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Erin Murphy and Greg Bortnichak work for the Sarasota Film Festival every year
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 29, 2017
Arts converge at Sarasota Film Festival

For most of the year, Erin Murphy and Greg Bortnichak are on the road, touring with their band. But the most exciting 10 days of their year are offstage, working for the Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Brenda Maraman, Jane Imperiale, Joey and Kathy Cinque and David Maraman thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Hounds and Gowns Gala

East County residents showed their support for local rescue dogs during the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch's Hounds and Gowns Gala March 31 at the Lake Club Guests enjoyed dinner and drinks, a live auction, raffle drawings, aerial artist performances and more. Proceeds from the event will go towards the purchase of a new shelter.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
File photo. Natalie Gavrielov during the Sarasota Sailing Squadron's 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 1, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 9.1.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Sept. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cash and Snookie Register will be married 58 years in November.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 14, 2018
Longboat Key love: Five couples share their stories

From blind dates to being set up by mutual friends, Longboat Key couples tell us how they met and how they've succeeded in their relationships.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 1, 2020
Longboat reports sewer line repairs completed

The break happened Sunday night in an underwater sewer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 7, 2021
Bird Key home is the area's top seller at $3.9 million

Price for property at 367 W. Royal Flamingo Drive is highest for barrier islands for the week of Oct. 25-29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 30, 2010
Film Review: 'Please Give'

As the witty columnist Erma Bombeck once so aptly observed, 'Guilt is the gift that keeps on giving.' Director Nicole Holofcener taps into that ongoing process in her subtly hilarious new film, 'Please Give.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 1, 2020
Christie, Dungy, Farrow headline RCLA's 2021 schedule

Pair of postponed events from 2020 will be presented in November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 12, 2016
Lakewood Ranch named in top 10 best-selling communities

The master planned community garnered a ranking in two separate national lists.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 7, 2021
Allegiant announces March debut of service to Wisconsin

Twice-a-week flights to Appleton will launch March 11.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Public Works Director Juan Florensa surveys the latest portion of the island’s mid-Key truck haul.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 22, 2016
Tropical Storm Colin displaces Longboat Key sand

Although dry beaches on Longboat Key lost about 20 feet of sand on average due to Tropical Storm Colin, town officials say there’s still plenty of sand in the coastal system.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Central Park Homeowners Association board members David Sidnam and Lee Duis worked together to raise about $16,000 to install this playground in the community. Duis was elected to the HOA board in November and will serve as its president in 2017.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 7, 2016
Central Park HOA hopes to add amenities

Central Park board desires friendship, lower fees and improved amenities

  • East County
  • News
Joshua Riley admitted to detectives during a polygraph test, that he performed sexual acts with the victim from the time she was an infant.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 28, 2013
Web Year in Review: July 2013, Police arrest man charged with incest

The Sarasota Police Department has charged a 22-year old man with capital sexual battery and incest for acts committed on a 14-year-old victim

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch home sales for the first half of 2017 have surpassed the 600-home mark. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 10, 2017
Lakewood Ranch climbs in ranking

RCLCO ranks Lakewood Ranch third in nation for master-planned communities.

  • East County
  • News
Patti Garrettson and Milo have been inseperable since his adoption —
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 14, 2020
Pandemic pals make isolation not-so lonely

Pet adoptions were as popular as sourdough during the pandemic's early days, but cats and dogs weren't just a passing fad.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rule, Joy, Trammell and Rubio architects of Atlanta did renderings of a new lodge and pool area at Heritage Harbour Golf Club.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 8, 2020
Bold plan rises for Heritage Harbour Golf Club in Bradenton

Heritage Harbour Golf Club of Bradenton plans lodge and villas to create stay-and-play destination.

  • East County
  • News
Raymond Kelly was New York City's longest serving police commissioner.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 10, 2014
VIDEO: Raymond Kelly applauds Sarasota Police strategy

Former New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly praised community-based policing during a roundtable sponsored by the Ringling College Library Association.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cheryl Scheid, of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club, decorates a special Christmas gift for seniors in the Meals on Wheels of Manatee program. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 17, 2017
Club News: A holly jolly celebration

A roundup of Lakewood Ranch club news

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
Key gets high five from Krauthammer

The night before he was scheduled to speak at the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall lecture, Fox News commentator and syndicated columnist Dr. Charles Krauthammer arrived late Monday night, Jan. 12, for his stay at the Inn on the Beach Resort at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
University of Central Florida junior Joey Pascuzzi has three years of eligibility left, after joining the Knights’ rugby team last spring.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 5, 2013
National Champ: Joey Pascuzzi

Former Lakewood Ranch High tight end Joey Pascuzzi transitioned from football to rugby last spring. Last month he helped lead the University of Central Florida to its first national title.

  • East County
  • Sports
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