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Faust DeLazzer, a science teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School, asks his students if they're prepared for their exam.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 2, 2021
The final bell for Lakewood Ranch High couple

Two Lakewood Ranch High teachers retire from education after 46 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
Hilton Hudson, a junior at the Out-of-Door Academy, says learning about brain health through the Brain Health Scholars program will help him when he pursues a career as a neurosurgeon.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 2, 2021
Brain Health Scholar program a smart choice in Lakewood Ranch

Inaugural east Bradenton participants say they experienced many benefits from the Brain Health Scholar program.

  • East County
  • News
Kaylen Rivers, a senior at The Out-of-Door Academy, is Harvard bound.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 2, 2021
ODA grad bound for Ivy League

Taylor Emmons Scholarship recipient headed to Harvard after ODA career.

  • East County
  • News
First grader Jordan McCarte listens intently as her reading buddy, Gia Giangrante, who is a fifth grader, reads "The Invisible Boy." Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 2, 2021
Manatee County Commissioners irked by proposed school property tax referendum

School Board of Manatee County and Manatee County Commissioners disagree on election date for 1-mill property tax vote.

  • East County
  • News
Suncoast Aquatic and Nature Center Associates President and CEO Tomás Herrera-Mishler and Southface Institute Science Advisor Charles Reith stand with a pile of mulch that will soon be used as the foundation for a microforest.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • June 2, 2021
Microforest planned for Nathan Benderson Park

Microforest planned for Nathan Benderson Park

  • East County
  • News
Nicole Britton, the director of Development, Callie Cowan, the director of programs, and Lindsey May, the store manager for The Twig in East County, are excited for the nonprofit to open its second location.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 2, 2021
New Twig branch in east Bradenton

The Twig serves foster children and their families in Manatee County by allowing them to "shop" for clothing.

  • East County
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. More than 210,000 people in Sarasota County are fully vaccinated, and more than 48,000 have received their first dose.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 1, 2021
State moving COVID-19 vaccine clinic from Sarasota Square Mall

Vaccines will be available without appointments at Department of Health offices in downtown Sarasota, North Port.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 1, 2021
Last days of school a circus in Myakka

Myakka City Elementary School fifth graders celebrate graduation with circus performance.

  • East County
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Fire department employees and Publix employees chatted when the cakes were dropped off. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 1, 2021
A slice of thanks

Publix sent their usual thank-you cakes to Longboat's first responders.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • June 1, 2021
You Observed: Longboat Key Club tennis gets patriotic

The tennis players of the club came dressed in their Memorial Day best.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioners will place the current administration building property at 1660 Ringling Blvd. on a surplus list.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 31, 2021
County takes first step to sell administration center

The county will list the administration center property as surplus land as it prepares to move to another location.

  • Sarasota
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Barry Gaines has seen enough film festivals to know what he likes and what he wants to leave out of GainesCon.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 31, 2021
Longboat Key IT specialist Barry Gaines launching sci-fi and fantasy film festival

Gaines hopes to give small sci-fi filmmakers and actors a chance to show themselves with GainesCon in November.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kevin Anselmo started Global Innovators Academy to teach students the importance of networking.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 31, 2021
Resident starts program to connect students with industry giants

Global Innovators Academy encourages students to connect with innovators and write about the advice they receive.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 31, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A topless swimmer, a frisky raccoon and very lost wallet

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 31, 2021
Summer sips continue on Longboat Key

J. McLaughlin manager Melanie Dale will continue to host Sip and Shop when requested.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Behind the gates of 612 Juan Anasco Drive are two homes built in 1998. The first has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 8,080 square feet of living area. The second has two bedrooms, one bath and 896 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 31, 2021
Bayfront property on Juan Anasco Drive sells for $7.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 17-21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
All seven members of the Longboat Key Town Commission attended the May 18 workshop meeting.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 31, 2021
Town Commission could continue Zoom use after pandemic ends

The Longboat Key Town Commission has used Zoom in some capacity since April 2020.

  • Longboat Key
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Susan McGuire and Nancy Rozance led the wave of Rotary Club members in the 2019 parade.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 31, 2021
Town leaders to decide on Freedom Fest celebration and parade

The measure is expected to be on the Town Commission's June 7 consent agenda.

  • Longboat Key
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The town of Longboat Key is considering a partnership with the FWC to examine four approaches to shorelines using Bayfront Park as a test area pilot study.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • May 31, 2021
Longboat Key considering other options after FDEP rejects wet well lining project

The town is now proposing an $180,000 Bayfront Park shoreline study.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin and David Conway
  • May 31, 2021
Footbridge denied on Sarasota's bayfront

Crosswalk to close while construction progresses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Miri Hardy) Photo 1 Caption: Like all owls, Eastern screech-owls swallow small prey whole, with parts that cannot be digested, such as bones and hair, expelled as pellets.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • May 31, 2021
Bird of the week: Eastern screech owl

They don't really screech, but the species is heard more often that it's seen.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 30, 2021
Rowing champions crowned at Nathan Benderson Park

Sunday was the final day of the NCAA Rowing Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bradenton's Rebekah Stewart rows in the No. 1 seat for the University of Alabama's 8+ boat. Stewart and Alabama finished fifth in their Saturday heat.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 29, 2021
NCAA rowers make a splash at Nathan Benderson Park

The NCAA Rowing Championships will finish Sunday morning, and two former Sarasota Crew rowers will be in the action.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 29, 2021
Hundreds hike in Sarasota in honor of Memorial Day

5K trek took a path from J.D. Hamel Park to Bird Key and back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 29, 2021
Club honors tennis director

The club gathered to celebrate their Top Coach in America.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Florida’s state universities are in the vortex of the Critical Race Theory movement.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 28, 2021
Misguided obsession with race

Here is a sampling of how Florida universities are brainwashing students that the United States is systemically racist.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Margie, left, and Chuck shortly after their release following their arrival in Longboat Key.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • May 28, 2021
Nesting swan on Longboat Key dies

The swan had been incubating six eggs, which now have no chance of hatching.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The School Board of Manatee County unanimously voted to remove the School District of Manatee County's mask mandate.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • May 28, 2021
School Board of Manatee County removes mask mandate

School District of Manatee County students and staff no longer will have to wear masks.

  • East County
  • News
Brendan Bengtsson won the 2018 wrestling state title (285-pound class) while at Braden River High, defeating Carter Harris of Harmony High 8-0. Bengtsson said he volunteers as a coach to help others feel what he after his win.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 28, 2021
Former East County state champs reflect on what the accomplishment means

The former winners tell 2021 champs from Lakewood Ranch and ODA how their achievements will be cherished in the future.

  • East County
  • Sports
As of summer 2020, Mote announced it had raised more than $75 million toward the aquarium project — less than 60% of the $130 million goal the organization set in 2018.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 27, 2021
Mote works to get aquarium project across finish line

Still shy of a $130 million fundraising goal and awaiting development approvals, Mote Marine officials say plans for a destination attraction remain on track.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2021
East County weather page photo: May 27

Gordon Silver captured this young eaglet getting a flight lesson from a parent bald eagle near White Eagle Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 27, 2021
City celebrates Lido Beach renourishment

Officials and residents came together at Lido Beach to commemorate the completion of a shoreline restoration project decades in the making.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: May 27

Ann Klemeyer captured this anhinga drying its wings at Camelot Village Lake in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 27

Richard Moskovitz captured a photo of this great blue heron at sunset on Longboat Key beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2021
Dry weather prompts Sarasota water advisory

Record-setting day of water usage prompts strain on system.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lyle Anderson drove his blue Ford Mustang in the Daytona Beach 14-hour race in April. Photo courtesy Lyle Anderson.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 27, 2021
SMA senior's passion gives him the racer's edge

From video games, to go-karts, to a race-prepared Ford Mustang, Lyle Anderson hopes the road leads to a pro career on the track.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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