.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Polo Season Opener

Hundreds of local residents gathered at the Sarasota Polo Club for an exhibition match between Siaana and the Ocala Polo Association Dec. 15. The match served as the season opener for the 2013-14 season. Sianna defeated Ocala 8-7. James Miller and Josh Shelton each scored four goals apiece to lead the way for Siaana. Oliver Butterworth scored three goals to power Ocala. David Manuel and Murad Ishmael both added a pair of goals.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Janet Mixon has noticed more plants blooming since last year when she and her husband, Dean, started using a new all-natural treatment on their crops — AgriSolv.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 19, 2014
Mixon puts 'green' in 'green thumb'

After losing plants to psyllid insects, Dean and Janet Mixon find a new way to deter the pest.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Manatee Babe Ruth 15U All-Star team will travel to Ocala to compete in the state championship July 12 to July 15 after winning the District 15 championship. Courtesy photos.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 11, 2012
Local baseball teams win district championships

The Manatee Cal Ripken 8U, 9U and 11U All-Star teams, the Manatee Babe Ruth 15U All-Star team and the Sarasota Cal Ripken 8U All-Star team all won District 15 championships two weeks ago for a chance to advance to the Southeast Regional Tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
Monaka Oberer and Rebekah Boudrie join Grayson Tullio (center) at the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 29, 2020
Doggies for Duchenne returns in Lakewood Ranch for its fifth run

Doggies for Duchenne Run has its fifth run in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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