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Lakewood Ranch High will be open along with other School District of Manatee County Schools on Monday. (File photo)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 25, 2022
Manatee County schools to remain open Monday

With expected soon-to-be Hurricane Ian approaching, the school district will alert parents through mass emails and phone calls on possible cancellations.

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Marti Wood and Starr Shafer work together to fill sandbags ahead of hurricane. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2022
Longboat Key residents fill sandbags preparing for Ian

Residents were provided up to 10 bags to fill for free from the town's Public Works Department.

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Dozens of people shovel sand into bags at one of three Sarasota County sites for sandbags at Ed Smith Stadium. (Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 24, 2022
Sarasota County urges attention, weighs decisions on Ian

The Longboat Key fire chief tells residents to heed orders if evacuations are needed for Tropical Storm Ian.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioners Reggie Bellamy, County Administrator Scott Hopes and Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge listen to Commissioner Vanessa Baugh's comments. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 24, 2022
Manatee County declares state of emergency for Tropical Storm Ian

The County Commission rapidly chose to convene for an emergency vote Saturday afternoon.

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Advanced Life Support services would offer parmedic-certified firefighters on East Manatee fire trucks. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 24, 2022
East Manatee Fire Rescue declines paramedic funding

The budget for fiscal year 2023 focuses on hiring three firefighters and the replacement of Station 11 while delaying funding for Advanced Life Support services.

  • East County
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Issued 5 p.m. Sept. 23 via National Weather Service
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 23, 2022
Region keeps eye on gathering storm; DeSantis adds Sarasota, Manatee to emergency list

The storm could grow into Ian, and forecasts point it toward Florida by next week.

  • Longboat Key
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Sarasota County residents fill sandbags at Ed Smith Stadium ahead of Hurricane Ian.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 23, 2022
Manatee, Sarasota counties, Longboat Key set sandbag stations

Some locations in Manatee open Saturday, others open on Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Masonry work on area A of the five-story hotel building was recently completed. (Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 23, 2022
Progress rolls on at Longboat Key St. Regis construction site

Residential and hotel spaces aim to open in 2024.

  • Longboat Key
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Lakewood Ranch's Jacqueline Weathers plays cornhole with Heritage Harbour's Jeff Aumiller. MVP Sports and Social's cornhole league will have 124 teams this season. (File photo)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • September 23, 2022
Ranch Nite Wednesdays returns to Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

The Wednesday evening event returns earlier this year with a bigger cornhole league, a new mobile bar and the night market every week.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
David Rathbun, a 32-year veteran of Orange County Fire Rescue, has been named chief of Sarasota County Fire Department. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 23, 2022
Sarasota County names new fire chief

After a nine-month search, retired Orange County Deputy Chief David Rathbun has been named new chief of the Sarasota County Fire Department.

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Clive Daniel Home opened in September in Fruitville Commons (Photo by Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 23, 2022
Upscale home store aims to satisfy Sarasota style sensibilities

Clive Daniel Home opens in Fruitville Commons as the company's third showroom.

  • Sarasota
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Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovsk and prominent Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick on a screenshot from a Rumble video where they talked about the SPAC merger.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 22, 2022
Longboat Key video-sharing firm reels in $400M from merger

"We have only scratched the surface of what this business could be," Rumble officials say.

  • Longboat Key
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The new Bayfront Park splash pad is designed with uplighting for nighttime use. (Courtesy image)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 22, 2022
City approves $3.2 million Bayfront Park splash pad

With a $300,000 shade structure included, the Sarasota City Commission gives the go-ahead for the Bayfront Park splash pad and playground replacement.

  • Sarasota
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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.

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A screenshot of the planned area for the Tesla facility in Sarasota. (Image via Sarasota County)
    By
  • 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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