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Rosedale Golf and Country Club resident Fred Booth said Rosedale maintains 87th Street East and residents would be upset if cement trucks use the entrance to get to State Road 70. (File photo)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 22, 2022
Rosedale residents struggle with Lena Road extension

Manatee County is planning to connect the two lengths of Lena Road, but residents worry that turning Lena into a frontage road is going to greatly increase traffic overall, especially truck traffic.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Exterior rendering of the new ground boarding facility under development at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. (Rendering courtesy of SRQ)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 22, 2022
Site work is underway for SRQ airport expansion, upgrade projects

Completion of the new ground boarding facility at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is scheduled for early 2025.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • September 21, 2022
Braden River High students host 'Night of Magic' cabaret show

The student-led cabaret show dazzles the crowd with a little magic.

  • East County
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 21, 2022
It’s all ‘Planned Chaos’

If the White House wizards and congressional Democrats knew anything about history, they would know all of their policies will bring economic and social chaos and are doomed to fail.

  • Sarasota
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Cardinal Mooney High senior Jordyn Byrd is the reigning Gatorade Florida Volleyball Player of the Year. (File photo.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 21, 2022
Prose and Kohn: The Sarasota fall sports season's under-the-radar athletes

These athletes have given strong individual performances, even when their teams have been up and down.

  • Sarasota
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A screenshot of the planned area for the Tesla facility in Sarasota. (Image via Sarasota County)
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2022
Sarasota officials to consider a Tesla expansion

The new facility will be located at Interstate 75 and University Parkway.

  • Sarasota
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Addison Dempsey. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 21, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Addison Dempsey

The Cardinal Mooney High junior finished sixth (18:24.09) in the Elite Girls division of the North Port XC Invitational, held Sept. 16-17.

  • Sarasota
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Staff told commissioners that the comprehensive plan is a broad vision for the city. (File photo)
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2022
City development plan amendments OK'd to address housing shortage

The Sarasota City Commission approves the first reading of comprehensive plan amendments it hopes will eventually result in more attainable housing incentivized by density bonuses.

  • Sarasota
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    In Memoriam |
  • September 21, 2022
Samuel G.H. Turner II

Nantucket, MA- Samuel Gilbert Hathaway Turner II passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 with his children beside him.

  • Siesta Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The home at 424 N. Washington Drive was built in 1974. It has six bedrooms, four full baths and two half-baths. (File photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 21, 2022
Ringling Estates property tops sales at $3.24 million

A Ringling Estates property on North Washington Drive tops the week's sales at $3.24 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Lassies practice by racing each other before their next race season. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 21, 2022
All-women’s club sails into their 50th season

The Luffing Lassies promotes sailing and racing, but it all starts with a two-week introduction to knots, tillers and more.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Both police officers and the town's Code Enforcement officer are empowered to enforce town codes.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2022
Code enforcement, citation changes initially approved by town

Among the changes proposed to Longboat's codes is the elimination of anonymous reports.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 21, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: A relationship gone flat

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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Heidi Gillen and Melody Filewich sell Lakewood Ranch High School Marching Mustangs merchandise during a football game. Merchandise is one way band parents raise money for the school's band program.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • September 21, 2022
East Bradenton band parents along for the ride during marching season

Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high school parents dedicate hundreds of hours to support their students in marching band.

  • East County
  • Schools
Steven and William Ladd have been collaborating on art for their entire adult lives. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • September 21, 2022
Brothers instill love, family memories into art exhibit at Sarasota Art Museum

Steven and William Ladd spend their lives doing what they love, and they make sure their artwork reflects that.

  • Arts + Culture
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