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Joann Goldwater and Kathye Stowell
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 13, 2018
Longboat Key Democrats discuss local and national happenings at monthly meeting

Dozens of LBK club members came together March 13 to talk plans for the month ahead

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2012
News Briefs

Commissioners ask for beach project report; Volunteers needed for Light up the Village

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 12, 2017
Selby Library hosts mystical fundraiser

Friends of Selby Library encouraged supporters to look into their future at the Looking into the Crystal Ball fundraiser.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Golden Gate Point residents critical of the new lights say the bridge's columns have become a canvas for ill-fitting bright colors, though there are some supporters of the new setup.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 27, 2019
Residents seek changes to Ringling Bridge lights

Colorful lights on the John Ringling Causeway have drawn criticism from some residents, who are optimistic improvements can be made.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kaitlin Bockmeyer and Graham Kukla have seen the membership of Ranked Choice Voting SRQ spike since they joined in late 2016, which they see as a sign of the group’s momentum.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 1, 2018
Voters campaign for a new ballot

Ranked Choice Voting SRQ wants to finally implement a city initiative approved more than a decade ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo. Jonathan, Jadynn and Jonathan Jr. Bachman celebrated mom Robynn  Bachman with brunch at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens last year.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 5, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 5.5.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of May 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Carole Cowan donated to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Foundation’s scholarships, of which Mary Weems was a recipient last year.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 18, 2021
Strong Foundation

Long dormant, the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Auxiliary has been reanimated, and renamed, as it works to provide nursing scholarships in a high-profile time for the profession.

  • LWR Life
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 17, 2019
County identifies several funding priorities at budget workshop

The workshop primarily involved budget updates and reports from various Sarasota County departmental leaders.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Emma Hatfield, 4, as a princess, Pearl Carey, 5, as a witch, and Matilda Hatfield, 4, also as a princess at last year's Fright Night.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 3, 2017
St. Armands books busy October

The St. Armands Circle Association will be hosting three events through this month that are open to the public.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Evan Tucker, Jack Berry, Austin Siegel, Ollie Gray and Harrison Paparatto. Courtesy photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 20, 2012
Scene & Heard

The Garbage-Men plan to rock New York City with trash jams; Rocker's memoir is a love letter to automobiles

  • Arts + Culture
Mitsi Corcoran will remain the acting superintendent until a longterm administrator is named.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 11, 2019
Sarasota Schools keeps Corcoran as interim superintendent

Mitsi Corcoran will remain the acting superintendent until a search is completed for a longterm administrator.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 29, 2020
2020 through the lens on Longboat Key

The year started out like most do, with us complaining about traffic and marveling at where we live. Then . . .

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 5, 2013
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Purlie

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Purlie

  • Arts + Culture
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Program Director Ron Serpliss said he disappointed the residential foster care program has ended, but he is excited about potential programming opportunities that may be coming.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 1, 2020
New direction for Sheriffs Youth Ranches property in Manatee County

Group home services discontinued at the Rye Preserve campus.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 18, 2018
Dance party lights the night

GreyHawk Landing youth the dance night away.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2009
Manatee OKs scaled-down Fort Hamer Bridge

The Manatee Board of County Commissioners today approved the concept of a two-lane Fort Hamer Bridge that Manatee County Public Works Department says can be built for less than $30 million.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 14, 2016
‘Tis the Season

With ‘Deck the Halls,’ Florida Studio Theatre celebrates the holiday season — Florida style.

  • Arts + Culture
Carolyn Lowry-Nation was pleased her bougainvillea weren't affected by the cold snap.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 10, 2018
Lakewood Ranch residents don't chill when it comes to plants

Covering plants with sheets can stop damage due to cold weather.

  • East County
  • News
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's Vice President of Planning Richard Bedford drives the Waterside project in Sarasota County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2016
SMR has a clear vision for Sarasota's growth

SMR breaks ground on Waterside, a project 10 years in the making.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Amir Simmons fires a pitch against Manatee. He threw three shutout innings.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 26, 2019
Competitive All-Star teams require talent, sacrifice and planning

For Lakewood Ranch, more goes into Little League postseason tournaments than some think.

  • East County
  • Sports
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