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About 50 local, state and federal candidates attended "Meet the Candidates" at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing July 16.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 20, 2026
Meet the candidates event draws hundreds to Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance was one of the sponsors of the event at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

  • East County
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Gunfire reported at youth football event in Sarasota
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 20, 2026
Gunfire reported at youth football event in Sarasota

No injuries were reported in the Saturday incident at Booker High, police say.

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A conceptual rendering of Swing in the courtyard at Payne Park Tennis Center.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2026
Payne Park public art reveal set for July 30

The public will get its first look at "Swing" by New York artist Michael DiCarlo later this month.

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A rendering of the planned Shore restaurant, boutique, cafe and residential space as viewed from Boulevard of the Presidents on St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 19, 2026
Planning staff questions new Shore restaurant design on St. Armands

Sarasota's Development Review Committee are asking for more details about plans for the Shore restaurant building's third floor and parking strategy.

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A firefighter sprays the roof of a Dock on the Bay condo building Wednesday morning, July 15.
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  • S.T. Cardinal
  • July 15, 2026
Fire engulfs Dock on the Bay condo units

Longboat Key firefighters were dispatched a little after 3 a.m. July 15.

  • Longboat Key
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From left to right: Avery Mathis, Charlie Mathis, Michael Mathis and Jessica Mathis grin at a badge pinning ceremony where Michael Mathis was promoted to sergeant of the Longboat Key Police Department.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • July 17, 2026
Longboat police officer promoted to sergeant

Michael Mathis has been with the Longboat Key Police Department since 2023.

  • Longboat Key
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Manatee EMS deputy chief charged with lewd conduct, released from employment
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 17, 2026
Manatee EMS deputy chief charged with lewd conduct, released from employment

Local investigators arrested the 46-year-old Bradenton man after receiving an alert from the FBI.

  • East County
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The construction of Rangeland High School is underway in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 17, 2026
Manatee school district's construction efforts peak in the summer

Three East Manatee schools are under construction this summer.

  • East County
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Brookside Middle School sign with updated social media handles to @GulfCoastAcademySCS.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 16, 2026
Future plans for Sarasota County schools are underway

A broad swath of proposals to reinvent campuses begins to take shape this academic year.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Sarasota's first micromobility hub was installed on Ringling Boulevard near the Legacy Trail entrance.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 16, 2026
City installs hubs for bike, scooter users

Locations for bike and scooter parking and maintenance are being installed throughout downtown as part of a micromobility hub program.

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Paths through the Bobby Jones Nature Park are a combination of new crushed shell surface and former golf cart paths.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 16, 2026
A good walk unspoiled: Bobby Jones Nature Park marks completion of Phase 1

Sarasota city officials cut the ribbon to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Bobby Jones Nature Park.

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Benderson Development wants to redevelop the former site of the Sarasota County Administration Center at 1660 Ringling Boulevard.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 16, 2026
1660 Ringling plan is all business for now

Benderson Development is seeking to expand the footprint and height of the former Sarasota County Administration Center and spruce up the parking lot for Class A office space.

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White sand beaches, boating and preserved nature are a few of the draws the barrier island of Longboat Key has to offer visitors.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • July 16, 2026
Longboat Key named No. 9 island in U.S.

Travel + Leisure included Longboat Key on its annual World’s Best Awards list.

  • Longboat Key
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Palm Avenue is one of only two downtown streets that require paid parking. The other is Main Street.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 15, 2026
Downtown business owners rail against revised paid parking rules

Only five days after it was implemented, two downtown Sarasota business owners prompt City Commission to reexamine overhauled paid parking program.

  • Sarasota
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Kristen Little plays with Jubilee.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 15, 2026
Sarasota County Animal Services seeks adoptions as it nears capacity

The shelter had a total of 145 animals, with an overflow space in use for dogs, on Tuesday.

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Linda R. McKee, retired chief librarian of The Ringling, and Deborah W. Walker, retired chief circus curator, have written a book about a mysterious painting known as the "Greta Garbo Vermeer."
  • July 20, 2026
Two sleuths track the mystery of the 'Greta Garbo Vermeer'
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About 50 local, state and federal candidates attended "Meet the Candidates" at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing July 16.
  • July 20, 2026
Meet the candidates event draws hundreds to Lakewood Ranch
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Gunfire reported at youth football event in Sarasota
  • July 20, 2026
Gunfire reported at youth football event in Sarasota
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A cownose ray waves a wingtip at onlookers from the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort lagoon on Friday after caretakers introduced half a dozen pups to the enclosure. Resident rays had the babies in December, and experts released the adolescents into the Under the Sea Lagoon.
  • July 20, 2026
Half-dozen baby rays debut at St. Regis lagoon
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Swimming is a sport Izzy DiPasquale got into because of her older sister, Ava DiPasquale. She's now assembling a career of her own.
  • July 20, 2026
East County Athlete of the Week: Izzy DiPasquale

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