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Mixon Fruit Farms owners Janet and Dean Mixon will be in Washington, D.C. this week lobbying for tighter regulations on agricultural imports.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 22, 2015
Farmers lobby for regulations

Following an incident at Port Manatee, Mixon Fruit Farm owners Dean and Janet Mixon this week will lobby for stronger protections for farms against pests.

  • East County
  • News
Members of the Inter-District Authority Board vote on their 2015-2016 budget.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 22, 2015
IDA holds costs down

The budget adoption paves the way for Lakewood Ranch CDD budget adoptions next month.

  • East County
  • News
Of the 65 Manatee Elementary students who participated, they voted the Cookies and Cream ice cream flavor as the most liked.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 22, 2015
East County school hosts taste test

Freedom Elementary teams up with RaceTrac to provide frozen yogurt for campers at Manatee Elementary.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Marina and Bill Schmidt, owners of the Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch, received the President's Circle Award a few weeks ago.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 22, 2015
East County school receives leadership award

Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch earned The President’s Circle Award at a national Kiddie Academy Conference.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2015
Cops Corner East County 7.23.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jennifer McPheeters
  • July 22, 2015
Summer play book

Book reviewer Jennifer McPheeters shares what titles you don’t want to miss this summer.

  • Arts + Culture
Arthur Keyser, Connie Schindewolf and Jeffery Kin, all playwrights, are ready to make their plays better at the 2015 Players New Play Festival.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • July 22, 2015
Local Drama: The new play’s the thing

Local playwrights vie for their time in the spotlight at The Players’ New Play Festival. The winner will see his or her play take center stage in August.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 22, 2015
OBITUARY | ​Herbert Kellner

Herbert Kellner died Jan. 21

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lieutenant and lead union negotiator Jason Berzowski spends a third of his life on Longboat Key with firefighter/paramedics he calls his brothers.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2015
A Conversation with Jason Berzowski

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lieutenant and lead union negotiator Jason Berzowski, 37, is an eight-year employee of the town who trains rookies, sits at the negotiation table this summer to discuss contract negotiations and even cooks dinner at the fire house

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 21, 2015
In Bloom: Selby Gardens–Butterfly Garden Curator

Barbara Feinberg volunteers as the Butterfly Garden curator for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The city will consider replacing some grass in shaded areas of the park with other plants, such as ferns.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 21, 2015
DID mulls future of Five Points Park landscaping

As the city prepares to replace worn-down turf at Selby Five Points Park, officials could cut down on the grass footprint to allow for healthier overall growth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The project is slated for completion in spring 2017.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 21, 2015
$6.9 million Myakka River Bridge repair to proceed this week

One lane will remain open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

  • East County
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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • July 21, 2015
Let's Talk Locks: A brand new hue

Let's Talk Locks: A brand new hue

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Samantha Bisceglia submitted this photo of a least tern and its baby chicks, taken on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: July 23

Samantha Bisceglia submitted this photo of a least tern and its baby chicks, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Angie Stringer will serve as the new executive director of Girls Inc. beginning Aug. 31.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 21, 2015
Girls Inc. welcomes new executive director

Angie Stringer will serve as the new executive director of Girls Inc. beginning Aug. 31.

  • Sarasota
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