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In front row are centenarians Madeline Rosenberg, Eleanor Rosenblum, Dr. Helen Fagin, Ruth Bell, Sylvan Tanner, Fran Guberman and Edna Steinglass. In the back row are Jack Rosenblum, Herb Lenk and Joe Newman.
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  • Jay Heater
  • August 15, 2019
Ten centuries of wisdom at Aviva in Sarasota

Sarasota'a Aviva honors its 10 residents who have lived more than a century with special event.

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Rosemary District residents have pushed for more thoughtful planning after the city authorized the construction of more than 1,500 residential units in the area.
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  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2019
Commission to discuss Rosemary District zoning

City staff is optimistic an overlay district can improve the quality of growth in the area.

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Welcome to WaterCrest, which offers upscale living without the fuss.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 15, 2019
Luxury on the Lake

Space and style come to life in a WaterCrest Condo.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 15, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slow your roll, boaters

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Transition Sarasota volunteer Adam McIntosh gleans tomatoes at Enza Zaden Research Facility located in Myakka City.
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  • Randi Donahue
  • August 15, 2019
Waste Not

Glean (verb): to gather grain or other produce left in the fields by reapers after a seasonal harvest.

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Florida Highway Patrol deputies responded to the accident at 6:22 a.m.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 15, 2019
Child struck by driver in eastern Manatee County

Child struck by driver in eastern Manatee County

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The Tree of Knowledge Park at the center of town plays host to several vendors during Arcadia antique fairs.
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • August 15, 2019
‘Get a good glass of sweet tea, relax, and enjoy the shopping’

A day trip to go antiquing in Arcadia is the perfect way to step into the past — and score some exciting finds.

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People evacuated from the building said an alarm went off after a loud lightning strike.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2019
Main Street building evacuated after lightning strike

Lightning struck the Sarasota City Center at 1819 Main St. during an afternoon storm.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2019
Field of Focus

The winers of the 2019 Lens on Lakewood Ranch photography contest.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 15, 2019
Style: Making Scents

Learn which fragrance, natural oil, cologne or other scent is right for you.

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“I’m sure there are people who think I should be writing about Taylor Swift or Bon Jovi,” Baker says. “Everyone already knows those stories. I want to write the stories that slip through the cracks, the stories behind the stories.”
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 15, 2019
Class Act: Book Smart

From untold boxing bios to Revolutionary War spy stories, author Mark Allen Baker found his niche digging up obscure material.

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Theresa and Gary Syvertsen with Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s CEO Robyn Faucy-Washington at the Syvertsen’s Lakewood Ranch home.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • August 15, 2019
Charity Snapshot: Rising to the Challenge

An 11-year-old organization, founded in Sarasota, provides free services to people with Parkinson’s disease in six counties, including Manatee.

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Laura Cole oversees the Builder Program and marketing at Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 15, 2019
Quarter Forward

Builders crave more space in Lakewood Ranch — for nearly 5,000 residences combined. Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has delivered on the demand.

  • LWR Life
Owners Sharon and Brad Frank opened Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Center in 2005 after visiting the franchise’s Tampa location.Â
    By
  • Shellie Terry
  • August 15, 2019
Future Forward

With its first students having just graduated high school, the Primrose School is expanding to a second location. Owners Brad and Sharon Frank discuss what they’ve learned along the way.

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    By
  • Melissa Leduc
  • August 15, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: August 15

Michael Cohen captured this moment while on Lido Beach.

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Boat lifts flank each side of the canal in a Country Club Shores neighborhood. The town of Longboat Key is preparing to enact a continuous canal maintenance program that would include flat fees and ad-valorem assessments for residents.
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