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Rowan rides in on a bicycle during a performance for grandparents and friends at Out-of-Door Academy.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • February 19, 2016
ODA welcomes 'grandfriends' for day on campus

Grandparents and family friends share a day with students learning the recipe for success.

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A south end beach project has been delayed because state and federal agencies have concerns about how the projects will impact sea turtle nesting season.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 19, 2016
Beach project delayed by sea turtle concerns

A south end beach project has been delayed because state and federal agencies have concerns about how the projects will impact sea turtle nesting season.

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Auditor Joe Welch runs through audit highlights for each community development district.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 18, 2016
Lakewood Ranch audits deemed 'clean'

Auditors report no problems.

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Lakewood Ranch High School's College and Career Fair will feature more than 80 colleges, universities and career options.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 18, 2016
Lakewood Ranch High explores college and career options

The school will host its annual College and Career Fair Feb. 19.

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File photo.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 18, 2016
Manatee County Natural Resources Department hosts photography contest

The winners will be featured in a gallery at Robinson Preserve.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 18, 2016
Siesta Beach nabs No. 3 ranking in TripAdvisor awards

A year after topping the Travelers’ Choice Award for the best U.S. beach, Siesta Key is again recognized as a frontrunner for the distinction.

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Dan Watnem, who manages the Excelsior condominium, looks at the damage to a Building 5 unit.
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  • Jack Short
  • February 18, 2016
Tornado recovery slow for some

One month after the storm, 58 Siesta Key condo units remain uninhabitable, and many other residents are still waiting for repairs.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Sebly orchids and found hounds

WEEK OF FEB. 18

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  • Jack Short
  • February 18, 2016
Work ends, begins on Siesta Key beaches

As one Siesta Key beach project winds down and prepares for its grand opening, another ramps up.

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    By
  • David Conway
  • February 18, 2016
Logan’s departure leaves city homeless strategy in flux

As the city parts ways with homelessness director Doug Logan, officials are leaving the responsibility of creating a housing first apparatus to the private sector.

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Sheryl King, Chris Jenkins and Jason Champion
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  • Jack Short
  • February 18, 2016
Signs: Are they a changin’?

Southgate residents say it’s time for change when it comes to the community’s only sign.

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The Purple Ribbon Committee will tour the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall at its next meeting on Aug. 28.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 18, 2016
Van Wezel study calls for new facility

As part of the Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 planning effort, a study commissioned by the Van Wezel Foundation recommends the construction of a new venue with more than 2,000 seats — at a price from $150 to $525 million.

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Andy
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  • Jack Short
  • February 17, 2016
Wayward dog, Andy, found

Ten days after jumping a 12-foot fence at a foster home on Siesta Key, social media and a network of vigilant dog lovers helped locate Andy.

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With a new investor on board, Major League Football hopes to kick off its training season in March at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 17, 2016
Major League Football finds new funding source

New professional football league based in Lakewood Ranch appears to be back on schedule for inaugural 2016 season.

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Longboat Key Town Commissioner Sid Ochs, Education Center founder Laura Taubes and Mayor James Edmundson cut the ribbon at the new Education Center in 1985.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 17, 2016
Education Center celebrates 30 years

Lifelong learning is the mission of the Longboat Key Education Center.

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Leighton Paul (right), pictured here during the FHSAA Class 5A-Region 3 final May 14 against Gulf Coast, was Braden River's leadoff hitter this season. She went 0-for-3 in the state semifinals against Niceville.
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