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  • Matt Walsh
  • May 26, 2016
Everyone loses with new overtime rules

Here’s another loss to productivity and the American spirit to get ahead.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota Military Academy Cadets carry a banner with the 2015 parade theme “Freedom is not Free.”
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 26, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 5.26.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of May 26.

  • Sarasota
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Courtesy photo. Erika Miller performs the national anthem for the Republican Party of Sarasota County.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 26, 2016
Star-spangled singer

Sarasota resident Erika Miller advocates for more live performances of the national anthem.

  • Sarasota
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  • Amanda Morales
  • May 26, 2016
Waka wow

Student shows love of Pac-Man and fashion at Booker High School Prom.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lottie Andrew Varano points to an area of collapsed ground that has prevented erect of a fence near a construction site.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 26, 2016
Palm Avenue condo files suit protesting development

Citing allegations regarding trespassing contractors and an intruding construction crane, residents of Essex House have sued the developers of the 18-story Echelon on Palm.

  • Sarasota
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City utilities director Mitt Tidwell and McKim and Creed Project Manager Robert Garland discuss plans for Lift Station 87 with a Hudson Bayou resident.
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  • David Conway
  • May 26, 2016
Hudson Bayou residents brace for Osprey closure

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  • Sarasota
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A home on Siesta Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 26, 2016
Siesta Key home sells for $2.25 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between May 9 and May 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
After eight years, Riverview athletic director James Ward will retire from his post June 9.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 26, 2016
Giving his all for the kids

After eight years, Riverview High athletic director James Ward will retire from his post June 9.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 05.26.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Riverview running back Areon Green and the Rams will travel to North Fort Myers for their spring game May 26.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 26, 2016
That's the ticket ...

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

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Christian senior Tony Jiang, pictured with coach Douglas MacArthur, will play golf for Rutgers University this fall. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 26, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 05.26.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 05.26.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Daisy Vulovich, an associate vice president, explains how State College of Florida aligns itself to help area businesses.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 25, 2016
Educators, businesses form bonds that should help growth in Manatee County

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance event discusses the 'State of Talent' in the area.

  • East County
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DUI Wolfpack scheduled for Manatee, Sarasota counties.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 25, 2016
FHP will have extra patrols seeking drunk drivers in Manatee, Sarasota counties

Wolfpack Operation will be held Friday night.

  • East County
  • News
Gulf Gate residents lob questions at Medallion Home representatives during a community meeting last year.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 25, 2016
Beruff’s firm buys Gulf Gate Golf Course

Medallion Home’s $3.9 million purchase moves forward plans to develop the course into a 109-home community.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Giacomo’s hosts Business After Hours

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours May 24, at Giacomo’s Bar and Lounge.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 25, 2016
Sofrito Mama’s slated for new downtown Sarasota building

The Schimberg Group aims to revitalize the east end of Main Street with the popular Puerto Rican restaurant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 25, 2016
Re-orient ourselves on turtles

Longboat Key’s proposed ordinance with stricter beach lighting requirements can be viewed as more government reach. But helping hatchlings can also be a selling point.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 25, 2016
REMEMBER THE FALLEN: MAY 30

Memorial Day was first observed May 30, 1868.

  • Longboat Key
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The Manatee County Law Enforcement Memorial Service held May 19 in front of the Manatee County Courthouse honored the nine members of law enforcement who were killed in the line of duty in Manatee County.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 25, 2016
A few kind words can work wonders for our law enforcement officers

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Drummers Ted Robinson, who will be a 10th-grader next semester, and Max Gonzalez, 11th grade, practice for the Tribute to Heroes Parade.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • May 25, 2016
Lakewood Ranch marching band to appear in Tribute to Heroes Parade

Mustang Marching Band combines community involvement with desire to earn awards.

  • East County
  • News
Quarterback Justin Curtis will help lead Lakewood Ranch into its spring game against Booker May 27.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 25, 2016
That's the ticket ...

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

  • East County
  • Sports
    A time to celebrate |
  • May 25, 2016
Just Married: Kelli Schleicher and Jason Cross

Kelli Schleicher and Jason Cross were married on March 19

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
Braden River running back DeShaun Fenwick scored three touchdowns in the first half of the Pirates spring game against St. Petersburg Lakewood May 19.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 25, 2016
East County High 5 Moments: 05.26.16

East County High 5 Moments: 05.26.16

  • East County
  • Sports
Gene Sweeney had a steel beam from the World Trade Center secured for a memorial in Venice, where terrorists in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks trained.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 25, 2016
Main Street hosts grand tribute to veterans

Tribute to Heroes Parade founder selected as this year's grand marshal.

  • East County
  • News
Panther Ridge residents have put up signs opposing the helistop proposal. Archive photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 25, 2016
Helistop issue takes off again

County commission to consider whether to allow helicopter landings at The Concession.

  • East County
  • News
While the town of Longboat Key's new management intern Katie Taylor will focus on shoring up grant money, she will also be involved in the undergrounding and renourishment projects.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 25, 2016
Conversation with Katie Taylor, town intern

The town of Longboat Key's newest employee discusses her start as the island’s management intern.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Novak places Lefty and Bubba at Harbourside May 1. (Courtesy Photo)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Longboat an empty nester this year

For the first time in since 2006, Longboat Key will be without any newborn swans this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Plymouth Harbor President and CEO Harry Hobson with wife, Nancy
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Plymouth Harbor celebrates 50 years

On May 23, Plymouth Harbor celebrated its 50th anniversary, “Celebrating our Past. Envisioning Our Future.”

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 25, 2016
Enclave condo sells for $3.5 million

The Unit A condominium at 3456 Gulf of Mexico Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths and 4,362 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 25, 2016
Lake Club home leads home sales at $1.65 million

Built in 2013, 16326 Daysailor Trail has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,978 square feet of living area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By H. Terrell Griffin
  • May 25, 2016
Chapter 1: Trouble in Paradise

Protestors. Pot. A Peacock Killer. Can detective Jake Bass stop the Key's descent into mayhem?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 25, 2016
Cops Corner 05.25.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Meredith Ellsworth moved to Spanish Main Yacht Club in June 2013.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 25, 2016
Sarasota area sets the scene for novelist Meredith Ellsworth

Known by her pen name M.S. Spencer, Spanish Main resident Meredith Ellsworth's newest novel unfolds at Mote Marine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • May 25, 2016
Cops Corner 5.24.2016

Comical crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Alexander and Andreas Niederer practice together every day, having set up piles of fallen logs, tractor tires, concrete slabs and wooden contraptions in their backyard.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 25, 2016
Riding on the edge

East County brothers vie for AMA NATC MotoTrials National Championship Series crown

  • East County
  • Sports
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