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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 25, 2018
Mustangs football defeated in head coach's debut

A sloppy game came down to the last play.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota football roundup: 08.24.18
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2018
Sarasota football roundup: 08.24.18

The start of the regular season brings two area teams joy and two pain

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High lost 21-14 to visiting Ida Baker High. Braden River High lost 27-22 to host Trinity Christian Academy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2018
East County football roundup: 08.25.18

Bad news all around for area teams as the season begins

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2018
Saturday is final day for in-person early voting

Participation rate passes 15% for primary.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • August 23, 2018
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer celebrates upcoming fundraising season

Breast cancer survivors and their friends and family gathered on Aug. 23 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Sarasota-Manatee's kick-off celebration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Escape Reality Sarasota hopes to open in the 1900 block of Main Street next month.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 23, 2018
Escape room business plans downtown location

Opening on Main Street, Escape Reality Sarasota will emphasize virtual reality in addition to standard escape rooms and a bar.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Nissan was parked in the sun for about 25-30 minutes. (Sarasota PD photo)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 23, 2018
Father, grandfather charged with child neglect

Men were discovered passed out in a car on Main Street with two unresponsive children in back seat.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 23, 2018
Veterans honored in Lakewood Ranch

Innovative learning on the books in East County

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The children's fountain near downtown.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2018
Sarasota city, county officials keeping eye on red tide

Bayfront children's attraction reopens near downtown.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 23, 2018
Bayfront raises dilemmas

The grand vision for the Bayfront presents multiple dilemmas for the community — where to put a new performing arts hall and deciding this crucial question: What comes first?

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Aug. 23

Lynn Kitchen captured this morning view over the Sarasota Bay from her lanai on Longboat Key.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2018
East County weather page photo: Aug. 23

Richard Bottorff photographed this bird sitting on a limb eating berries in the Rye Wilderness neighborhood.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Aug. 23

Jeannie Sparks photographed this limpkin at Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 23, 2018
OBSERVER RECOMMENDS

Candidates endorsements for Aug. 28 primary elections.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
STOP took action after it discovered the city did not alert residents when developers filed site plans for certain large downtown projects, including 624 Palm, left.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 23, 2018
City revises development notice policy

Despite some confusion, new procedures will be tailored to alert downtown residents about large projects.

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District 4 County Commission candidates Lourdes Ramirez, Mike Cosentino and Wesley Anne Beggs appeared at a forum moderated by Council of Neighborhood Associations President Kafi Benz, right.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 23, 2018
Maio fields questions about accessibility

After skipping a County Commission candidate forum, District 4 Commissioner Al Maio defended his responsiveness to his constituents.

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Although City Manager Tom Barwin has taken issue with some applications of the Sunshine Law, he pledged to fully comply with an ongoing search of his personal email account for public records.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 23, 2018
City manager pledges compliance with records search

Tom Barwin's use of a personal email account is the latest chapter in the city manager's rocky relationship with open government laws.

  • Sarasota
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The Payne Mansion is one of two structures Selby Gardens wants to add to the city’s historic register before implementing a campus master plan that will include significant renovations and new construction.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 23, 2018
Selby plans generate historic preservation concerns

As Selby Gardens seeks historic designations for buildings on its property, neighboring residents want to discuss the best way to honor the past.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 23, 2018
Siesta Key home sells for $5,675,000

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 6-10.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 8.23.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Riley Gephar, 5,t from Braden Woods is most excited about earning badges in Girl Scouts.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 22, 2018
Scouting new territory in Lakewood Ranch

Girl Scouts of Suncoast Florida attempts to recruit new members in East County.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Bay Watch is working to release 60,000 juvenile clams and 215,000 adult clams into Sarasota Bay. File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • August 22, 2018
Sarasota Bay Watch scallop search postponed

Due to the recent red tide bloom, the Sarasota Bay Watch will reschedule Great Scallop Search of 2018 and Clam Jam, originally scheduled for Aug. 25.

  • Longboat Key
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The home at 638 Bayview Drive recently sold for $2.25 million. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,052 square feet of living area.Â
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 22, 2018
Bayview Drive home sells for $2.25 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 6-10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 22, 2018
An alternative for the arts

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall could find a home at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 22, 2018
Observer recommends

Candidates endorsements for Aug. 28 primary elections

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • August 22, 2018
Sarasota County early ballots begin rolling in

More vote-by-mail ballots have been received by the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections' office than early votes for the Aug. 28 primary election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The performance of the Sarasota Youth Opera last year. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 22, 2018
New aria for opera in Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota Youth Opera opens classes in east Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Anthony Luh and Marcos Coronado discuss the procedure for the valet service at Publix.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 22, 2018
Lakewood Ranch curb appeal

New valet service at Publix has been met with enthusiasm.

  • East County
  • News
Doug Schiller says that the race will bring out a few hundred less runners this year.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 22, 2018
It's Hamer time in East County

Second annual Fort Hamer Bridge Run expects to draw 2,000 participants.

  • East County
  • News
Mary Anne Poulton. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 22, 2018
Lake Club residents meet Cubs manager

Lakewood Ranch girl gets birthday treat

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mona Jain is one of the three new schools being built that is putting a drain on the budget.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 22, 2018
Manatee schools budget up for approval

Surprise drop in student enrollment causes adjustment.

  • East County
  • News
Ferruh Muktar and Susan Robinson own Key Concierge and Key Culinary Tours.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • August 22, 2018
Local business owner in search of bone marrow donor

Ferruh Muktar was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, and the cure is bone marrow transplant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Individually wrapped candy pieces welcome guests to town hall.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • August 22, 2018
Town hall treats

Small treats welcome guests to Longboat Key's town hall and promote its Twitter account.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brenda Jameson and Cyndi Seamon Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • August 22, 2018
Turtle Thanks

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers spent Saturday morning at Zota Beach Resort for an appreciation breakfast.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cops Corner
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 22, 2018
These East County horses are supposed to be skinny

Interesting Sheriff's Office reports from Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Support beams will hold the walls of the building in place until support beams and the roof are installed.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 22, 2018
Developer offers tilted view of the future in Lakewood Ranch

Harrod Properties nears completion of Gateway project.

  • East County
  • News
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