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Campers Xander Francois, Brooke Turner and Nicky Korenek find sea urchins while dip netting.
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  • Petra Rivera
  • June 7, 2024
Mote launches new kids camp themes for summer

As the first week of camp starts, Mote's education department dives into a summer of fresh takes on learning.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Debby Debile and Amy Steinhauser
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  • Petra Rivera
  • June 7, 2024
Meet the new team at The Paradise Center

Amy Steinhauser and Debby Debile plan to make The Paradise Center a fresh space for new and returning members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
David Fink served as president of the board for the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation and board chair for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.
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  • Jay Heater
  • June 7, 2024
Lakewood Ranch loses an altruistic force

David Fink says he feels he has left the area in a better place.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney High rising senior Chris McCorkle committed to Indiana University on April 26.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 7, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Chris McCorkle

The Cardinal Mooney High rising senior defensive back is committed to Indiana University.

  • Sarasota
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County commissioners recently discussed the highest and best use of the fairgrounds site at 3000 Ringling Blvd.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 7, 2024
County fairgrounds site's current use is likely its only use

County commissioners learn that as long as the 54-acre parcel near downtown hosts an agricultural fair, it can never reclaimed by the county.

  • Sarasota
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Bird Key ranked among nation's best retirement destinations
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2024
Bird Key ranked among nation's best retirement destinations

The Sarasota neighborhood was chosen as the 29th best place to retire in America in a survey of retirees by MarketBeat.

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See rare cactus bloom tonight at Selby Gardens
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2024
See rare cactus bloom tonight at Selby Gardens

The Queen of the Night is expected to blossom tonight in a once-annual display during a free viewing party.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer star Broden Beorlegui said that he's always had a knack for scoring.
  • By Dani Hernandez, Observer Intern
  • June 6, 2024
Lakewood Ranch youth soccer star shows he can compete at the highest level

Broden Beorlegui, 16, chases his dream of being a professional player.

  • East County
  • Sports
Todd Richardson has been named the principal of the new K-8 school in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 6, 2024
Gullett Elementary principal chosen to lead new K-8 school in Lakewood Ranch

The School District of Manatee County's first K-8 school will open in August 2025.

  • East County
  • Schools
Pat Neal is chairman of Neal Communities.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 6, 2024
Pat Neal donates award, and more, to land conservation group

Neal Communities chairman makes $350,000 gift to the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.

  • Sarasota
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Dianne Fonseca is a 25-year cancer survivor with a goal to raise $1 million for the American Cancer Society.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 6, 2024
Palm Aire resident aims for $1 million donation to American Cancer Society

Palm Aire's Dianne Fonseca has raised over $600,000 so far.

  • East County
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Nicholas Lewis, David Pratt, Mark Hamel and Evan Santiago, 9, play chess
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 6, 2024
Community of players grows at Manasota Chess Center

The brick-and-mortar chess club has received national recognition.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A colony of black skimmers on Lido Beach.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 6, 2024
Stewards help protect nesting shorebirds from threats

With nesting season in full effect, the Sarasota shorebird steward coordinator explains how volunteers can protect the vulnerable birds.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 6, 2024
Inflation spells price tag increases for public safety equipment

Town staff outlined how infrastructure sales tax funds will be used in the upcoming fiscal year to purchase public safety equipment.

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A condominium in Epoch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $11.35 million. Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 5,328 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 6, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for May 20-24 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey and Nokomis

A condominium in Epoch tops sales at $11.35 million.

  • Sarasota
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Do what’s best for the children
  • By Karen Rose
  • June 6, 2024
Do what’s best for the children

Data showing rising third-grade reading scores are proof Superintendent Terry Connor’s changes are producing positive results.

  • Sarasota
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Otis is a friendly face around Lakewood Ranch High's barn.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 6, 2024
Junior Ranchers program at Lakewood Ranch High helps students grow love for agriculture

The summer camp leaves kids wanting to learn more about agriculture.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Allan Knight will take over the Cardinal Mooney High indoor volleyball program. Knight has won two FHSAA state titles in his coaching career, which has spanned more than 25 years.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 6, 2024
New Cardinal Mooney volleyball coach brings state title experience

Allan Knight has won state titles at Bishop Moore Catholic and Timber Creek High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview High's DJ Johnson ran for 1,660 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2023.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 6, 2024
FHSAA board approves NIL bylaws for high school athletes

Florida becomes the 36th state, plus Washington, D.C., to approve such bylaws.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Azure Siesta Key
  • June 5, 2024
A New Era of Luxury Living Begins on Siesta Key’s Pristine Shores

Conceptualized nearly a decade ago by Ed Eible of Architura, Azure residences will feature three exclusive units.

  • Sarasota
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The fencing along the Tribute to Heroes Parade route did seem too constrictive.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 5, 2024
Kudos to Lakewood Ranch for another stirring parade

Veterans and first responders share the spotlight during the annual event

  • East County
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    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 5, 2024
Sarasota School Board sets vision for next 6 years, addresses VPK cost gap

The strategic plan prioritizes early childhood education and literacy.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Girlfriend of Battie murder suspect pleads not guilty to helping dispose of gun
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • June 5, 2024
Girlfriend of Battie murder suspect pleads not guilty to helping dispose of gun

Nicole Roberts is charged with being a principal to second-degree murder with a firearm and is due in court June 7.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 5, 2024
On D-Day, the Allies had the will, leadership to win

Let history inform our current commitments to conflict, and peace.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Fireworks light up Sarasota Bay at Suncoast Charities for Children’s 2023 Fourth of July celebration.
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • June 5, 2024
Help needed to keep annual July Fourth bayfront fireworks display popping

Suncoast Charities for Children seeks community support to continue the annual bayfront Fourth of July Fireworks display. It’s time to rocket up the fundraising.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The new long-range plan for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport shows a new parking deck over the current short-term parking along with a new arrivals road, separating it from the departures traffic.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 5, 2024
Airport has more than enough land to expand, says CEO

A planned new parking deck, more surface lots and acreage across the airfield mean the airport can afford to part with New College site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Paul Lotierzo and Jason Champion
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 5, 2024
Project Pride offers new gathering place for LGBTQ+ community

The organization recently established a new headquarters and hired its first executive director.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Fellow commissioners attend James Satcher's swearing in as the new Supervisor of Elections. From left to right: Amanda Ballard, Jason Bearden, Judge Gilbert A. Smith Jr., James Satcher, Mike Rahn and Kevin Van Ostenbridge.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 5, 2024
New elections supervisor secures 26% budget hike mid-year

The office received an $841,340 increase for the last four months of the fiscal year.

  • East County
  • News
Laurel Phillips and Jeffrey Vaughn, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 525 Norton St. to Christopher Baker and Tori Baker, trustees, of Wesley Chapel, for $2.5 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 5, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for May 20-24 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Sleepy Lagoon Park tops the week's sales at $2.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A May 2024 rendering of the Sarasota County library on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 5, 2024
Next up for Longboat Key public library? Fundraising

An early estimate for the core library is $11.1 million. Longboat needs private donors to make $3.5 million in enhancements possible.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Police respond twice to a skirmish over a bicycle
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 5, 2024
Police respond twice to a skirmish over a bicycle

Officers encounter an embattled couple two times in one night in a dispute over ownership of a bike. This and other tales from the files of the SPD in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
An overhead rendering of affordable housing community New Trail Plaza.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 5, 2024
New affordable housing underway on the North Trail

Blue Sky Communities and CASL break ground on a new 96-unit affordable and attainable housing development on former Sarasota County property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sharon Meier and Mimi Dolan
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • June 5, 2024
Longboat natives share what it was like to grow up on the Key

Sharon Meier and her sister Mimi Dolan recreated a photo of them growing up on the island taken 50 years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee has received a cornerstone gift from Larry Greenspon that will be used for the redevelopment of its 32-acre campus on McIntosh Road in Sarasota.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2024
Philanthropist donates $3.5M to Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

Larry Greenspon's second major donation will help complete a recreational sports complex.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 4, 2024
Jewfish Key property owners retract de-annexation petition before public hearing

The Jewfish Key Preservation Association’s petition retraction canceled the hearing set for June 3, in which town commissioners would have accepted or denied the de-annexation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This Esplanade home at 13819 Palazzo Terrace sold for $1.8 million. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,665 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 4, 2024
Lake Club home tops Lakewood Ranch-area sales at $2.56 million

Seven East County homes sell for more than $1 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
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