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Featured speaker Aaron Jacob, Carol and Mort Siegler and Brad Robbins
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 30, 2015
AJC hosts Summer Lunch & Learn

AJC's Associate Director of International Affairs speaks at AJC West Coast Florida's Summer Lunch and Learn event

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Foundation Chairman Bob Simmons has its sights set on a location for the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living in and around Bay Isles Road and Bay Isles Parkway where a future town center concept is proposed. (Kurt Schultheis)
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 30, 2015
LBK Foundation seeks $1.6 million for medical facility

The Longboat Key Foundation's new fundraising effort seeks to create the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living before seasonal residents return.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 30, 2015
Do This: Fourth of July in Sarasota

Do This: Fourth of July in Sarasota

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 30, 2015
Town holds North Shore beach ribbon cutting ceremony

The town of Longboat Key's northernmost beach access is officially open to the public again.

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Scott Veix submitted this sunset photo, taken near Terra Ceia.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 30, 2015
East County photo contest winner: July 2

Scott Veix submitted this sunset photo, taken near Terra Ceia.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nancie Woods brings an extensive background in professional dance and teaching to lead the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • June 30, 2015
Nancie Woods named principal for the Sarasota Ballet's Margaret Barbieri Conservatory

Woods, former artistic director of the BalletNova Center for Dance in Arlington, VA, will be the first full-time principal of the pre-professional dance program.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 30, 2015
'Thrillist' names Darwin's on 4th among Florida's best brewpubs

'Thrillist' names Darwin's on 4th among Florida's best brewpubs

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Argus Foundation President Joe Hembree and Executive Director Christine Robinson.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 30, 2015
Argus Foundation sparks education reform discussion

Business leaders and members of the community met to listen and discuss the solutions for education reform in Florida during the Meet the Minds luncheon hosted by the Argus Foundation Tuesday, June 30 at The Francis Ballroom.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 30, 2015
Manatee County closes offices for holiday weekend

Although Manatee County is closing its government offices July 3, other services will still be available into the Fourth of July weekend.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 30, 2015
Audubon aims to protect black skimmer colony on Lido

More than 400 adult black skimmers have formed a colony on Lido Beach, prompting vigilance from the Sarasota Audubon Society.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unit 244 at Villa Di Lancia, 2185 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,470 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.8 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 30, 2015
Three-bedroom Villa Di Lancia condo sells for $1.8 million

A condominium in Villa Di Lancia tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

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  • Real Estate
Robert Dinan and Tayna Vy Lilly (courtesy of Tayna Vy Lilly)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2015
Bird Key laughs the night away for the John Dinan Music Scholarship

On June 18, Laughin’ Lawyers at Bird Key Yacht Club raised money for the John Stuart Dinan Music Scholarship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 29, 2015
This week in Sarasota: Monday, June 29

This week in Sarasota: Monday, June 29

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Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross and Commissioner Terry Gans discuss undergrounding issues after the commission voted 5-1 to approve a referendum for Gulf of Mexico Drive in November.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 29, 2015
Commission powers up GMD undergrounding

Despite concerns from a few Longboat Key residents that splitting up the burial of island utilities into two referendum questions is doomed for failure, the Longboat Key Town Commission will put the question to the voters in November.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Manatee Cal Ripken 11U All-Star team outscored its opponents 46-6.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2015
Manatee Cal Ripken All-Stars win titles

A pair of Manatee Cal Ripken All-Star baseball teams won District 10 titles June 18 through June 21.

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