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Hayden Shroyer stretches to make a catch at first base.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 20, 2019
All-Star baseball tournaments bring out the 'fun' in fundamentals

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 1, 2020
Sarasota Farmers Market returns with social distance guidelines

Weekend downtown attraction returns with hopes of building its following.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 19, 2018
Cops Corner: Keep an eye out for porch prowlers

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Richard Gerald Monteleone last displayed his aluminum sculpture work in the lobby of a New Jersey medical center where his parents were treated. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 31, 2019
Runway rookies learn what it takes to make an iconcept fashion show piece

Beaux Arts Ball's iconcept fashion show offers new designers a unique opportunity.

  • Arts + Culture
Braden River High School's Gabriel Cortez strikes a pose while performing a song from "Chicago."
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 11, 2022
East Bradenton students return to the stage for theater performances

After two years of not having in-person performances, Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high school students are thrilled to perform live.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2010
Cops Corner

July 21 "Portable picnic" 9:11 a.m. - 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Larceny. A Longboat Key Public Tennis Center employee noticed that a redwood picnic bench was swiped from the picnic area of the tennis center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
This home at 8079 Waterbend Trail in Waterside sold for $2 million. (Courtesy photo from Victoria Turner, Michael Saunders & Co.)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 9, 2022
Waterside of Lakewood Ranch home tops local sales at $2 million

Three million dollar-plus sales top Lakewood Ranch and east Bradenton area residential real estate transactions for FEB. 21-25.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Chloe Craciun. Courtesy photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 13, 2021
Mini Mustangs return

Pre-K students drew with crayons in their return to the program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch residents Vaughna Wells, Kaija Thoyre, 16 months, and Sam Thoyre dress as sharks during BooFest on Oct. 21, 2019. In 2020, the event will be moved to Premier Sports Campus with a capacity of 250 people.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • October 21, 2020
Will Halloween be sweet in East County?

Lakewood Ranch, east Bradenton decide if Halloween events to go on

  • East County
  • Neighbors
During the "Back to the Future" workshops, residents can offer ideas, such as what to do with the Premier Sports Campus, now owned by the county.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 25, 2018
Future ideas needed now in Manatee County

County sets up workshops to collect feedback on residents' hopes for the future.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • October 27, 2014
Factory Girl: Moody Makeup

Factory Girl: Moody Makeup

  • Sarasota
  • News
Author Kat Hughes takes in instructions from Scott Lancaster, who’s been involved with the sport for 31 years.
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • February 22, 2018
Back in the Saddle

Knowing how to ride a horse is one thing, but playing polo is an entirely different animal.

  • LWR Life
Exterior
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 20, 2016
Acqua Vita nears completion

Acqua Vita, at 5050 Gulf of Mexico Drive, held its soft opening April 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Lighthouse Cove residents Angela DeAngelis and Eileen Bland  say residents in their communities have considered gating roads before, but development of a new plaza is spurring action.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 12, 2018
Loss of tranquility in store for Bradenton neighborhood?

Lighthouse Cove residents concerned about traffic from planned plaza.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2009
Cops Corner

A woman reported a suspicious flatboat in the canal behind her home. Police saw the boat, occupied by two men, leaving the area. No further action was taken.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 11, 2021
Ruffled feathers

One of the Village's peacocks struts his stuff.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former Lakewood Ranch High throws athlete Riley Simmons finished seventh (47 feet, 3.7 inches) in the girls shot put at the 2021 Nike Outdoor National Championships in Oregon. Photo courtesy Riley Simmons.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 1, 2021
Prose and Kohn: Former Lakewood Ranch shot put star finishes top-10 at Nike Outdoor Nationals

Riley Simmons' final throw as a high school-level athlete was a personal record, and one that she guaranteed.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 19, 2019
He might cry ‘wolf,’ but it is for good reason

Sarasota businessman Martin Hyde used his three minutes at the City Commission meeting with a fiscal message.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 25, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 26

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Sarasota and Bradenton.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 22, 2019
The Art Among Us

There are artists among us — maybe you knew that. Or, perhaps, you haven’t taken time to consider them, to view their work, or to buy one of their pieces.

  • LWR Life
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