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Sarah Miller, with her parents Gene and Tina Miller and brothers: Moriah, Zachariah and Noah, will play for USF.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 16, 2011
Lakewood soccer stars ink college choices

Lakewood Ranch's Sarah Miller and Taylor Jo Salmon both signed letters-of-intent Feb. 9 to play college soccer.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dennis and Brenda Baron take in the festivities at the Thunder by the Bay Motorcycle Festival.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 7, 2015
WEEKEND BEST BET:Thunder by the Bay

Motorcycle festival will takeover downtown Sarasota for the weekend

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • May 22, 2014
School Board

Leading the way; Winning tournament; Initiating respect

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
“I view this role for me not as being the captain of the air craft, but being the air traffic controller,” saidEast Manatee Fire Rescue'              s new  Chief Lee Whitehurst.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2017
New fire chief Not alarmed by growth

Lakewood National's development could spark new fire station.

  • East County
  • News
The Braden River football team is excited to make people forget about last year's two-win campaign.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 29, 2025
10 high school football players to watch in east Manatee County

ODA senior running back Allen Clark tops the "players to watch" list.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 27, 2018
First sea turtle nests of the season spotted on Longboat Key

Nesting season officially begins May 1 with new awareness campaign, plans for rule-enforcement.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gabriel Hament writes that STOP'  s positions on growth don'  t stand up to scrutiny.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2017
Gabriel Hament: City elections akin to a House of Cards

The hypocrisy of public input abounds.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • April 21, 2014
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Magnum Wine & Tastings

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Magnum Wine & Tastings

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Mark Morris Dance Group. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 28, 2012
International artists to perform at RIAF

International artists have been visiting Sarasota as part of the Ringling International Arts Festival since 2009. And there's a new crop of artists on this year's bill Oct. 10 through Oct. 13.

  • Arts + Culture
Scott and Sarah Stevens both graduated with a master's degree in analytics from Georgia Tech University in Atlanta May 7 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 26, 2021
River Club of Lakewood Ranch area family masters education

Father/daughter finish off master's degree in analytics in May at Georgia Tech.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Hurricane Charley made landfall 50 miles to the south, near Port Charlotte.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 11, 2014
The center of the storm: a look back at the 2004 hurricane season

A decade ago, four storms threatened the Key in the span of 45 days. The island was spared - but Longboat might not always be so lucky.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Voter turnout in the 2017 runoff Sarasota City Commission election topped 22%, which topped the 19% from the last at-large election.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 10, 2017
New Blood: Brody, Ahearn-Koch win City Commission seats

The City Commission is getting two new members on Friday. How much change will Hagen Brody and Jen Ahearn-Koch bring to City Hall?

  • Sarasota
  • News
A conceptual site plan depicts a mixed-use community with residential use and a reduced commercial footprint. A pool and community center would provide a buffer for the property.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 13, 2016
Residential development: A home run for Whitney Beach?

Whitney Beach owner seeks referendum

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kindergartner Emmet Johnson checks people out after purchasing their food. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 12, 2022
Restaurant event serves lessons to Tara Elementary kindergartners

Josephine Johnson's students run a one-night restaurant to test their math, science and social skills.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
Cops Corner 03.24.11

The complainant was walking his dog, and when he arrived back at his residence, he noticed a plastic bag by the driveway. He picked up the bag and noticed it had marijuana and drug paraphernalia in it.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
A plateful of already painted rocks sit on a picnic table. The rocks will soon be hidden around Sarasota.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 22, 2017
An emerging group rocks Sarasota

Sarasota residents create, hide little treasures.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 6, 2013
Island communities prepare for changes, new residents

Mayors of island communities discussed how to deal with a changing population, tourism increases and traffic concerns.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ivory is right at home in the van. (Photo by Jay Heater)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 27, 2022
Therapy sheep spreads love to homeless and seniors

Ivory, once an abandoned lamb, makes her impact by spreading joy in Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton assisted living facilities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kate Flowers is the co-founder of Azara Ballet.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 13, 2023
New dance company makes a 'pointe' on mental health, inclusivity

Azara Ballet is a nonprofit contemporary dance company in Sarasota that promotes body positivity and offers outreach programs for the neurodivergent community.

  • Arts + Culture
Jennifer Watson and her daughter, Madison Armstrong, met up with Amber Winterbottom and her mom, Corina Geiger.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Boo Run

Dressed in their Halloween best, East County residents ran to support Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manatee during the annual Boo Run event Oct. 29 at Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
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