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A Palm Aire man is in critical condition after an early-morning accident.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 9, 2018
Palm Aire man in critical condition following crash

Police suspect the early-morning crash was alcohol related.

  • East County
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The next free CPR course will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 19 at north fire station. File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 9, 2018
Longboat Fire Rescue to continue CPR classes

The next free CPR course will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 19 at north fire station.

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Longboat Key Police Department's 2017 Ford Explorer could be salvaged, police say.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 9, 2018
Longboat police cruiser damaged in hit-and-run could be salvaged, police say

Police charged the woman who they suspect hit their police cruiser with leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, a third-degree felony.

  • Longboat Key
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Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport officials said travelers have expressed interest in a budget airline such as Allegiant.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 9, 2018
SRQ, Allegiant announce new flights

The budget airline will launch nonstop service to Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Cincinnati beginning in April.

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Manatee County 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Lon Arend listens to both sides of the case.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 9, 2018
Tara commercial development in limbo

Lake Lincoln's right to develop Tara parcel remains in dispute.

  • East County
  • News
Graci McGillicuddy, Ernie Kretzmer and Dorathea Sandland
    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • January 8, 2018
New center opening honors lead donor

The Kretzmer Center held its opening night on Jan. 8 at Aviva - A Campus for Senior Life.

  • Black Tie
Manatee County Sheriff's Office searches for armed robbery suspect.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 8, 2018
Update: Suspect arrested in connection with two Manatee County Shell station robberies

The suspect has also been charged with two counts of armed robbery in Sarasota.

  • East County
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 8, 2018
Antiques Roadshow stops in Sarasota this spring

Tickets for the show up for grabs through Feb. 27.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 8, 2018
Special election voter registration deadline set for next week

The election to fill the vacated District 72 seat is on Feb. 13

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 8, 2018
Longboat Kiwanis Club hosts financial expert to discuss Bitcoin

Public welcome for luncheon meeting at Portofino

  • Longboat Key
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Mote Rehabilitation Technician Jenna Rouse (left) and Rehabilitation and Medical Care Coordinator Lynne Byrd tend to Doodle, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • January 8, 2018
Sarasota marine animals largely unscathed by recent cold

FWC reported more than 900 cold-stunned sea turtles across Florida, none around Sarasota or Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
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DeAnna Wright and Lawrence James perform "The Mother with the Hat." Photo by Frank Atura.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 8, 2018
Theater review: 'Mother with a Hat'

Asolo Conservatory’s latest play walks the razor’s edge between redemption and self-destruction.

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And they're off: Participants in the Andrew Monroe Memorial 5K take off down the beach on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 8, 2018
More than 300 runners hit Siesta Beach for Andrew Monroe Memorial Scholarship 5K

Event raises money for scholarships awarded to high school seniors.

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  • Neighbors
Stefan Sanders conducted "Musical Discoveries." Courtesy image
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • January 7, 2018
Music review: 'Musical Landscapes'

The second in the Sarasota Orchestra's "Discoveries" concert series took audiences on a journey from the Midwest to Scotland.

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Syd Solomon painted “Coastalplane” in 1972. ©Estate of Syd Solomon
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • January 6, 2018
New Syd Solomon exhibit keeps the artist's legacy of creativity alive

The late abstract expressionist Syd Solomon lives on in the first solo exhibit of his work at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art.

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