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East County football roundup: 10.23.20
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 23, 2020
East County football roundup: 10.23.20

East County football roundup: 10.23.20

  • East County
  • Sports
(Photo courtesy  of Scott Gerber Main) Street property owners and businesses in downtown Sarasota prepared for the worst last week.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 10, 2020
Reflections …

That we avoided violence shows that demonstrators saw its irrationality and our officials were proactive, not reactive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Josh Escher began taking martial arts at 5 years old. He also is a deputy with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 24, 2011
Ranch attracts new athletic schools

The House of Pain Martial Arts Academy opened Aug. 1, while Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics will open Sept. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
Summerfield's Tippy and John Holz are the co-chairs for the Center Stage Campaign for the Players Centre for the Performing Arts.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 12, 2019
Couple at center stage fundraising for Players' move to Lakewood Ranch

A Lakewood Ranch couple leads the fundraising campaign for the proposed theater complex at Waterside Place

  • East County
  • News
Piles of shell line the banks of a future lake.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 7, 2016
From shell pits to shorelines

SMR will conclude its shell mining operations over the next year.

  • East County
  • News
A majority of the City Commission has not shown a desire to take additional steps to explore the preservation of the GWIZ building.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 11, 2018
Bayfront group pushes back on GWIZ preservation

The Bay Sarasota says public input supports demolishing the Boulevard of the Arts building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jaleel Duncan.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 11, 2020
East County Athlete of the Week: Jaleel Duncan

The Lakewood Ranch wideout talks getting into football and his future goals.

  • East County
  • Sports
Organizers Ginny Akhoury and Bonnie Schneider
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 31, 2022
Royal Rummage planning begins for March sale

The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church volunteers have been organizing since early January.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
BJ BishopThe
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 12, 2019
Longboat elections 2020: Five questions with BJ Bishop

Town Commission candidate qualifies for at-large seat campaign.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 29, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 30

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Sarasota County (Sarasota and Venice).

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Lizz Wright, Marcus Miller, Tony Monaco and Terell Stafford.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • January 29, 2023
Sarasota Jazz Festival keeps the tempo with its 2023 lineup

The Sarasota Jazz Festival has been entertaining audiences for 42 years. This year’s festival program director, Terell Stafford, has crafted a formidable lineup that sees jazz through a wide-angle lens.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • July 8, 2020
Common sense solutions for police reform

Local police departments need to make changes to more easily help citizens.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Philadelphia's Alex Rendon flaps his wings to finish the Florida Turkey Trot 5K at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota on Thanksgiving morning. "I'm crazy," he says.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 25, 2021
Florida Turkey Trot in Sarasota draws almost 3,000 participants on Thanksgiving.

Nathan Benderson Park of Sarasota hosts 3,000 runners for Florida Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 5, 2014
Manatee stays firm on sign ordinance

Manatee County says Lakewood Ranch Little League must conform advertising signs to code.

  • East County
  • News
Susan Phillips is event chair.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 22, 2019
Kiwanis set to award scholarships

Kiwanis set to award scholarships

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Commission candidates John Weber, Ken Schneier, Irwin Pastor, Ed Zunz and Randy Langley answered questions March 1 at a forum hosted by the Longboat Observer.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 7, 2018
We recommend …

With weighty issues ahead, Longboat voters have challenge in upcoming election.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The polo match will start at 1 p.m. during the Ponies for Pups fundraiser.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2018
Calendar — spring 2018

All the fun that's to be had in and around Lakewood Ranch

  • LWR Life
Myakka City's Larry Morris, who is 12, meets Santa and Mrs. Clause.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 14, 2022
Flight to the North Pole brings joy to Myakka boy

Myakka City's Larry Morris has been participating in the Flight to the North Pole since his kidney transplant in 2019.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 8, 2022
Temple Beth Israel celebrates supporters at dinner

The temple hosted a Shabbat dinner to recognize their donors from over the years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kathe Fraga's "Springtime in Paris" — Art by Kathe Fraga
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 6, 2019
530 Burns' Kathe Fraga and Linda Richichi show natural progression

These two 530 Burns Gallery artists are proving that women have a place in the art world.

  • Arts + Culture
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