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The overall cost of the town of Longboat Key’s beach management project is about $49.5 million during the next five years or so.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • October 8, 2020
Commissioners approve up to $22 million in bonds for beach plan

The town of Longboat Key will borrow the money in bonds for its beach management plan.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2020
East County weather page photo: October 8

Charleen Race captured this red-shouldered hawk on Rivers Bluff Circle in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: October 8

Amy Ouderkirk captured this screech owl perched on a palm in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 8

Steve Trax captured this image of blue heron at Beachplace on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • October 8, 2020
Longboat Key ranked among top islands in the US

Condé Nast Traveler also named the Zota Beach Resort and the Resort at Longboat Key Club among Florida’s 30 best resorts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tricolored Herons feed in the shallows, often shading the water using a technique called “canopy feeding."
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • October 8, 2020
Bird of the week: Tricolored heron

Disappearing wetland habitat is a threat to this wading bird.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jacqueline Putrino, here shooting onto the green at the Donald Ross Invitational, won the individual state girls golf title in 2019.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 8, 2020
Riverview girls golf believes it can take home a state title

The Rams finished third as a team last season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Allison Kukanza is the first female football player to score a point in Riverview High history.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 8, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Riverview High kicker makes history

Allison Kukanza is the first female football player to score a point for the Rams.

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    By
  • David Conway
  • October 8, 2020
Sarasota-Manatee planners map out long-term transportation vision

A regional transportation organization is preparing to adopt a plan unlike any it’s ever crafted before. How will it shape Sarasota’s roads?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Neighbors offered support for The Strand condo project, depicted in this rendering, subject to a series of conditions — one of which was the construction of an eight-foot buffer fence on the west side of the property.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 8, 2020
Neighbors, developer push city to mend fence issue

Neighborhood leaders, a developer and elected officials supported a proposed 8-foot wall for a North Trail condo project — so why did a city board deny the request?

  • Sarasota
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One of the changes approved at Monday's commission meeting is designed to facilitate the construction of "cottage court" housing developments as shown in this drawing. Image via city of Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 8, 2020
City approves affordable housing policies

The city is moving to create opportunities for reduced parking requirements and increased density for projects featuring affordable housing.

  • Sarasota
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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.8.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • By The Child Protection Center
  • October 8, 2020
A Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Child Abuse But You Can

A Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Child Abuse But You Can

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Town Manager Tom Harmer has worked for the last several months with Town Finance Director Sue Smith on the budget for fiscal year 2021.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • October 7, 2020
Longboat Key sees reduced revenue from COVID-19 pandemic

The town of Longboat Key's 2021 fiscal year budget started Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A saltwater lagoon is central to the property.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 7, 2020
Buyers claim more than half of St. Regis condos

Deposits taken on 39 of the planned 69 units at Longboat Key project, developer says.

  • Longboat Key
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