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Kate Lam hammers in a nail to the side of the Habitat for Humanity house.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 24, 2016
Students trade sleeping in for CYD

Community Youth Development spends week volunteering for local organizations.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 03.24.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Gracie Brasacchio and Colleen Brasacchio have a duet together in addition to their solo routines.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 24, 2016
Riverview High School swimmers remain in sync

Gracie Brasacchio, 17, and Colleen Brasacchio, 15, have been involved in synchronized swimming for the past 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Micah Fenn is one of four Riverview seniors who will play in the Sarasota-Manatee Boys All-Star Game March 26.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 24, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

All-star game gives area seniors one final time to shine.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker's Micah Davis hit a grand slam, had five RBI and scored three runs in the Tornadoes 12-0 victory versus Southeast March 17.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 24, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 03.24.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 03.24.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Senior pitcher Spencer Stevens will lead the Cougars into the Second Annual Taylor Emmons Memorial Classic March 28.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 24, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top Sarasota sporting events.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Big Pass sits between Siesta Key and Lido Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2016
Commissioners discuss report on Big Pass dredge

A consultant’s analysis has questioned plans to renourish Lido Key with sand from the inlet.

  • Siesta Key
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Yuffi the miniature poodle
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 23, 2016
Yuffie: Stylish, no matter the season

One pooch stuck out from the pack during the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon on Saturday, March 19.

  • Sarasota
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Sergeant Steve Chenard tests Barley's strength.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 23, 2016
McNeal Elementary students meet four-legged heroes

Students earned a K9 Unit exhibition by Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 23, 2016
Crossing guards at cross purposes

It seems our new guards could use some coaching. Or perhaps someone at the top needs to determine what their purpose is.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 23, 2016
Long-lasting legacies

Outgoing Longboat Key commissioners Lynn Larson and Pat Zunz played crucial roles in what will be historic changes on the Key. They are testaments to persistence.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The sign's tagline reads, "From early education to career readiness, the Y gives kids like Zoe the support they need to be president...potentially...in like, 2064." Photo by Pam Eubanks.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 23, 2016
Your Town

Eighty-two-year-old is Facebook guru; Freedom Elementary administrators spend day on the roof; Music on Main goes blue.

  • East County
  • News
If students can't handle the maneuver, they crush cones instead of other cars or people. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 23, 2016
BRAKES brings teen hands-on driving school to East County

Bradenton Motorsports Park will host BRAKES, which puts teens in emergency and panic driving situations, in May.

  • East County
  • News
The thatched area represents the property.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 23, 2016
Developer plans apartments near UTC Mall

Remi Properties has preliminary plans for 233 apartments at Honore Avenue and Desoto Road.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Town Hall shows off local talent

The Town of Longboat Key honored local artists at its Town Hall Art Exhibit reception March 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gov. Rick Scott with Jack Ogren
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 23, 2016
Local Elks receive Veterans Service Awards

Club news

  • East County
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Kawida Turner places a green ball into the pipe on the sensory trail.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 23, 2016
Special event rises out of the blue

Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy schedules special autism event April 23.

  • East County
  • News
Madi LoCastro hit a pair of home runs in the Lakewood Ranch softball team's 10-6 victory over Braden River March 15.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 23, 2016
East County High 5 Moments: 03.24.16

East County High 5 Moments: 03.24.16

  • East County
  • Sports
Jamier Jones attempts to dribble to the basket past Dylan Higgins.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 23, 2016
New clubs are heavy hitters

East County athletes benefit as talented coaches open club programs close to home.

  • East County
  • Sports
Steve Schwalbach finishes his run across Florida March 18, at Lido Beach. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Steve Schwalbach: Running Man

Steve Schwalbach ran 234 miles across the state of Florida to honor his mother, Jackie, who died of Alzheimer’s disease last year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sylvia Pastor, center, with her sous chefs Lynn Burton and Doris Kaplan March 4, at Temple Beth Israel’s ‘In the Kitchen with Sylvia.’
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Sylvia Pastor dishes on culinary skills

Sylvia Pastor is known at Temple Beth Israel and on the rest of the Key for her talents as a chef.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Receptionist Jill Taylor greets guests.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 23, 2016
FDOT opens new operations center

The center is located on State Road 64 east of I-75.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 23, 2016
Police say education is right approach for crosswalks

There’s a learning curve that comes with new crosswalks on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
IDA supervisors Alan Silverglat, Alan Roth, Nancy Johnson and Tom Green brainstorm options for making meetings more efficient.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 23, 2016
Price of reclaimed water squirts upward

Inter-district authority wants to streamline its meetings.

  • East County
  • News
Phil and Janette Derstine say when they got married 40 years ago, they did not want to be pastors. Now, they can't imagine life in different roles.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 23, 2016
Faith is served up Family style

Christian Retreat's Family Church celebrates 30-year anniversary.

  • East County
  • News
“They were gambling on concert tickets,” Mojoe Production's owner Greg Herndon said. “They might as well have taken my money and gone to Las Vegas. Things can go wrong, and you have to be ready for that.”
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 23, 2016
Mojoe Productions sues Ranch Jam organizers

Creditor still pursues damages against Ranch Jam LLC to pay for failed Lakewood Ranch concert AND Ranch Jam LLC attempts to get Mojoe Productions' lawsuit dismissed.

  • East County
  • News
Cotton Deal of Miami, Juliette Dudinsky of St. Petersburg, Rob and Mary Murray and Jeannette Ormsby of Wimauma, all of the Trailblazing Sams club, with Michelle Leahy with Manatee County.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 23, 2016
Volunteers clean up Rye Cemetery

The project was completed in conjunction with Manatee County's annual Heritage Days.

  • East County
  • News
Brenna Holman
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Town

Your Town

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Physician assistant Anne Marie Dozier, Dr. Doris Ramirez Nessetti, Dr. Irwin “Irv” Becker, Dr. Matt Nessetti and clinical psychologist Cassie Leutzinger, of AllCare Medical Centers
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Meet Longboat’s doctors

Meet the doctors of the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living, which opens March 31, at the Centre Shops

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 23, 2016
Longboat Key: Easter Worship Services

Easter worhsip services

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

George Bennett, Laureano Causo and Joyce Taylor died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 23, 2016
Pierre condominium sells for $1.4 million

The Unit 405 condo at 455 Longboat Club Road has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,880 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 23, 2016
Edgewater Village home tops transactions at $699,000

Residential real estate transactions for March 7 to March 11

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 23, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 3.24.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Construction of Aria condominium at 2251 Gulf of Mexico Drive is nearing completion.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • March 23, 2016
Key construction reaches five-year high

Three projects represent just a fraction of a construction boom on the Key, where permit numbers continue to rise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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