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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 6, 2015
Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 6

Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 6

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Brandon Herten and Zane Spiekerman are Lakewood Ranch High wide receivers eager to hit the field this season and show off their skills.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 14, 2019
Mustang receivers catch optimism for 2019

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Longboat Pass Inlet Management Plan calls for installing a terminal groin at Beer Can Island, pictured, and two groins on northern Longboat Key to control Longboat Pass erosion. File photo.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 2, 2012
Longboat Pass plans face opposition

A group of plans aimed at inlet management and the stabilization of Longboat Pass is being challenged by Siesta Key residents worried about erosion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Skylar, Taylor and Katie Ramirez were in town visiting their grandparents, Lakewood Ranch residents Diane and Bill Nelson, not pictured.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 31, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Easter Egg Hunt

Hundreds of children and their families gathered March 30, at Lakewood Ranch Main Street for an Easter Egg Hunt event.

  • East County
  • News
Waterside Place will have more than 200 apartment units atop and next to restaurants, shops, a community park and other features capitalizing on a view of a one-mile long lake. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 4, 2017
Waterside takes shape

SMR broke ground on Waterside in March 2016, but the real action starts in the coming months.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 31, 2015
This weekend in Sarasota: Friday, July 31

This weekend in Sarasota: Friday, July 31

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 16, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 17

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Buses pick up students from high school, then elementary and then middle schools each day.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 16, 2016
Student OK after bus accident

A student at Braden River Middle School fell into the path of a bus yesterday during dismissal.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
Turtles get early start on season

The first loggerhead turtle nest of the season was found today, April 30 - one day before the official start of nesting season - and reported to Mote Marine Laboratory.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 30, 2016
Premier Sports Campus launches film series

The first 'Movies on the Green' featured 'The Sandlot.'

  • East County
  • News
Chiropractors Laura and Logan Swaim educate their patients on the effects of misalignments and other back issues.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 1, 2015
No snap, crackle or pop

An East County couple is introducing a holistic and gentle approach to chiropractic medicine.

  • Health
Dave Ochsendorf with daughter Jessie, 3
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party (gallery #3)

On Dec. 6, the fourth annual Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party raised money for the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club. The event, at the Islandside Driving Range, included food and drinks from nearly 30 area restaurants and a raffle with a grand prize of $20,000.

  • Longboat Key
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Robbie Ball, of Blue Dolphin Café
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party (gallery #2)

On Dec. 6, the fourth annual Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party raised money for the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club. The event, at the Islandside Driving Range, included food and drinks from nearly 30 area restaurants and a raffle with a grand prize of $20,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ocean Properties now has plans to submit a future application to the town for a 259-unit hotel, expanded meeting space with 10 to 12 meeting rooms and approximately 93 condominium/villa units that are 130 feet tall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2015
Key Club referendum passes

The first mail-only referendum vote of its kind for Longboat Key produced a record-setting turnout that’s prompting town officials to consider using the method in other elections.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 14, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 12.15.16

Longboat Police Department reports for Nov. 28-Dec. 4.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2011
Business leaders will share county's economic outlook

Economist Sean Snaith and a panel of business leaders will deliver insights as to where Sarasota County’s economy is headed in 2011 at the annual Economic Outlook Luncheon, presented by the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Michael's On East.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dolly Jacobs and her partner, Raffi, in a recent performance. (Courtesy Photo)
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 18, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 11.19.15

Black Tie & Tales 11.19.15

  • Black Tie
"To open this school (Braden River High), gave me new life," Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 9, 2012
Pauley to leave Braden River

The school board is expected to approve the appointment of Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley to director of secondary education May 14.

  • East County
  • News
Lido Key resident David Riedlinger believes the Lido pavilion can be improved and remain a public asset.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 2, 2017
Lido residents resist pavilion privatization

The city will make a decision regarding the future of the Lido Pavilion this month. David Riedlinger is working to ensure it remains a publicly run facility.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The St. Armands Business Improvement District said Circle stakeholders have already thoroughly vetted the proposal, including the production of a design by architect Jonathan Parks.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 19, 2018
Hurdles remain for St. Armands restrooms

Concerns about maintenance expenses are holding up the potential approval of new public bathrooms on the Circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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