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This rendering of Waterside Place shows why Lakewood Ranch should continue to be one of the top selling master-planned communities in the U.S. for years to come.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 3, 2019
Lakewood Ranch finishes 2018 as No. 2-selling master-planned community in U.S.

Lakewood Ranch finishes 2018 as No. 2-selling master-planned community in U.S.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 17, 2013
Sarasota and Manatee counties move toward shared transit

Commissioners from both municipalities agreed to an interlocal agreement to pursue a joint transportation system during an April 16 joint meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
East Manatee Fire Rescue firefighter Ben Carpenter, engineer Jacob Lilly and firefighter Chad Hoeksema work at Station 4, the station closest to the new site, pictured in background.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2018
New station answers alarm in Lakewood Ranch

Fire district saw need to change plans for a new station's location.

  • East County
  • News
Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in "Bombshell." Photos courtesy IMDb
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 25, 2019
Critic's holiday film picks 2019

A look at our favorite movies coming out this holiday season.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 17, 2009
Lady Mustangs tie Lady Indians

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team tied Venice 1-1 Dec. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2015
Wastewater forcemain in the pipeline for 2016

Construction on a new pipeline will flow through Sarasota Bay during the early part of next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Shelli Freeland Eddie
  • By David Conway |
  • February 11, 2015
CCNA forum highlights neighborhood issues

A City Commission candidate forum Saturday illuminated key points leading up to the March 10 election, highlighting the interests of the candidates - and the neighborhood groups that posed the questions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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
Only two commissioners, Jen Ahearn-Koch and Hagen Brody, attended today's City Commission meeting in-person. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 20, 2020
City Commission talks reopening plans, business assistance

During a truncated meeting Monday, city officials discussed spending priorities during a public health emergency and the need for more COVID-19 testing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • July 25, 2018
Longboat Key Club permits new guardhouse

The permit approved by the Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building Department is another step in the project that expected to be complete by Thanksgiving.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The City Commission is also scheduled to discuss a bond issue for a major golf course renovation in July.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 28, 2019
City explores Bobby Jones conservation partnership

Ahead of a planned multimillion-dollar golf course renovation, Sarasota city administration has considered permanently designating the 300-acre property as open space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Some properties on Lido Key, including this parcel from Lido Harbour, have lost nearly all their beach front.  A proposal to dredge sand from Big Pass has been challenged in court. Picture courtesy Lido Key Residents Association.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • August 1, 2017
Big Pass dredge hearing postponement presents project's latest obstacle

The legal challenge by Siesta Key groups will be delayed for several months, prolonging an already contentious and lengthy process

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Mason Amyx and Cayla Fulkerson use the groceries they bought to make their lunches.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 30, 2021
Beyond the Spectrum expands facility in Sarasota

The nonprofit will add 2,500 square feet of space to address its growing waitlist of students. AND Beyond the Spectrum adds space to handle demand..

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
Cops Corner

March 10, 1993 11:02 a.m. 4900 block of GMD. Burglary. Report of voices in apartment and a possible burglary in progress was called in. Voices discovered to be people leaving a birthday message on a telephone answering machine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in "When Harry Met Sally…" Photo source: Showtime.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 6, 2019
'Nog Blog: I'll have what she's having

Binge Blog gets festive for the holidays — in a sense — with "Iron Man 3" and "When Harry Met Sally…"

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Riley Gephar, 5,t from Braden Woods is most excited about earning badges in Girl Scouts.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 22, 2018
Scouting new territory in Lakewood Ranch

Girl Scouts of Suncoast Florida attempts to recruit new members in East County.

  • East County
  • News
A proposed parking garage on the Selby campus would be four stories, with an additional story on a portion of the structure for a rooftop restaurant.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 9, 2017
Selby Gardens master plan draws questions

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens hopes to grow its bayfront campus, but there are seeds of doubt among neighboring residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maxine Tauber
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 29, 2021
Temple Beth Israel sees blended experiences for Passover 2021

The BIW gift shop reopened, albeit temporarily, to help members who are away from their families.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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 Eric Garwood |
  • April 5, 2019
Trial dates set in Colony cases

Developer has sought judicial termination of condominium association to proceed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Porco Rosso.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 23, 2021
Binge Blog: "Porco Rosso" is an unheralded, high-flying escapade

Plus, "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" provide hours of lessons in deduction

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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