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Lake Manatee K-8 is the biggest and most well known construction project. The elementary part of the school will open in August, with the middle school set to open the following school year.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 13, 2025
3 major construction projects are almost finished for Manatee schools

Along with the new Lake Manatee K-8, the other two projects will increase capacity for students and help with overcrowding.

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Dan Sidler is the Greater Sarasota Chamber’s vice president of CareerEdge and economic development.
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  • July 13, 2025
Gulf Coast Community Foundation grants CareerEdge $150,000

Gulf Coast Community Foundation grants CareerEdge $150,000 to suppport the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce initiative's career training and advancement program.

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The Meadows Golf Club will open to the public on June 19.
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 13, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

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  • Ian Swaby
  • July 12, 2025
Sarasota continues experiment with electric school buses

As the district tests electric buses under a grant-funded initiative, leaders track factors like costs per mile and long-term maintenance needs.

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The TMINI hand-held robotic system is now in use at Sarasota Memorial Hospital for knee replacement procedures.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2025
SMH deploys mini robots for knee replacement surgeries

Sarasota Memorial Hospital orthopedic surgeons are using the TMINI Miniature Robotic System accurate bone preparation and implant placement for knee replacements.

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki
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  • July 11, 2025
Selby Gardens names new board leadership

Katherine Martucci and Jeannie Russell have been elected chair and vice chair by the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Board of Trustees.

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The town of Longboat Key distributed sand to residents July 3 to help guard against flooding during hurricane season.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 11, 2025
Sandbags distributed on Longboat Key for hurricane season

Future dates for distribution are set for Aug. 7 and Sept. 4 at Broadway Beach Access.

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Stefanie and William Booth thank crew members from the West Bradenton EMS station Jan. 23 for saving his life the month before.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 11, 2025
Manatee County’s Emergency Medical Services recognized for excellence

EMS received a gold achievement award from the American Heart Association.

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Sarasota city and county governments want to ban beaching and mooring of motorized watercraft within 300 feet of South Lido Beach.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 11, 2025
Sarasota explores watercraft restrictions for South Lido Beach

With growth in non-licensed commercial activity crowding public beaches, Sarasota city and county look to ban beaching and mooring boats near Ted Sperling Park and other city parks.

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  • July 10, 2025
Water quality warning issued for North Lido Beach

Conditons at North Lido Beach in Sarasota are unsafe for swimming, according to the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County.

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Sarasota County Commission Chairman Joe Neunder presides over the commission's July 1 budget workshop.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 10, 2025
Preliminary Sarasota County budget shows 4% spending increase

Sarasota County's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes requests for 152 new full-time positions.

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Interim Sarasota City Manager Dave Bullock looks on during his first City Commission meeting on July 7.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 10, 2025
City manager search firm list narrowed to three

The Sarasota City Commission instructs staff to pursue further communications with three executive recruiting firms in its search for a new city manager.

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The beginning of Sarasota's renourishment of Lido Beach is timed to begin after nesting seasons for shorebirds and sea turtles come to a close in late October.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 10, 2025
Lido Beach set for new round of renourishment, dune work

New Pass sand will propel project, expected to begin late in 2025.

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A rendering by architect Igor Reyes depicting the two residential towers behind the Mira Mar building on South Palm Avenue.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 9, 2025
Mira Mar restoration project wins rezoning approval

The historic Mira Mar property along South Palm Avenue will be restored with the addition of twin condominium towers in a multi-use redevelopment.

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Northern portions of Longboat Key are typically more prone to flooding. However, the town has other portions of the island that are also low lying like the Sleepy Lagoon and Buttonwood Harbour neighborhoods.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 9, 2025
Road-raising timeline extends on Longboat

Because of low financing, what was a two-year plan could take five years.

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