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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 3, 2013
The Good News: Megan Wenger

As community engagement coordinator for Community Youth Development, Megan Wenger says she enjoys the opportunity to interact with some of the city's most involved and promising students.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jim Eatrides and Kevin Barile estimate that their latest plan took more than 1,000 man hours to compile.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 3, 2011
Plan seeks to open lines of communication

Cell-phone tower plan calls for a 150-foot stealth cellular tower on the 4.5-acre Longboat Island Chapel property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 28, 2022
Manatee School District considers how to use vacant land to address growth

The district has three parcels totaling 186 acres in the Lakewood Ranch area on which to build new schools.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota attorney Dan Lobeck spoke on behalf of the Foxwood at Panther Ridge Homeowners Association. He said the proposal violates the county's land development codes.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 11, 2020
Manatee County Planning Commission won't recommend Concession-area project.

Some Manatee County Planning Commission members say they could not support the application.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 20, 2022
Byeong Hun An wins the 2022 LECOM Suncoast Classic

Michael Gellerman missed a birdie putt to win the event, then missed a par putt to force a playoff

  • East County
  • Sports
Motorists pass under the new pedestrian-activated lights at the roundabout under construction that will connect State Road 64, Grayhawk Blvd. and Pope Road in eastern Manatee County. Photo by Scott Lockwood.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • October 11, 2021
Greyhawk Roundabout construction hits home stretch

FDOT ready to chalk up its second of three roundabouts on S.R. 64.

  • East County
  • News
Photos by Robin Hartill
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2012
News Briefs

Ron Thornton named team member of the year; Police respond to three-vehicle crash

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

The complainant sold a man a riding lawnmower. The man stopped making payments on the lawnmower. The complainant asked the sheriff's office for help, and deputies discovered that the man hadn't lived at his listed address since October.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Joanne DiCarlo says her longtime companion Jack Unger loved to help disadvantaged children in his role with the Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 7, 2021
Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks mourn late exalted ruler

Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks honor the late Jack Unger for his more than 50 years of community service

  • East County
  • News
Gillian St. George and Rita Rust decide to relax in the late-afternoon breeze Saturday outside Uptown Gallery. Walkthrough traffic had not been significantly off that day they say. (Photo by Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 18, 2020
For the time being, galleries are open for business

With theaters and museums closing, they're a last bastion of art and culture

  • Arts + Culture
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association intends to engage into discussions with all interested developers so a development agreement can be agreed upon as soon as unit owners approve a settlement.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 17, 2013
Colony Association parts ways with developer

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is mailing out ballots to unit owners next week to approve a settlement agreement and anticipates that a 75% majority vote of the owners will be approved in mid-November.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
George Balanchine's "Diamonds" is one of three ballets that will be presented in Sarasota Ballet's latest program, "Victorian Winters." Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 6, 2018
Sarasota Ballet takes on iconic 'Diamonds' and anniversary of 'Enigma Variations'

The Sarasota Ballet is keeping three legacies alive with its latest triple bill, "Victorian Winters."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 5, 2014
The 411 on Longboat's 911 calls

Police Chief Pete Cumming explains the flow of Longboat Key emergency calls.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Marcy Miller will assume the position of executive director of Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota May 1.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 30, 2019
Marcy Miller hired as new executive director of Artist Series Concerts

Miller, who is replacing retiring Managing Director John Fischer, will officially assume the position May 1.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 24, 2021
Braden River High School brings magic to the stage in east Bradenton

Student-led Night of Magic cabaret show leads to children singing and dancing along.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • November 30, 2017
Special election Democratic candidates share their views ahead of primary

Margaret Good and Ruta Jouniari explain in their own words why they should represent their party in the District 72 special election primary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovsk and prominent Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick on a screenshot from a Rumble video where they talked about the SPAC merger.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 22, 2022
Longboat Key video-sharing firm reels in $400M from merger

"We have only scratched the surface of what this business could be," Rumble officials say.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Debbie Huckaby with Aquiel, a Moluccan Cockatoo
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 27, 2018
Eastern Manatee County sanctuary grows to almost 400 parrots

Birds of Paradise, run by Executive Director Debbie Huckaby in east Manatee County, provides a safe perch for rescued parrots.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 17, 2021
Sarasota Art Museum offers a fresh perspective at new luncheon series

The event was held Nov. 16.

  • Black Tie
Architect Sema Atis said the use of different materials, colors, awnings and other design elements was intended to create a more engaging facade on U.S. 41 — but the Planning Board said it felt like the back of the building.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 10, 2020
Quay building plans draw criticism from city staff, Planning Board

The developer of the downtown bayfront property intends to revise the design of a proposed 12-story, 241-unit apartment building on U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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