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1. The Riverview High girls golf team captured the Class 3A state title.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 20, 2021
Top sports moments of the 2020-2021 Sarasota school year

There was all sorts of greatness achieved this year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jim Eakle drove his son to various states to secure the badges.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • May 20, 2021
Sarasota Eagle Scout collects every possible merit badge

16-year-old Out of Door Academy student commits to earning all 137. And does it.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    A time to celebrate |
  • May 20, 2021
Happy 80th Birthday Hal !

Happy 80th Birthday Hal !

  • East County
  • Celebrations
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  • Matt Walsh
  • May 20, 2021
Siesta city: Is it worth cost?

The appeal for incorporating Siesta Key is its residents controlling the island’s land-use destiny. A vote inevitably will come down to cost. Is the benefit worth the cost? On Longboat, it is.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Downtown merchants Darci Jacobs, Ron Soto and Harmoni Krusing Bens said they could be amenable to eventually eliminating some Main Street parking spaces — but only if the city significantly expanded the nearby parking supply.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 20, 2021
Main Street businesses protest streetscape idea

Although city officials and property owners have expressed a desire to redesign two key downtown blocks, merchants aren’t happy with the prospect of losing parking spaces.

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  • News
Commissioners suggested consulting a design firm or holding a public contest to identify possibilities for a new logo. Image via city of Sarasota.
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  • David Conway
  • May 20, 2021
City considers new look for logo, seal

The City Commission directed staff to explore the possibility of updating key imagery, though not everyone’s in favor of change.

  • Sarasota
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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 20, 2021
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.20.21

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Workers contracted by the town of Longboat Key dredge sand on Friday, May 14 at 4001 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 20, 2021
Longboat heads into hurricane season with bulked-up beaches

This year's hurricane season comes as the town continues its beach renourishment projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Heidi Habhegger, president Dawn Zielinski and vice president Lisa Michel
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • May 19, 2021
Village Idiots cycling group participate in Ride of Silence event

Cyclists rode out for the event on May 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 19, 2021
A gemstone for St. Armands

Let the conversation begin, but perhaps this time, the ending will be happier than previous trips down this road.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 19, 2021
ODA baseball bunts way to state championship game

The Thunder scored four runs in the seventh inning to beat Trinity Chrisitan Academy

  • East County
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 19, 2021
Pen Women award scholarships

The group of artists met at the Bird Key Yacht Club to celebrate the seniors who got awards.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lori Abramson and Melissa Sinkler. Photo by Brendan Lavell.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • May 19, 2021
Eastern Manatee County women find network of support

Eastern Manatee County women find network of support

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The home at 682 Mourning Dove Drive was built in 1988, and it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,949 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 19, 2021
Bird Key home sells for $4.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 3-7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Manatee County Commission voted to pay $3,000 for Commissioner James Satcher's public record lawsuit settlement and an estimated $15,750 in attorney fees and costs.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • May 19, 2021
Manatee County pays commissioners' legal tab

Manatee County Commission votes to protect itself against "chilling effect" created by lawsuits

  • East County
  • News
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