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  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 11, 2009
Sheriff tackles prescription-drug abuse

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will introduce a new initiative to fight the growing problem. Sarasota County has more than twice the number of prescription overdose deaths than the state average.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Owner and CEO Brian Stock and vice presidents Claudine Leger-Wetzel and Van Osborne are excited about the grand opening of eight new Stock models at Genoa at the Lake Club.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 16, 2019
Stock opens its Genoa neighborhood at the Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch

Eight new models, now open for tours, can be customized by the buyers.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Heather Hooper, Mote's senior aquarium biologist and dive safety officer, cleans the Selby Library fish tank.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • November 7, 2019
What's in the tank?

Selby Public Library gets a visit from Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Diego Perilla, the chief operating officer of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, stands at the front door of the new ER at Fruitville.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 14, 2020
Emergency help on the way to Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's ER at Fruitville scheduled for Dec. 1 opening.

  • East County
  • News
Visitors to VRBO.com can find rental properties in Laurel Park available for shorter than the minimum eight-night stay the city requires.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 2, 2017
Resident keeps watch for short-term rentals

As property owners in residential neighborhoods like Laurel Park rent homes to vacationers, neighbors and city staff are wary of negative impacts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Co-owner Michael Finn has spent his weekends collecting 50s memorabilia.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 19, 2022
New senior day care center highlights 1950s aesthetic

The Town Square Sarasota center is a recreation of an idealized 1950s past.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort is legally bound to be demolished within 60 days of any permit issuance.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 21, 2018
Longboat P&Z board approves St. Regis hotel with smaller ballroom

The Planning and Zoning Board supported Unicorp National Development's proposal for a 5 star hotel with a 7,650-square-foot ballroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dean Kalahar, a 40-year Sarasota resident, is an economics teacher at Sarasota High School and author of "Practical Economics."
  • By Dean Kalahar |
  • May 3, 2012
My View: Class warfare: polarizing, immoral

The class-warfare attack on the 'rich' is really an argument against free markets, wealth creation and life-saving economic growth.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Caitlin Sollazo, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High,  loves her Brown Swiss dairy cow, Dallas. It is the offspring of the first cow she owned.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 10, 2018
It's fair to say she loves cows

Lakewood Ranch senior Caitlin Sollazzo shows off her passion at the Manatee County Fair.

  • East County
  • News
The city has yet to revisit its Cultural Park Master Plan, as depicted above in a 2007 rendering, but other organizations are working to create a vision for the bayfront property.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 5, 2014
Consulting firm to discuss bayfront master plan

As part of the Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 visioning process, Visit Sarasota County is hosting a consulting group to learn about other public/private cultural and park developments.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 16, 2015
The transformation on Carriage Drive

An East County renovator turns an interior nightmare into a valued living space.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Camper Pascal Wagner garnered the most hits on Super Duper Dirty Day in 2000.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 17, 2013
From the archives: Kids got down and dirty at camp

Once upon a time, Longboat Key had enough children to fill a summer camp at Bayfront Park Recreation Center. It was a dirty job, but someone had to do it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
Welcome back: Since you left ...

We waded through Beach Road after Tropical Storm Debby pounded the island in June, and survived the stench of hundreds of tons of algae that washed ashore after to bring you the news.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Additional information is available through Longboat Key Fire Rescue.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 6, 2014
Special needs program available for evacuation assistance

The town encourages residents with medical condition to register for a program that provides evacuation assistance.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colin Castro.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 31, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Colin Castro

The ODA running back talks the Green Bay Packers and the best advice he has received

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch's Alana Sherman sings during her Showstoppers performance on "American Idol." Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 31, 2021
Competitors of note in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's Alana Sherman and Conyer Walker receive a shot to be an "American Idol."

  • East County
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  • By Su Byron |
  • February 17, 2022
Digital Photography Club members capture the world frame by frame

The art of photography is still worth mastering. And the Lakewood Ranch Digital Photography Club can help you do just that.

  • LWR Life
John Luzzi, pictured talking with his Stonington High team, is the new boys basketball coach at Cardinal Mooney High. Photo courtesy Tim Martin, The Westerly (R.I) Sun.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 20, 2019
New Cougars' boys basketball coach brings unbridled passion to the job

He transformed a Connecticut program and hopes to do the same thing at Cardinal Mooney.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch High softball team, raising outfielder Denali Schappacher high, celebrates after winning the district title in 2016.Â
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 15, 2019
Wave of Change

With deep roots in place at Lakewood Ranch High School, its new leaders are ready to take school spirit — and achievement — to new heights.

  • LWR Life
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
New walkers welcome

Readers of the 'Island Beat' column will recall a Nov. 10 item about a group of friends who regularly walk their dogs together on the Key. Since that item appeared, Sally Langer, a 20-year resident, reported, more folks and their furry friends have joined the group.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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