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FitnessQuest Physical Therapy has a wide space at 540 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 21, 2020
Paradise Center medical suite opens for appointments

A few providers are taking appointments when they can.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Santa will once again return to Holidays on the Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 5, 2017
Holidays on the Ranch will melt your hear

Jay Heater: Side of Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 20, 2019
McNeal Elementary School students learn to "bee the change" in Lakewood Ranch

McNeal Elementary students learn to "bee the change" during International Peace Day activities in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 28, 2013
Stickney Point Bridge malfunction causes traffic jam

The drawbridge on south Siesta Key was stuck open for an hour after a locking malfunction, according to Florida Department of Transportation reports.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 16, 2014
Commission gives referendum first stamp of approval

Longboat residents could vote in an all-mail election that will determine whether to allow tourism on the Key Club Islandside property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
845 Longboat Club Road
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 28, 2020
2020: Top 10 real estate transactions on Longboat

It was a busy year for property sales on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Cascades resident Bev Wiberg crochets a granny square afghan.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2018
Bradenton clinic knits community

Braden River Library hosts monthly Knitting Clinic.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chen Li serves the volleyball.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 1, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: LECOM Olympics

For the members of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2018 to get acquainted with each other, the school hosted an all-things sports LECOM Olympics event, July 31 at Summerfield Park. The 50 participants joined teams of six and competed in basketball, volleyball and other events.

  • East County
  • News
Stacy Alexander, Mote assistant vice president for community relations and communications, and Assistant Vice President of Education Aly Busse
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 10, 2015
Exhibit with young sea life is Mote's new baby

'Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Seas' showcases marine animal romance just in time for Valentine's Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This aerial shot shows Rye Road intersecting with State Road 64. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 12, 2016
Manatee commission considers Rye Road speed limit change

The item will go for a vote May 10.

  • East County
  • News
UMR Sports founder and owner Ryan Moore is about to build a sports complex on land given to him by his father, Duane Moore. The complex will be located on Upper Manatee River Road.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 10, 2021
UMR sports complex headed to East County

"Household name:" Bradenton man soon to begin construction of large sports complex

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 10, 2013
Police ponder 401(a) retirement option

The Police Department Union met with town staff last week to present a proposal and to consider a proposal that doesn't include a defined benefit contribution plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2013
Our View: Save the Hilton

Another 5.0 tremor for Longboat Key: The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort is on the edge of no longer being a Hilton!

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Freya Robbins |
  • January 30, 2019
Healthy Relationships with Freya Robbins

Healthy Relationships with Freya Robbins

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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 11, 2020
County to decide how to spend relief funds

The county has been approved to receive $18.9 million to assist with COVID-19 impacts, though it could receive up to $75.7 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
W. Howard Rooks. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 17, 2014
Restaurant that's Amore' to open in October

W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo plan to open a new Italian eatery in the vacant former Mattison's Steakhouse at the Plaza building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
About 60,000 drivers will pass the sign every day.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 7, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Roadside campaign

The first anti-Obama sign in Sarasota was installed at 50 N. Tamiami Trail this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Little League pitcher Connor Shine helps lead the 9/10 All-Stars to a District 26 championship July 5.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 10, 2013
Sidelines 7.10.13

Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club names officers; registration for amateur championships begins; Mustang cheerleaders to host summer camp;i9 sports fall registration is currently under way; East County all-stars win district crowns

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2009
Cops Corner

A town employee turned in two ballasts, a pair of rubber work gloves and two electrical items that he found in the middle of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Liz Alpert, left, will serve as Sarasota's mayor for the next year. Jen Ahearn-Koch, right, is the new vice mayor.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 11, 2018
City Commission picks Alpert as mayor

At a meeting today, the Sarasota City Commission selected outgoing Vice Mayor Liz Alpert to fill the role of mayor for the next year. Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch will serve as vice mayor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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