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Sarasota Sharks swimmer Austin Katz finished fifth in the 200-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials July 1.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 7, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sarasota's Austin Katz looks to 2020

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Out-of-Door Academy basketball coach and former NBA player Marcus Liberty will host his basketball camp July 11-15
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 7, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out this week's top Sarasota area sporting events.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Mote Scientific Foundation had offered the town of Longboat Key more than 2 acres of vacant property on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key Town Commission rejects land offer

The Mote Scientific Foundation had offered the town of Longboat Key more than 2 acres of vacant property on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 20-acre water park is proposed for the northeast corner of Tom Bennett Park.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Water park proposal now public record

A request to redact documents was denied.

  • East County
  • News
Bradenton's Steve Shenbaum, shown teaching a seminar, is bringing his game on Nation to Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 6, 2016
It's 'game on' as Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance looks to the future

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
How much will you pay for neighborhood undergrounding?

Longboat Key property owners could pay between $500 and $98,000 over the next 30 years to pay for the town’s neighborhood undergrounding project. Find out how much you will owe.

  • Longboat Key
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Dr. Dean Christensen looks over a patient chart while walking through Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's emergency room.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Expansion could make medical competitors sore

East County providers say a free-standing emergency room could drive up healthcare costs.

  • East County
  • News
Designer/owner Filipe Piumbini and company vice president Amy Bott have opened SRQuality Kitchens and Baths at San Marco Plaza.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 6, 2016
SRQuality Kitchen and Baths opens in Lakewood Ranch

Designer sinks his teeth into new business

  • East County
  • News
Braden River's Gina Simone, front, stops mid-hike for a snack break with Manatee's Nadia Molina, left behind. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Cadets hike trail to leadership

JROTC cadets bear down during Appalachian Trail hike.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2016
Groundhog Day at the beach

Every six, seven, eight years, the barrier islands need to renourish their beaches. And every time, federal and state agencies delay the projects. There must be a better way.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2016
Ron Johnson legacy: A blueprint on life

The former Longboat Key mayor and longtime civic and community leader died June 27.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 6, 2016
Siesta Beach Goers Test Their Fourth July Knowledge

These Siesta Key beachgoers got a chance to brush up on their Fourth of July knowledge.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cynda Grenfell, with "Stars 1," began quilting 12 years ago.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 6, 2016
Plymouth Harbor resident stitches new hobby

Cynda Grenfell's quilt work is on display through the end of July, at Plymouth Harbor.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By H. Terrell Griffin
  • July 6, 2016
Chapter 7: Trouble in Paradise

Detective Jake Bass is on the scene to get the scoop on the latest rumblings in town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
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Rabbi Stephen L. Sniderman
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 6, 2016
Temple Beth Israel appoints new rabbi

Rabbi Stephen L. Sniderman will start August 1

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 6, 2016
Bay Isles home sells for $3.7 million

The home at 551 Harbor Point Road has four bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 4,993 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Sand trucks send shockwaves off island

While Longboat Key town commissioners and staff cite few local complaints regarding the mid-Key truck haul, the sand caravan is rankling some residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key dispatch woes a learning process

The Longboat Key Police Department has unveiled a new non-emergency number, as some residents fret about the recent switchover to Sarasota County’s dispatch system.c

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jake Miklojcik, front, tells Matt DeFano, center, and Bob Walsh, behind, that the redaction of proposal documents requested by Manatee Lost Lagoon prevents taxpayers from learning more about the project.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2016
Sizable concerns over water park

Is 20 acres is enough for a successful water park at Tom Bennett Park?

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key residents from at least a half dozen neighborhoods came to protest the proposed assessments they have to pay to underground power lines Tuesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key residents protest underground assessments

Commissioners have delayed a decision on how to levy charges for the $23.8 million neighborhood project.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 6, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 07.06.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Lakewood Ranch Little League 10-and 11-year-old All-Star team will compete in the Section IV Tournament July 8-10. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 6, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out this week's top East County sporting events.

  • East County
  • Sports
Deqwunn McCobb, AJ Kwiatkowski, Deshaun Fenwick and Taylor Upshaw complete a series of tire presses during a summer conditioning workout.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 6, 2016
Not too tired to practice

Summer workouts could determine fate of Braden River, Lakewood Ranch football teams.

  • East County
  • Sports
Cameron Pearcey, a 2015 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High, helped Coastal Carolina capture the College World Series June 30.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 6, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Mustangs coach revels in former player's national title

  • East County
  • Sports
The agriculture angle doesn't end for Srg. Hendrickson when he goes home — his rural lifestyle continues with his rescued animals, including Riley, the miniature cow. Riley was dropped off at a feed store.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 6, 2016
Rural police unit harvests good will

Specialized police rural unit serves a specialized role.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota County jail sits at 2020 Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
County jail expenses continue to mount

Sarasota County could spend more than $5 million on jail maintenance costs by 2021, but even bigger challenges may loom on the horizon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 5, 2016
Cafe L'Europe hosts Operation Kindness for benefit evening

The organization's volunteers gathered for an evening of dining and recognition

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A flyer advertising a $2000 reward for two lost dogs flaps in the wind on the corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Nonna Beetge has been looking for her two lost pets since they went missing on April 4.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
Sarasota woman continues to search for stolen pets

It’s been four months since Nonna Beetge lost her dogs. She’s tacked flyers onto telephone poles, posted their pictures in Facebook groups and even hired a pet detective, but she’s not giving up.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The wake of a passing boat rocks a meandering boat in Big Pass June 29, 2016 off the coast of Siesta Key. The Army Corps of Engineers is pursuing permits to dredge to pass and relocate the sand to Lido Key.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
Siesta group plans to sue to stop Big Pass dredge

Save our Siesta Sand 2 is preparing to sue the city of Sarasota and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to block the proposed Lido Key renourishment project.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 5, 2016
Sarasota Sailing Squadron hosts Liberty Day Regatta

Family fun and friendly competition surrounded the annual event

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key resident Gayle Paul helps keep her local beach clean.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 5, 2016
Fourth of July beachgoers leave trail of trash

Sarasota County hosts Liberty Litter Cleanup at six public beaches.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 5, 2016
Visitors descend on Siesta Key for fireworks show

Thousands of fireworks shells lit up the skies during the 26th annual Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July celebration — a tradition the organization is working to maintain for the long-term.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 4, 2016
Selby Gardens gets patriotic with 'All-American BBQ'

Members and residents enjoy barbecue favorites as fireworks light up the sky over Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 4, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club celebrates the stars and stripes

Bird Key Yacht Club members and their families celebrated Independence Day in style

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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