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The Market on Longboat Key was a hit when it debuted about two years ago.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • November 17, 2023
Market on Longboat Key returns, now with preorders for baked goods

After a one-year hiatus, the outdoor market will set up shop on the Town Center Green once a month from December to April.

  • Longboat Key
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Tania Castroverde Moskalenko has been named CEO of the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2023
Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation names new CEO

Tania Castroverde Moskalenko brings more than 20 years of experience in leading capital campaigns and programming.

  • Sarasota
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Kailee Looman and Andrea Evans, LPN students at Manatee Technical College, practice taking each other’s blood pressure.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 16, 2023
Local colleges combat Florida's nursing shortage

Nurses are a critical part of our health care system. But studies show there will be a significant shortage of nurses in Florida by 2035. Here’s how some regional schools are addressing it.

  • East County
  • Schools
Mark Hiser believes in the healing power of horses.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 16, 2023
New executive director brings fresh ideas for SMART growth

As the new executive director of Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, Mark Hiser has plans to make the organization even more visible.

  • East County
  • Business
A roundabout at the Ringling Boulevard/Pine Place intersection is in the early planning stages.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 16, 2023
Ringling roundabout, Serena St. bridge among Sarasota transportation projects

The Sarasota City Commission was updated on impending and longer-range planning of transportation projects.

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CareerEdge offers a no-cost HVAC technician training program.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2023
CareerEdge offers free HVAC technician training

The Sarasota metropolitan area has the fifth-highest concentration of HVAC jobs in the country.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
SRQ's long-range master plan includes expansions with more gates and a connector between concourses.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 16, 2023
What happens when New College's lease on airport land expires?

SRQ airport's president warns "there will be no New College" if it doesn't buy the leased land before prices skyrocket and the school can't afford to stay there.

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Liz Alpert speaks after being awarded the key to the city by now-former mayor Kyle Battie just before she was named mayor for 2023-24.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 16, 2023
Sarasota gets a new mayor

Liz Alpert takes the gavel for a second time.

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The 200,000-square-foot facility will begin serving patients in late 2025.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2023
Sarasota Memorial Hospital breaks ground on Cancer Pavilion

The 200,000-square-foot facility will begin serving patients in late 2025.

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The Concession Golf Club will once again receive worldwide attention when it hosts The World Champions Cup in December.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 15, 2023
Field finalized for World Champions Cup at The Concession

Ten of the top 11 players in the Charles Schwab Cup standings have agreed to play.

  • East County
  • Sports
The town's 81 canals were split into seven groups.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • November 15, 2023
Canal maintenance update leaves town commissioners confused

Longboat Key is in need of a canal management program, but the system to pay for it is complicated.

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Zoe Sommers only works the evening shift at Forked.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 15, 2023
Forked at Night expands into a nightclub at Waterside Place

The popular breakfast eatery is now a nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • East County
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Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers is one of a dozen commercial and residential projects being developed along State Road 64 East.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 15, 2023
Restaurants, apartments and more planned for State Road 64 East

Publix, Seasons 52 and Wendy's are among the retailers planning to open in the once-barren S.R. 64 corridor east of I-75.

  • East County
  • News
A small, old watercraft sits partially deflated and collecting sand.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • November 15, 2023
Abandoned boats are cluttering Longboat’s north end, residents say

Some town residents believe that old boats near the public dock, including one that has sat for two years, are becoming an eyesore.

  • Longboat Key
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The Gulf Coast Community Foundation's Sarasota Philanthropy Center is on State Street in downtown.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2023
Training program for nonprofit board members seeks applicants

Candidates must be active or prospective nonprofit board members in the Gulf Coast region.

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