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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 24, 2018
It's our birthday, but you get the presents

Longboat Observer launches its 40th anniversary year with a year of looking back, and more.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2018
Sarasota elections supervisor suggests voters consider vote-by-mail

Deadline to request ballot for August primary is Aug. 22.

  • Sarasota
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Manatee County Sheriff's Office Dep. Lou Gregory conducts in-classroom training of guardians at the sheriff's office training center.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 23, 2018
Manatee County 'Guardian' program training begins

The School District of Manatee County will hire security officers to help protect elementary schools.

  • East County
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L. Ronald Gray plans to build a 10-story hotel with up to 140 rooms at 20 N. Washington Blvd., which is currently an 86-space county parking lot.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 23, 2018
Two hotel projects plotted for downtown

New hotels on Main Street and Fruitville Road could add more than 270 rooms to the eastern edge of the city’s center.

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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 20, 2018
Colony demolition delayed until late next week

The demolition of the once iconic Longboat Key resort has been delayed until Thursday, July 26, due to scheduling conflicts with the developer.

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The driver of the semi-truck has safely exited the vehicle. Image courtesy of Ernie Soller.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 20, 2018
Tractor-trailer dangles from I-75 overpass in Manatee County

Florida Highway Patrol has secured the vehicle.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2018
Siesta Key man arrested on firearms charge

Deputies say he fired 10-15 rounds inside a Siesta Key home. No one was injured.

  • Siesta Key
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File. Nancy Krohngold opened her Sarasota BBQ location in 2011.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 19, 2018
Popular BBQ joint to expand in Lakewood Ranch

The former Ranch Grill restaurant space on the corner of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Lorraine Road is getting a new tenant: Nancy’s Bar-B-Q.

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The St. Armands Business Improvement District said Circle stakeholders have already thoroughly vetted the proposal, including the production of a design by architect Jonathan Parks.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2018
Hurdles remain for St. Armands restrooms

Concerns about maintenance expenses are holding up the potential approval of new public bathrooms on the Circle.

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Melvin Sykes said residents are concerned about projects that block off sidewalks during construction, among other issues.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2018
Resident groups call for zoning changes

Although the groups are calling for the swift adoption of new development principles, the city hasn’t yet moved toward any action.

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Paid parking isn't the only potential change under consideration on Siesta Key.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2018
County continues to study Siesta parking solutions

County officials are slowly but surely advancing a litany of options for addressing Siesta Key's parking shortage.

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Dana West, one of the individuals involved in The Bay’s boaters working group, said he sees no reason not to trust the process the planners are embarking upon.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2018
Bayfront planners work on boating issues

The Bay Sarasota is collaborating with boaters to adjust plans for the Tenth Street Boat Ramp.

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Bays Bluff residents are concerned about the proposed dog park’s proximity to their condominium.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2018
Condo dwellers continue to oppose dog park

Contested plans for a dog park at Whitaker Gateway Park are set to move forward later this year unless officials change their minds.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2018
Deputies investigate report of shot fired on Siesta Key

No injuries reported in the incident on Contento Drive.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • July 18, 2018
Legal fees exceed settlement payment in Longboat forfeiture case

The town of Longboat Key incurred more in legal fees than it did in settlement profits as part of its action to take a residents home believed to have been used to commit a felony.

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