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Josh Young rises for a layup against Gulf Coast High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 27, 2019
Mustangs senior the calm during the storm

Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball senior Josh Young is calm in big-game situations.

  • East County
  • Sports
Second graders Ella Baas and Aubri Darpino spend time reading in second grade teacher Laurie Rahn's nautical themed classroom. The seafoam color of the classroom adds to Rahn's theme, Rahn says.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 30, 2020
Willis Elementary teachers love new space

Addition provides six new classrooms for Lakewood Ranch elementary school.

  • East County
  • News
Work began Monday on the Longboat Pass bridge.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 12, 2019
Longboat Pass bridge work gets started

Bridge refresh will cost $5.2 million and last through the summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jennifer and Ruby Dixon
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • June 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Kids Summer Beach Run

Runners of all ages hit the beach for the Kids Summer Beach Run Tuesday, June 10, at Siesta Key Beach. The run is the first in the 10-part series and was organized by the Manasota Track Club. Participants jogged 3.5 miles along the water among beachgoers and afterwards cooled off with ice pops.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Left to right, Nanday parakeet, barred owl, red-shouldered hawk, brown pelican. (Miri Hardy photos)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2021
Meet the Birds of the Week

More than 60 species have been featured, with more to come.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The property at 20 N. Washington Blvd. is one of several the county is selling to replenish its economic uncertainty fund.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 29, 2017
County selling surplus land to add back to reserves

The county took $5.4 million from its economic uncertainty fund to balance the budget. Now there's a plan to put that money back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 5, 2023
Wake up. Have hope.

Our word for 2023 is "hope." We all must have hope — hope that our fellow Americans wake up to what is being done to them. History shows us the power of hope. It propels us to take action.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Cynthia Saunders, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, works with Ted Lindenberg, the director of Books for Kids, to ensure volunteers can go into classes to read and distribute books. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 29, 2021
Lakewood Ranch rotarian receives award for Books for Kids program

Country Club's Ted Lindenberg receives Local Impact Award for promoting literacy.

  • East County
  • Schools
A mural created by Nolan Middle School students depicts a mangrove scene inspired by Emerson Point
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 27, 2012
Nolan Middle School art students create mural

Students in Nolan Middle School's one-year-old Fine Arts Club for Talented Students (FACTS) completed their second annual mural on a portable near the school's drop-off lane.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Guest Author |
  • March 11, 2019
Letters to the editor

Island residents sound off on key issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Behind the scenes of Mote summer camps.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 7, 2020
Mote goes virtual for summer camps

Programs take several forms, depending on age groups.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
On his latest visit to Sarasota, new urbanist planner Andres Duany had good things to say about the new Palm Avenue parking garage. The garage was one of his suggestions in 2000. Photo by Roger Drouin.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 20, 2013
Duany pushes environmentalists to guide city building regulations

Checking in 13 years after first helping create the eventual downtown master plan, Andres Duany emphasizes compromise.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Vice Mayor Chuck Brown, U.S. Attorney Robert Genzman, Police Chief Wayne McCammon and Town Manager Al Cox celebrate the arrests at a press conference at Town Hall. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 23, 2013
Lore: Operation yielded 1,600 pounds of cocaine

A Key couple was arrested in January 1989 as part of 'Operation Longboat,' which targeted a smuggling ring that used an Emerald Harbor home as a drop-off point.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"I'm a fairly good swimmer, and my bike times are faster now than they were 20 years ago," Neil Wilson said of why he prefers the 70.3 IronMan.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 15, 2010
Meet Horseshoe Cove's IronMan

Neil Wilson finished fifth in his age group at the IronMan 70.3 World Championship last month in Clearwater.

  • East County
  • Sports
Officer Donzia Franklin received accolades from the Lido Shores Association April 26.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 4, 2011
'Officer D.' cited for police work

The Lido Shores Homeowners Association honored 20-year Sarasota Police Officer Donzia 'Officer D.' Franklin for her community service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hannah Mauer picks up some litter.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 16, 2019
City Island a little cleaner after Mote volunteer sweep

Interns and their friends organize an event after learning of the effect of trash on coastal waters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Larry Paul's "Anna Maria Island Sunset 85" will be part of the artist's show at Island Gallery West. (Courtesy Photo by Larry Paul.)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • July 26, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for July 28 to Aug. 3

Dance takes center stage in Sarasota this week, and there's also art, theater, music and comedy on tap at local venues.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The median price for a single family home on Longboat was up 98% year over year to $2.64 million; the median price for condos was up 32% to $930,000, according to figures from the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 18, 2022
Longboat property tax values expected to rise by double-digit percentage

Town leaders begin talk of reducing millage as budget sessions begins.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota's Ronn Wyckoff is the only person in Florida Senior Games history to shoot a perfect 30/30 in the free throw competition twice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 20, 2018
Sarasota man makes history in Florida Senior Games

He is the first person to go 30 for 30 in the free throw competition — twice

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Janum Trivedi, left, and Marcus Buffet, right, both 17-year-old students from The Out-of-Door Academy, created an iPhone app that helps users manage their money.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 31, 2012
Out-of-Door Academy teens create iPhone app

Bankr helps users manage their money and has garnered attention from a Google executive.

  • East County
  • News
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