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Minta, Will and Jim Getzen were overjoyed at Will's new Eagle Scout status.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 26, 2020
Sarasota scouts receive Eagle Scout awards at ceremony

Scouts from Troop 895 received the honors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chemotherapy doesn't keep Lakewood Ranch's Weston Hermann, center, from being an impact player for the Gulf Coast Flames of Ellenton.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 25, 2020
Lakewood Ranch teen fights cancer with ice in his veins

Lakewood Ranch teen fights cancer with Ice in his veins, motivates Dick Vitale to raise more money for the V Foundation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Erin Clay, Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library Manager, is excited to see the exhibit finally on display.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 25, 2020
Sarasota North Public Library hosts Smithsonian exhibit

The Voices & Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition is on display through October.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 25, 2020
Mote researcher leaves

Tracy Fanara recently accepted a position with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2020
Squeaky clean

The Lazy Lobster received an award for sanitation and cleanliness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
D'Arcy and Ray Arpke in "the only spot in the restaurant (they've) never been photographed."
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2020
Euphemia Haye, Longboat Key landmark, celebrates 40 years

Ray and D’Arcy Arpke started small, but Euphemia Haye is the talk of the town 40 years later.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Education Center.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 24, 2020
Longboat Key Education Center readies for season in multiple forms

Like many universities, the education center is planning on a blend of in-person, Zoom and hybrid classes.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2020
East County weather page photo: August 20

Bill Marrone captured this colorful sunset over a lake in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: August 20

Gordon Silver captured this seagull riding the waves on top of a pelican on Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 20

Abby Laster captured this image of an osprey catching a fish along a Longboat Key beach.

  • Longboat Key
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Michael Cucci Jr. Photo by Liz Ramos.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 19, 2020
Big shot on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Creekwood 2-year-old has first try at cornhole.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Deb Herbert stands in front of a oil painting she did at MJ Ranch in Myakka City.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 19, 2020
Former Sarasota County Schools fine arts teacher excels in equine themed art

Former Sarasota County Schools fine arts teacher excels in equine themed art.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
South West Florida Therapy Animals Partners Ana Dod, with Boots, and Heather Perry, with Milo, hope to host events at the nonprofit's campus to help raise funds for the animals' care.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 19, 2020
The animal effect is in Lakewood Ranch

Ranch provides therapeutic connections in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Barrie spent years directing theater students in Sarasota.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 18, 2020
Turning the Page: Former Sarasota resident Zara Barrie releases self-help book

Former Sarasota resident Zara Barrie releases self-help book that heads in a different direction.

  • Sarasota
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Executive director Isaac Azerad.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 17, 2020
"My Jewish Journey" furthers friendships

Members are taking a deep dive into life before Longboat.

  • Longboat Key
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The installation of span wire traffic signals on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard at the intersections of Gatewood Drive and Wood Fern Trail are two projects within Manatee County's "master vision" for speed management on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard between 44th Avenue East and State Road 64.
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