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The new addition will connect to Building 5, which will allow for a new courtyard to be created for students to gather. Rendering courtesy of Hepner Architects and the School District of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 12, 2022
Lakewood Ranch High addition back on track for 2023

The School Board of Manatee County is viewing designs for the addition at Lakewood Ranch High School, with construction expected to begin in May.

  • East County
  • Schools
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 29, 2022
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise

Even a change of clothes didn't fool the bar staff when a once-denied man tried to return for a drink. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Mark and Annette Gabrick groove to "What is hip?" at Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 18, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 8.18.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Aug. 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2018
District 72 special election guide

Learn all you need to know about voting in the upcoming election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andy Sandberg on stage with playwright Paula Vogel at a Hermitage event earlier this year. (Photo: Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • April 11, 2022
Hermitage aims for national footprint nurturing artists

Artistic Director and CEO Andy Sandberg wasn't content to steer the Hermitage Artist Retreat through the troubled waters of COVID-19. He wanted to double down.

  • Arts + Culture
Tyler Ricker.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 2, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Tyler Ricker

The Braden River High senior set a school record in the javelin Feb. 25.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tara's Bill Kaser (back) and Lakewood Ranch's Don Deibert do all the dispatching from their homes but eventually would like to get an office for the nonprofit. (Photo by Jay Heater)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 31, 2022
Sarasota, Manatee seniors can tap into nonprofit ride service

Two Lakewood Ranch men started a senior ride service after nonprofit ride-provider ITN Suncoast closed.

  • East County
  • Business
Executive Chef Steve Cook, Manager Nina Teschberg and founder/owner Terry Ryan.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 27, 2012
EDIBLES: A new restaurant experience comes to the Sarasota area

The recently opened Carmel Cafe is a mold-breaker. The food is "modern Mediterranean" - a fusion of favorites from countries including Italy, Spain, France, Morocco and Greece. The decor is modern moderation

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 21, 2022
Graduation 2022: Sarasota High

School officials watching the weather moved ceremony up an hour as graduates walk the stage.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Janet Reardon, John Leone and Wilma McCray (front) and Joyce Leone and Ray McCray (behind) review documents related to the case.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 27, 2019
Development dispute in Tara begins again

Manatee commissioners to reconsider Lake Lincoln settlement.

  • East County
  • News
There is a proposal to redevelop the six units at 551 Broadway into four single-family structures.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 17, 2021
Longboat Key leaders to consider proposed Broadway redevelopment

The proposal would reduce the number of units at 551 Broadway from six to four single-family structures.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tyler McCallister cuts the ribbon during the grand opening of Brown & Brown Insurance. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 15, 2022
Brown & Brown Insurance arrives in University Park

Staff said that the new office is a reflection of changes in the company — but that it will also create new ones.

  • East County
  • Business
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 31, 2022
Brooke GuyAsbury

Guy Asbury’s Memorial Service will be held on Friday, 09/09/2022 at Sarasota National Cemetery at 11:30 AM.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Sheila Waid feels like she's returning home as the new principal at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School. Waid served as a student support specialist at McNeal Elementary from 2015 to 2018.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 14, 2022
East Bradenton educator returns to McNeal Elementary as principal

Sheila Waid lands her first principal role after three decades in education.

  • East County
  • Schools
Legendary Sarasota High baseball Coach Clyde Metcalf retired following the 2021-2022 season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 19, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Our columnist's favorite moments of the 2021-2022 high school athletic year

Championship wins, massive dunks, bearhugs and a well-deserved retirement: These moments run the gamut.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 23, 2022
RADD Night market kicks off PINCfest

The RADD Night Market was held Jan. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Pirate Battalion Drill Team displays the trophies from its district championship for Area 5 (courtesy photo).
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 18, 2022
Braden River High School heads for state drill team championships

Braden River High 's drill team wins six consecutive district title.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Braden River Middle School rising seventh graders Ehab Bakhet, Kyle Page and Peyton Lyn eat lunch in the cafeteria. The district is considering different options for food services for next year. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 1, 2020
Learning plan unveiled for Manatee County schools

School District of Manatee County recommends full return for elementary students and hybrid classes for middle and high school students.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 9, 2022
Community Fund taps its past by honoring Humanitarians of the Year

The event at Station 400 in Lakewood Ranch was planned to reintroduce key philanthropists to the local Community Fund.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 5, 2021
All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church hosts first artist reception

Pamela Olin, who was the Artist of the Month for October and November, was the guest of honor.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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