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The Rosemary District overlay has allowed for the construction of higher-density developments like the CitySide apartments.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 31, 2018
Rosemary District crafts new density concepts

City staff is working with Rosemary District stakeholders on a potential incentive system that will link new development to neighborhood improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joseph Gregorzek Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 26, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: July 27, 2017

Joseph Gregorzek, Phyllis Klapman and Elio Martina died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The new station will double in size compared with the old building, which was built in 1968. Courtesy rendering
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 11, 2015
Fire Station 12: New style, old tradition

Fire Station 12 on Bee Ridge Road will get a new building, but it won't lose its identity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rep. Sam Graves and Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge converse before their flight. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 14, 2022
US transportation committee member gets overview of Manatee roadways

Manatee County officials hope U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, who is on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sees the need for federal funds to expand Fort Hamer Bridge.

  • East County
  • News
“I enjoy it,” Lake Vistas' Steve Harrison said of being an enumerator. “It’s really good for someone who’s a people person and that’s me.”
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 9, 2020
It's a numbers crunch in Lakewood Ranch

Census workers round up responses before Sept. 30.

  • East County
  • News
The Out-of-Door Academy rising senior Dylan Walker plays wide receiver, kicker, punter and defensive back for the Thunder.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 17, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Dylan Walker

The ODA football player has ramped up his recruitment this summer.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 3, 2026
Sarasota veteran helps Marines, Sailors honor those who fought in Operation Swift

Capt. George Phillips told his story to a group of young Marines and Sailors as they visited the site of the military engagement in the Vietnam War.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 12, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Keep the glass, call the husband

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Debra Otey starts as the new head of school at Out-of-Door Academy. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 8, 2022
ODA welcomes new head of school

Debra Otey says she looks forward to her 30th year in education at ODA.

  • East County
  • Schools
Daniel Hoffe
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Daniel Hoffe

Daniel Hoffe was attending a training program in the South Tower of the World Trade Centers when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Hazel Lenobel was an avid volunteer and was devoted to her family and friends. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 4, 2012
IN MEMORIAM: Lenobel remembered as family 'rock'

Hazel Lenobel, 82, died Dec. 29, 2011, after a 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Tyler Whitson |
  • September 27, 2012
"Birth," a play about mothers and childbirth, comes to Sarasota next week

"Birth," a play about mothers and childbirth, comes to Sarasota next week

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota County Sheriff: Kurt Hoffman

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sophie Niedzielski, a second grader at B.D. Gullett Elementary School, sees a double rainbow on her way to her first day of school. Niedzielski says the double rainbow is a sign of good luck. Photo by Dagmara Niedzielski.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 19, 2020
Opening day rainbows for first day of school in East County

Classrooms in the School District of Manatee County are back in action.

  • East County
  • News
File photo
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 2, 2020
East County PTOs adjust to new normal

Lakewood Ranch-area Parent-Teacher Organizations are coming up with ways to host fundraisers and events.

  • East County
  • News
Debby McClung (right foreground) leads Longboat Key firefighters in a yoga pose Jan. 30.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 19, 2020
Firefighters try yoga, with help of experts, to reduce stress at work

participants on average recorded lower levels of stress, less work missed due to physical health or stress and said they felt healthier

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cyndi Seamon can still watch the sunset. Photo courtesy of Cyndi Seamon.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 23, 2020
On Longboat Key, your neighbors get creative with quarantine

From getting outside to returning to old projects, there are many ways to stay busy even at home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 26, 2019
July 4, Grand Prix closures: What to expect

Many downtown Sarasota roads and parking lots will be closed throughout the weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
YMCA instructor Courtney Yost works with East County's Hudson Richardson.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 17, 2019
Water safety course grows in popularity at Lakewood Ranch YMCA

Free water safety course grows in popularity at Lakewood Ranch YMCA

  • East County
  • News
Chris Caswell (Hannibal Lecter) and Kari Solum (Clarice Starling) star in "Silence! The Musical." Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 31, 2018
Venice Theatre produces biting comedy based on 'Silence of the Lambs' film

'Silence! The Musical' makes area debut at Venice Theatre Nov. 2 and runs through Nov. 25.

  • Arts + Culture
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