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Former Lakewood Ranch resident Chase Jones wants to know when the last time you watched the sunrise was? He'd like to watch it with you. Photos courtesy Second Street Photography.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 23, 2013
Lakewood Ranch artist shares a positive art experience

Chase Jones is a multimedia artist going on tour with his project called the Sunrise Cube. He hopes to shed a little light on the project and in the community.

  • Arts + Culture
Land Stewart of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Lee Amos teaches Claire Toale, 5, Chelsea McKay 5, and her brother Liam, 4, and other children about the plants and trees that grow around them.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 23, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Art in the Park

Children explored and did a print making craft on canvas bags Tuesday, July 23, at Bay Preserve in Osprey for Art in the Park. The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast put on the event in conjunction with Pure Imagination Children's Studio for 21 children and their parents.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The 83rd Annual Tarpon Tournament raised $10,001 for Suncoast Charities for Children surpassing last years donation of $7,500.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 23, 2013
Tarpon Tournament ends with big catch and big donation

The 83rd Annual Tarpon Tournament presented Suncoast Charities for Children with a $10,001 check.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sand that leaves the shores of Longboat Key and gets deposited in Longboat Pass near Jewfish Key will be analyzed as part of a beach review.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 23, 2013
Town prepares beach project review

The town of Longboat Key will have a beach consultant perform a $121,800 analysis of its Beach Management Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
About 100 people attended the event.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • July 23, 2013
Buchanan hosts 'listening session'

Rep. Vern Buchanan took questions on topics such as immigration reform, spending and the economy, during a Town Hall session Saturday.

  • East County
  • News
Two men called deputies after 22-year-old Robert Rutledge and 17-year-old Earnest Arnold robbed the pair at gunpoint during a presciption-pill transaction.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 23, 2013
Deputies arrest robbery suspects

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested two men after a drug deal gone awry Saturday, July 20.

  • Sarasota
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Terry Kees, Tre Michel and Debbi Diggs
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • July 22, 2013
Sips and Tips, A Summer Refresher

Sips and Tips, A Summer Refresher

  • Black Tie
Crime Stoppers of Sarasota County has offered a $3,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects in the recent beating.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2013
July 22: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Alta Vista construction begins; Restaurant manager dies after beating; School Board to vote on new administrators; PHOTO GALLERY: Beads F.O.B 20th Anniversary; Sarasota County School Board to present 2013-14 budget

  • Longboat Key
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Hope Kids Community is looking volunteers to assist children during the fifth annual Day of Hope.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 22, 2013
Hope Kids Community seeks volunteers for Day of Hope

Hope Kids Community is looking for volunteers for its fifth annual Days of Hope, to help serve 1,600 students in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Research Trainers work with Hugh and Buffett — the most extensively trained manatees in the world. (Credit: Joe Gaspard/Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 22, 2013
Study shows manatees are touchy-feely

Manatees can feel water movements thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair, according to a Mote study.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 11 members of the union are wrestling with choosing one of three retirement options that Town Manager Dave Bullock has offered.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2013
Town declares impasse

The 11 members of the Longboat Key Police Department Union have until Thursday to select one of three retirement contract offers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The proposed 2013-14 Sarasota County School Board budget includes a slight millage rate increase after a state-mandated segment of the rate rose over last year.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 22, 2013
Sarasota County School Board to present 2013-14 budget

The board's 2013-14 budget shows signs of recovery following years of cuts and declining revenues.

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Alan Kitty, Peter Thomasson and Joseph Parra. Photo by Gary Sweetman.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • July 22, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Heroes'

In this slight but charming comedy by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras, three aging World War I veterans plot a sortie on the French countryside from the terrace of their old soldiers' home.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • July 22, 2013
School Board to vote on new administrators

Superintendent Rick Mills has chosen a new investigator in the Office of Professional Standards, an exceptional student education director and a director of planning and performance management - pending school board approval tonight.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • July 22, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
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