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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 25, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.25.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2019
Girls who give in Lakewood Ranch

Lake Club Women's Giving Circle donates $7,000 to charity.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dick Vitale.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 24, 2019
Dick Vitale Gala releases additional info on Courage Award recipients

The event will give recognition to ESPN's Holly Rowe and Lee Corso.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority Landscape Supervisor Robert Campbell had two cypress trees removed in Greenbrook because their roots were clogging a stormwater structure. Lakewood Ranch residents already pay for stormwater.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2019
Manatee County explores costs for improving stormwater-related services

A consultant still must recommend how to deal with neighborhoods already paying stormwater fees.

  • East County
  • News
Beside her love of flying, Annalise Gonzales has done some modeling.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 24, 2019
Sky-high dreams for Lakewood Ranch teenager

Teen becomes of a few her age with pilot's license.

  • East County
  • News
Bryan and Julie Veith went to Arlington, Va. March 14 to receive Bryan's honor as a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 24, 2019
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Eighteen holes with an engineering ace

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • April 24, 2019
County commission pleased with status of mid-year 2019 funds

County staff presented the annual mid-year budget update, painting county funds in a positive light.

  • Sarasota
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Co-Artistic Directors Samantha Bennett and George Nickson — Courtesy photo
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • April 24, 2019
'Working Notes' closes ensemblenewSRQ season on the right note

A world premiere and a red-nosed trombone player made this season closer especially notable.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 4 Supervisors Mike Griffin and Keith Davey say improvements to the bathrooms at Greenbrook Adventure Park are needed. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2019
News briefs: Facility improvements planned at Greenbrook Adventure Park

FDOT completes I-75/SR 64 project

  • East County
  • News
Melina Rodriguez and Payton Casto
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2019
Your Town: April 24

Significant symphony in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Scarlett Lynch
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2019
Your Town: April 24

Creative counting in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
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Seventh grader Katherine Wright has two banners hanging at Save Our Seabirds.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 24, 2019
Colors of the wind

Save Our Seabirds and the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences teamed up to create some colorful, bird-themed banners.

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Oasis Group International operates offices at 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 24, 2019
Longboat trading company charged with misappropriating millions

Federal regulators say more than $47 million of a $75 million scheme was improperly spent; the rest was lost in the market.

  • Longboat Key
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Thomas Pizzi plays the grand piano he'll use during his performance at the April 27 concert.
    By
  • Andrew Atkins
  • April 24, 2019
Jazzing it up at Living Lord Lutheran Church

Lakewood Ranch church plans concert of professional jazz musicians.

  • East County
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Mary Hampton, a retired educator and self-proclaimed "Queen of Recycling," is starting the Environmental Discussions Group of Manatee County.
    By
  • Andrew Atkins
  • April 24, 2019
Going green in East County

The Environmental Discussions Group of Manatee County's inaugural meeting will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at the Braden River Branch Library.

  • East County
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