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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 3, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts first-ever food drive

The donations will support four organizations in the Manasota area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 1, 2020
Sarasota Farmers Market returns with social distance guidelines

Weekend downtown attraction returns with hopes of building its following.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 31, 2020
Cardinal Mooney sends Class of 2020 into the world

Cardinal Mooney sends its graduates into the world.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Least terns nested on Lido Beach this season in larger numbers, perhaps because they bypassed Longboat Key beaches. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • July 31, 2020
Bird of the week: Least tern

Coastal development prompts species status as threatened.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 30

Nadine Richardsonn photographed this eagle in Country Club Shores.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
East County weather page photo: July 30

Richard Bottorff captured these limpkins fishing out of a pond in Rye Wilderness.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: July 30

Janice Rutkowski photographed this great blue heron on a canal between St. Armands Circle and Lido Beach.

  • Sarasota
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Cheryl Hedger. Photo by Liz Ramos.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • July 29, 2020
Wheely in need of bikes in Bradenton

Lakewood Ranch resident is collecting bikes for Turning Points.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Isabella Fogelman (top left) Finn Powell (top right) and Hannah Kite used some facial props.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • July 29, 2020
Campers make movies at Sarasota Film Camp

The online camp has children putting together films from the comfort of their homes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The couple finishes a piece and rests it on a stand.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • July 29, 2020
Surf's Up: Sarasota couple launches surfboard table company

Richard and Gina Brahs put together custom tables in the shape of surfboards.

  • Sarasota
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Ty and Jasmine Connor
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 28, 2020
No venue, no problem

Casa Del Mar provided a handy spot for the Conners.

  • Longboat Key
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A baby turtle, who emerged too late to have a chance making it out to sea, will rest in this bucket until nightfall.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 27, 2020
Lower sea turtle numbers nothing to worry about

Sea turtle nesting remains strong, though not to the record heights seen last year.

  • Longboat Key
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Kim Galway
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 27, 2020
Longboat Key cyclist rides for a greater cause

Kim Galway has a plan for the fitness that comes from riding all these miles.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The light coloration of flightless Black Skimmer chicks helps protect them from predators by allowing them to blend into the sand-scape. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • July 24, 2020
Bird of the week: Black skimmer

Black skimmers are hard to miss.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 23

Karin Shillus captured this great blue heron at sunset on Longboat Key.

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