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Charter Review Board District 1: William Van Allen Jr.
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  • July 24, 2024
Charter Review Board District 1: William Van Allen Jr.

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Charter Review Board District 1: Nicholas R. Altier
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  • July 24, 2024
Charter Review Board District 1: Nicholas R. Altier

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Jim Coler
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  • July 24, 2024
Charter Review Board District 3: Jim Coler

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Tom DeSane
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  • July 24, 2024
Charter Review Board District 3: Tom DeSane

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Greg Bukowski
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  • July 24, 2024
Charter Review Board District 4: Greg 'Tex' Bukowski

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Superintendent Terry Connor addresses the attendees at the 2023 State of the Community Sarasota School Board Update lunch event.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • July 24, 2024
Sarasota County Schools announces 'A' rating

The School Board approved a tentative budget of $1.35 billion.

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Harold Ronson
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  • July 24, 2024
Longboat's Harold Ronson inspired others through giving, storytelling

The well-known Longboat Key resident and philanthropist died on July 15 at age 98.

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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 24, 2024
Longboat PD chief attributes increased calls to full staff and training

After recent staff departures, the department needs three more full-time officers to return to full strength.

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Beverly Pillot holds up an existing vertical oyster garden from Bayfront Park.
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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • July 24, 2024
Bayfront Park's new oyster gardens offer homes for marine life

Oyster Boys Conservation's recently installed vertical oyster gardens at Longboat Key's Bayfront Park were built with help from residents at The Summit of Lakewood Ranch.

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The home at 80 Lighthouse Point Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,976 square feet of living area,
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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 24, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 8-12 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Lighthouse Point tops the week's sales at $10.8 million.

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Source of Manatee's strife
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  • Matt Walsh
  • July 24, 2024
Source of Manatee's strife

The Manatee County Commission primary races are not elections between liberal and conservative. They are about whether to eliminate antagonizing behavior.

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Former Lakewood Ranch High catcher Mike Ohlman made his MLB debut for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 24, 2024
MLB players from East County are an exclusive group

Former Braden River High star Ryan Waldschmidt could be the next one on the list.

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Harold Newton's 1960 painting, "Clouds over the Coast," is part of the "The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections," which runs through Sept. 15 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
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  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • July 24, 2024
Selby Gardens goes on the road again with the Florida Highwaymen

Its new exhibition, "Interstate Connections," links the outsider artists to Sarasota's historic wade-ins.

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The Indian Association of Manasota leadership team Manish Agrawal, Rachana Sanghvi, Megha Vaid, Priyanka Gupta amd Kanal Badiyani celebrates Holi.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 24, 2024
Indian Association of Manasota welcomes all with flying colors

Formed in the 1980s by a group of physicians, the association has grown to serve over 350 members.

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Loud argument over commitment issues causes hotel disturbance
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2024
Loud argument over commitment issues causes hotel disturbance

After five years, she wants him to put a ring on it, leading to shouting at a downtown hotel. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

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