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Manatee County will make sandbags available at its public works office. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2019
Heavy rain prompts flood warning in Manatee County

Manatee County officials say drivers should be wary while flooding conditions exist.

  • East County
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The Van Wezel canceled the second-to-last Friday Fest of the year because of the rain.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 16, 2019
Rainy weather causes closures, cancellations in Sarasota

Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is canceled, and Bobby Jones Golf Club is closed for the day.

  • Sarasota
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Rosemary District residents have pushed for more thoughtful planning after the city authorized the construction of more than 1,500 residential units in the area.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2019
Commission to discuss Rosemary District zoning

City staff is optimistic an overlay district can improve the quality of growth in the area.

  • Sarasota
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Florida Highway Patrol deputies responded to the accident at 6:22 a.m.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 15, 2019
Child struck by driver in eastern Manatee County

Child struck by driver in eastern Manatee County

  • East County
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People evacuated from the building said an alarm went off after a loud lightning strike.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2019
Main Street building evacuated after lightning strike

Lightning struck the Sarasota City Center at 1819 Main St. during an afternoon storm.

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The complex will feature a new synthetic turf and regulation track. Photo courtsey
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • August 15, 2019
Cardinal Mooney undergoes $3 million renovation

The renovation includes a new athletic complex and updated classrooms.

  • Sarasota
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Jim Becherer and Lucia Barrett began Save Our Y at the Evalyn Sadlier Jones Branch. Brynn Mechem
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • August 15, 2019
Organizations still working to save Sarasota YMCA

Two groups have started petitions and created business proposals to save the Frank G. Berlin and Evalyn Sadlier Jones branches.

  • Sarasota
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Renee Di Pilato is excited to step into her new role as Sarasota County's Libraries and Historical Resources Director. Photo Courtesy
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • August 15, 2019
Conversation with: Renee Di Pilato

The new Libraries and Historical Resources Director is excited to learn about Sarasota County libraries and implement new techniques.

  • Sarasota
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The $106,000 grant bolsters Sarasota Bay Watch's clam restoration efforts. File photos.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • August 15, 2019
Sarasota Bay Watch garners its most lucrative grant

The $106,000 will support the group's clam restoration work.

  • Longboat Key
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Lizzette Canyard posed with her granddaughter Imani Velazquez at Unconditional Surrender on Friday, Aug. 9.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2019
Unconditional Surrender undergoes renovations

Public art experts came to Sarasota to restore the statue ahead of the anniversary of the end of World War II.

  • Sarasota
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Corinne Tucker and Cate McLean are coordinating a group of young professionals focused on the future of transportation in the region.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2019
Young professional group focuses on future of transit

A coalition led by millennials is working to define what transportation will look like in Sarasota in 2045.

  • Sarasota
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Mona Jain's grandson, Anant Agarwal, sprinkles rose petals on University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee senior Lauren Targaszewski as a symbol of good luck.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 14, 2019
Opening bell for new schools

Opening bells for new schools

  • East County
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OnlyMoso's Diego Cespedes talks to Sarasota resident Nona Arnholt about how the bamboo grows at Mixon Fruit Farms.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 14, 2019
Mixon Fruit Farms has 'magic' harvest

Mixon Fruit Farms' first bamboo harvest is 'magic'

  • East County
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • August 14, 2019
Eternal Reefs completes memorial to lost submariners

The Sarasota-based company began placing the memorial in the Gulf of Mexico in May.

  • Sarasota
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Tina Adams has been with the town of Longboat Key for 20 years. Photos by Sten Spinella.
    By
  • Sten Spinella
  • August 14, 2019
After almost 20 years of service to Longboat Key, Tina Adams takes on new role

Fire EMS Liaison and PIO Tina Adams looks to make Longboat's emergency services more accessible to the public and the news media.

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