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    In Memoriam |
  • June 7, 2022
Stanley Horwich

Stanley Horwich age 99 passed away May 14 in his home on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Joyce Welch, Diane Covino and Peggy Lammers with donations for Riverview's daycare program for teen parents seeking a high school diploma.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 7, 2022
Chapel outreach donates baby supplies to Riverview High School

The high school runs a day care to help teen parents earn their diplomas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former Lakewood Ranch High softball player Jillian Herbst, a freshman at Colgate, was named the 2022 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. (Photo courtesy Colgate Athletics)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 7, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Lakewood Ranch softball alumna earns Patriot League Rookie of the Year nod

Jillian Herbst hit .365 with 20 RBIs in the leadoff spot at Colgate, where she quickly got used to the snowy environment.

  • East County
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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 7, 2022
Lifeguard shortage will cut hours at a Sarasota pool

Because of a shortage of lifeguards, Lido Pool will close on Tuesdays effective next week.

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  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 7, 2022
This Week in A+E: June 9-15

The Sarasota Music Festival and Summer Circus Spectacular highlight a busy week of music, theater and comedy in Sarasota.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 7, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: iFound it

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
David Wolff Jr. works to tie off a series of mini reefs in Longboat Key. Similar installations have been made in Siesta Key's Grand Canal. (Photo by Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2022
Siesta residents begin gathering data from canal project

Mini reefs and oyster gardens are intended to attract the kind of marine life that will naturally cleanse the water.

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This Greenbrook Village home at 13402 Brown Thrasher Pike sold for $1,210,000. It has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,105 square feet of living area. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 7, 2022
Waterside home tops sales at $2.2 million

A Waterside home in Lakehouse Cove tops the week's sales at $2.2 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Bob Harrigan broadcasted live from the Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 7, 2022
Annual disaster prep seminar readies residents for an active hurricane season

Increasing climate temperatures are leading to more hurricanes, data shows. And having a plan in place before a storm hits is key.

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Cheryl McGrew, who has retired as the principal of McNeal Elementary School, was integral to starting STEM labs in elementary schools throughout the School District of Manatee County.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 7, 2022
McNeal Elementary principal retires after 34 years in education

River Club's Cheryl McGrew has enjoyed seeing her visions for education become reality for students in the School District of Manatee County.

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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 6, 2022
Sarasota Affordable Housing Town Hall set for June 13

Sarasota Planning Director Steve Cover and Housing Authority President and CEO William Russell will present details of programs to entice affordable housing.

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A friendship has formed between Christian Guest, Daniel Lane, and Karen Guest, due to Lane's rescue of Karen Guest. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 6, 2022
East Manatee firefighter goes 'above and beyond' to rescue Myakka City woman

A firefighter proves the depth of his courage in saving a woman from a submerged car in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 6, 2022
Little ranchers bond through agriculture lessons in Lakewood Ranch

Little Ranchers gives students opportunities to learn about animals, plants and the environment while building friendships.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 6, 2022
St. Regis work goes vertical on Longboat Key

The equivalent of about 1,800 cement truck loads have been poured thus far, with much more to come.

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(From ApartmentList.com)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 6, 2022
Study shows Sarasota rents slide for second straight month

Sarasota apartment rents dipped 3% last month but are up by 32.5% over May 2021, still outpacing the statewide average.

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