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Thanks to their special feathers, barred owls can fly nearly silently and their plumage colors help them blend in with their natural environment. (Miri Hardy)
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  • Miri Hardy
  • March 19, 2021
Bird of the week: barred owl

One of five owl species in Florida, they hunt and hoot day and night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 18, 2021
The bill that can save the housing market

Rising property insurance rates are on the verge of popping Florida’s housing bubble and the economy — all because of lawsuits. SB 76 can save the state.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 18, 2021
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church hosts parish picnic

The church hosted its first social event in about a year and invited parishioners to pack a picnic.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: March 18

Curtis Bean captured this photo of a sunset at North Bridge Outlook Park.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 18

Doug Blunt captured this full moon rising over the harbor at the Shore Restaurant on Longboat Key.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2021
East County weather page photo: March 18

Bruce Silverman took this photo of a Christmas cactus in bloom in Rosedale.

  • East County
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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 18, 2021
Longboat Key police gets new boat

A WCIND grant worth $215,000 paid for the new 32-foot Yellowfin Offshore boat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Heather Rippy
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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 18, 2021
Driftwood Beach Home and Garden creates community space

The new space is more than a store and offers gardening and cooking classes out back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Freya Robbins, Supreme Court Certified Mediator & Certified Divorce Financial Analyst ®
  • March 18, 2021
When Business Gets Personal

When Business Gets Personal

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A COVID-19 vaccination is given at the Manatee County drive-thru vaccination operation at Tom Bennett Park. (Courtesy of Florida Department of Health-Manatee County)
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 18, 2021
Manatee County expands registration to residents 55 and up

Manatee County residents 55 and up can now register for vaccine, must wait to receive it

  • East County
  • News
You'll easily spot rufa red knots during breeding season, when they develop their distinctive red plumage. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • March 18, 2021
Bird of the week: Rufa red knot

World travelers visit our shores.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Although City Commissioner Liz Alpert said she supported the extension, she encouraged the developer to consider updating its preliminary site design, depicted in this concept image.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 18, 2021
Developer revisits affordable housing project

With a deadline extension from the city, developers renew plans to build 393 workforce apartments.

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After producing concept plans for a parklet, depicted in the rendering above, the St. Armands Business Improvement District received construction quotes that were more than four times over budget, so the group is scaling back.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 18, 2021
St. Armands landowners eye streetscape upgrades

Circle stakeholders are considering refreshed landscaping, improved lighting and reworked signage as they pursue a plan for enhancing the area.

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The Downtown Improvement District and St. Armands Business Improvement District are responsible for projects such as the lightpole flower baskets in downtown Sarasota. File photo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 18, 2021
New faces join improvement district boards

A majority of the City Commission indicated a desire to bring fresh perspectives to downtown and St. Armands Circle property owner groups.

  • Sarasota
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The city altered plans for a multi-use recreational trail along U.S. 41 in an effort to complement the nearby Sarasota Art Museum, the former Sarasota High School building.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 18, 2021
City, school board discuss U.S. 41 trail plans

Plans are moving forward for a new pedestrian and cyclist route near Sarasota High School, albeit with a few trees relocated from the initial proposal.

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