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Linger Lodge currently is approved for 104 RV sites.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 11, 2019
Linger Lodge RV park changes in works

Manatee County Planning Commission endorses concept.

  • East County
  • News
Jim Neville Marine Preserve is surrounded by mangroves.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • April 11, 2019
Siesta Key residents' help sought on preserve plan

Officials are looking to pursue a project that may help to reduce nitrogen pollution and support the local tourism industry just south of Turtle Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Edward Menke will host a rededication for the bench on May 4.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • April 11, 2019
Eagle Scout mends a bench in McClellan Park

Edward Menke fixed up a bench built in 1997 by a family to honor their matriarch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Barbara Shulla, Lashunda Thomas and Christine Briandi have worked together on the project for a few years.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota ladies show love to homeless

The Ladies of Grace Bags ministry delivers to the homeless population in Gillespie Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hundreds of spectators milled around the festival in Burns Square.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2019
Chalk Festival comes back to the drawing board in Sarasota

Pavement art festival returns to Burns Court to rave reviews from some, but not all are happy.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota's fight against red tide takes many forms

Sarasota finds itself in the center of the search for answers as scientists and policymakers work both sides of the question to improve water quality in the region.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota's search for red tide solutions

Scientists, policymakers and everyday citizens take aim at ways to head off another outbreak.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Commissioner Charles Hines
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 11, 2019
Policymakers take aim at red tide with water quality measures

Area residents can expect governments to improve stormwater systems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In August, Mote tested its ozone treatment system in a Boca Grande canal.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 11, 2019
Mote Red Tide Institute to roll out tests for various products

Mote is supposed to have a product by October that will knock back red tide and get rid of it in certain places.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Old Braden River Historical Society worked with the county to complete a replica fishing cabin for Jiggs Landing.
    By
  • Andrew Atkins
  • April 11, 2019
Time to discover Jiggs Landing along

The preserve is located at the terminus of 63rd Street East and Linger Lodge Road and provides access to the waters of the Evers Reservoir and Braden River itself.

  • East County
  • News
Dozens of protesters gathered near the Unconditional Surrender statue for the red tide demonstration in December 2018 with Hands Along the Water.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • April 11, 2019
Community takes action against red tide

From educators to local environmental groups, who in the community has actively sought to research or make an impact on red tide?

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • April 11, 2019
7 things you can do to help mitigate red tide

From choosing the right plants to volunteering on the beach, there are a variety of things Sarasota and Manatee county residents can do.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Senior runner Ke'Andre Collins holds three Sarasota High track and field records.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota High senior runner not satisfied with school records

Sarasota High senior runner Ke'Andre Collins is not satisfied with holding school records.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jaelen Childs throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Cardinal Mooney's game against Bishop Verot.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 11, 2019
Ceremonial first pitch means everything to Mooney family

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 11

Nancy Goldman, of Seaplace, captured this sunset.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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