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Body found in Lakewood Ranch identified.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 17, 2016
Body found at Lakewood Ranch church identified

Law enforcement officials suspect East Fort Myers man was killed in Lee County, then dumped.

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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 17, 2016
SailFuture reveals next steps

The organization also hosted Welcome Home party for new sailboat

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 16, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club Celebrates The Beatles

90 members enjoyed a night of live music from Beatle cover band

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A body was found near a church dumpster in Lakewood Ranch on Friday afternoon.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 15, 2016
Body found near church dumpster in Lakewood Ranch

No identification of an unknown male found at Our Lady of the Angels.

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Lori Hagey, Shauna Malgieri, Barbara Curic, Lindsey Young, Sammi Calabrese and Sarah Wertheimer at last year's Sarasota Opera "Taste of Downtown" event.
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  • July 15, 2016
Social Calendar - September

Check out the events to attend in September

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Troy Knopp rushes into the water with his paddle board.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 15, 2016
Lifeguards dive into competition on Siesta Key

More than 300 lifeguards compete in James P. "Mac" McCarthy Regional Surf Lifesaving Championships on Siesta Key.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 15, 2016
Country Club Village home sells for $1.2 million

Built in 2007, 13404 Matanzas Place has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,323 square feet of living area.

  • East County
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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 15, 2016
The Residences unit sells for $4.9 million

Built in 2003, unit 1605 at 35 Watergate Drive has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,659 square feet of living area.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Rita Rehn and Jo Twiss. Photo by Matthew Holler.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 15, 2016
Theater review: 'The Roommate'

“The Roommate” shows the limits of personal transformation at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Positano was built on the Gulf of Mexico side of Longboat Key in 2007.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 15, 2016
Longboat Key condo sells for $4.2 million

A three-bedroom unit in Positano set the price-per-square-foot record in 2016.

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The Payne Mansion at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is undergoing treatment for drywood termites in anticipation of upcoming exhibits.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 14, 2016
Selby Gardens Payne Mansion gets tented treatment

The Christy Payne Mansion is treated for drywood termites.

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Melissa Rosowski Herron captured this shot at sunset as Longboat Key Turtle Watch members released turtles that were found in an excavated nest that morning.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 14

Melissa Rosowski Herron captured this shot at sunset as Longboat Key Turtle Watch members released turtles that were found in an excavated nest that morning.

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Jeannie Sparks captured a shot of these black-bellied whistling ducks and ducklings at a marsh in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2016
East County weather page photo: July 14

Jeannie Sparks captured a shot of these black-bellied whistling ducks and ducklings at a marsh in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Samantha Bisceglia captured this shot of two black skimmers at Siesta Key Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: July 14

Samantha Bisceglia captured this shot of two black skimmers at Siesta Key Beach.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 14, 2016
Construction begins on south Siesta Daiquiri Deck

Daiquiri Deck’s fourth location in Sarasota County will be located on the top level of a three-floor structure at the corner of Stickney Point Road and Midnight Pass Road.

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