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Firefighter-paramedic Ron Koper, Lt. Alan Jenkins and firefighter-paramedic William Lewis, who will be working the Thanksgiving shift.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 19, 2021
Workers on Longboat Key share stories of Thanksgiving on the clock

Someone has to keep the island running, and it often falls to first responders or restaurant servers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 19, 2021
Longboat Key Town Hall hosts belated art reception

The reception is usually an annual event, but this one was postponed at the start of the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Passengers get set to board an MCAT bus at the Walmart on State Road 64 on Nov. 11.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • November 19, 2021
MCAT explores service options for Lakewood Ranch

MCAT, which last served Lakewood Ranch in 2016, might consider an on-demand service in the near future.

  • East County
  • News
AJC Regional Director Brian Lipton kicks off the program.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • November 19, 2021
AJC West Coast Florida honors Mark Pritchett at Civic Achievement Award Dinner

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation president/CEO was honored on Nov. 18.

  • Black Tie
Zack Rumbaugh of Lakewood Ranch gives son Brandt some pointers on his batting stance on one of the baseball fields in Lakewood Ranch Park. Citizens say more baseball and softball fields are needed around Manatee County.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • November 19, 2021
Plan shows athletic facilities, trails and indoor space needed in Manatee County parks

The Manatee County Parks Master Plan gives a blueprint to the future of parks and recreational spaces in Manatee County.

  • East County
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    In Memoriam |
  • November 19, 2021
Patsy Ann Wingo (née Christian)

On Monday, July 12, 2021, Patsy Ann Wingo (née Christian) died at the age of 85 in her WV home in Lewisburg.

  • Siesta Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Ospreys are monogamous and mate for life, reusing their nests for generations. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • November 19, 2021
Bird of the week: Osprey

Health of the species is largely dependent on humans caring for the marine environment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 19, 2021
Sisterhood for Good plays bingo for charity in Lakewood Ranch

Sisterhood for Good of Lakewood Ranch raises money for charity grants through Designer Bag Bingo.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • November 18, 2021
Sarasota County dispatchers tour Longboat Key

The purpose of the tour was to help Sarasota County dispatchers learn the unique parts of Longboat Key for when someone calls 911.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 18

Patricia Muller captured this photo of a freshly bloomed hibiscus in northern Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2021
East County weather page photo: November 18

Roxana Walters captured this green heron relaxing on a branch in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: November 18

Dana Cutalo captured this shelf of clouds over a lake in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • November 18, 2021
Selby Gardens hosts Cocktails at the Cottage at Historic Spanish Point

The new event series started on Nov. 17.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 18, 2021
Free Bird

East County birder Margi Haas found her search for meaning in the sky — and when the pandemic hit two years ago, so did everyone else.

  • LWR Life
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • November 18, 2021
What’s Cooking on Main?

Two new restaurants are opening on Lakewood Ranch Main Street and one, Main Street Trattoria, is refreshing its menu with an Argentinian twist.

  • LWR Life
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Sue Wertman has rung the bell outside the Publix on Longboat Key on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key since 2013.
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