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Part of PressReader's appeal is the breadth of its offerings -- more than 7,000 titles.
  • By Eric Garwood
  • March 19, 2025
New library app a boon for Manatee residents

More than 7,000 newspaper and magazine titles can be accessed for free with PressReader.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Manatee County will expand its pilot program countywide to give ambulances priority at traffic lights.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 19, 2025
Manatee EMS wants more traffic-clearing technology

A pilot program that turns red lights to green for emergency vehicles has been successful in Manatee County.

  • East County
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Meet the Humane Society of Sarasota County board members working to change the future of animal welfare in the Sarasota area: President Janet Boyden, Longboater and Diamond Collar Society Founder Melinda Foster and CEO Anna Gonce.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • March 19, 2025
Diamond Collar Society forges ahead with Humane Society fundraising

Longboat Key's premier "secret society" that holds animal welfare at its core offered a glimpse into its progress at a membership drive.

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  • Neighbors
Ketch Lane would be one of the Country Club Shores roads to gain a turn lane with the project.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 19, 2025
Residents, town compromise on alterations to Country Club Shores project

Country Club Shores residents and Longboat Key staff worked together to address concerns raised by the residents about the turn lane project's curbed medians.

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Men being too 'touchy' banished from a city park
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 19, 2025
Men being too 'touchy' banished from a city park

An intimate encounter with inappropriate exposure results in two men being trespassed from Laurel Park. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
PAC Sarasota Co-Chairs Chris Voelker and Dick Lynch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2025
Sarasota Arts & Culture Coalition rebranded PAC Sarasota

The goal of the Sarasota Arts & Cultural Coalition is to advocate for Sarasota's arts and cultural organizations.

  • Sarasota
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Lucille Messina, the president of the Making a Difference Club of Del Webb, led a drive to dedicate an ADA compliant swing to Lakewood Ranch Park.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 19, 2025
ADA compliant swing added to Lakewood Ranch Park

The Making a Difference Club of Del Webb Lakewood Ranch raised the funds for the swing.

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  • News
Commissioner-elect Steve Branham will become the new at-large commissioner on March 24.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 19, 2025
Branham looks forward to new Longboat commission seat next week

Steve Branham will take an oath and his at-large commission seat during a statutory meeting on March 24.

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Photo taken by Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies on scene on June 4, 2019.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • March 19, 2025
Bill under consideration aims to increase boating safety

A bill known as Lucy's Law would increase penalties for vessel collisions, accidents and casualties and would implement new education requirements.

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Serious questions for Fauci
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  • Matt Walsh
  • March 19, 2025
Serious questions for Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci was extraordinarily deceitful and dishonest throughout the pandemic. During his Ringling Town Hall Q&A, he should be asked for the truth.

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Shelby Van Pelt gives her speech.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • March 18, 2025
'Remarkably Bright Creatures' author shares process of writing debut novel

Shelby Van Pelt's lecture at Selby Library was part of the One Book, One Community program, for which the bestselling novel was this year's selection.

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Wyatt Hossenlopp leads Cardinal Mooney baseball in runs, RBIs, doubles and stolen bases during a red-hot start to the season.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • March 18, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Wyatt Hossenlopp

Hossenlopp has sparked Cardinal Mooney to a hot start at the plate and on the mound.

  • Sarasota
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Longboat Key Police Department officers were sworn in by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office to allow them to cross jurisdictions specifically with marine patrol.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • March 18, 2025
Group of Longboat PD officers sworn in with Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office

The cross-jurisdictional agreement helps build relations between agencies and allows the officers to enforce Florida law between the boundaries.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jack Corcoran, his cousin Leo Martinez, and Jas Sawyer and Luci Duke, fellow New College students of Corcoran. "We love this bar. It's one of our favorites," Corcoran said.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • March 18, 2025
Shamrock Pub celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

The pub hosted a four-day party in honor of the holiday, featuring live music and dancers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cirque des Voix, the collaboration between the Circus Arts Conservatory and Key Chorale, is one of season's most anticipated events.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 20-26

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

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Members of the public curious to learn more about Longboat Key's sea turtle population ask questions of the experts at the first Turtle Walk of the nesting season on June 6 beside the newly staked nest.
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Longboat Key Police Chief Russ Mager (right) presents Lee Smith with a plaque recognizing his years with the police department at the June 1 Town Commission meeting. Smith retired from his position as sergeant on May 29.
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