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Lakewood Ranch resident Lynn Nagle Flood submitted this photo of a bird of paradise, taken at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 21, 2015
East County photo contest winner: July 23

Lakewood Ranch resident Lynn Nagle Flood submitted this photo of a bird of paradise, taken at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
TripAdvisor names Mote Aquarium the fifth best aquarium in the U.S. and 15th best in the world. Reviews on the website particularly mention Mote's limited-time exhibit Oh Baby, which focuses on baby marine animals.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 21, 2015
TripAdvisor names Mote the fifth best aquarium in the U.S.

TripAdvisor listed Mote Marine Aquarium the fifth best aquarium in the U.S. and 15th best in the world in its 2015 Travelers’ Choice awards.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Angie Stringer will serve as the new executive director of Girls Inc. beginning Aug. 31.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 21, 2015
Girls Inc. welcomes new executive director

Angie Stringer will serve as the new executive director of Girls Inc. beginning Aug. 31.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sixteen dogs, including great danes, are Nate's Honor Animal Rescue's newest residents.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 21, 2015
East County rescue needs supplies

Towels, dog beds, toys and paper towels: Nate's Honor Animal Rescue needs donations after taking in 16 animals over the last two days.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 21, 2015
Mustangs score with hoops camp

Eighty-three boys and girls, entering second through ninth grade, hit the court for the final week of Lakewood Ranch High’s summer basketball camp July 13 through July 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 21, 2015
Pirates enjoy summer slugfest

Braden River High held its third annual softball and baseball summer camp July 13 through July 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant at 800 Broadway in Longbeach Village sold for $3.2 July 7.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 21, 2015
Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant fetches $3.2 million

It will take at least a year for the new Longboat Key restaurant owners to get a new restaurant approved and built at 800 Broadway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 21, 2015
SRQ airport lands new airline

Calgary-based WestJet plans to serve SRQ Airport with nonstop service to Toronto twice a week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 524 N. Spoonbill Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,425 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,670,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 21, 2015
Three-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $1,670,000

The home is on 524 N. Spoonbill Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Dana Laganella Gerling has owned a legal firm in Sarasota for eight years.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 21, 2015
East County lawyer receives elite reward

Dana Laganella Gerling, of Affordable Attorney, Gerling Law Group Chartered, has been selected to the 2015 Super Lawyers List.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key residents have rallied against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plans to dredge Big Pass.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2015
Siesta Isles survey reveals opposition to Big Pass dredge proposal

A survey by the 297-home Siesta Isles Association came back with 98% of respondents agains the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to mine Big Pass to shore up Lido Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2015
Jebco plans North Trail condo project

Fresh off development of the Q townhomes on Ringling Boulevard, Jebco Ventures has submitted preliminary plans for more than 150 condominiums on North Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kids practice ball handling during the morning basketball session.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 20, 2015
Kids warm up with Risen Savior's Mega Sports Camp

The East County Lutheran Church held its sports camp July 20-24.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Five contestants battled it out for bragging rights, and $50.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 20, 2015
Hungry contestants devour hot dogs

Wolves Head Pizza and Wings held its first annual hot dog eating contest Saturday, July 18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. Jack Levick with Carol Papa at his retirement celebration.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 20, 2015
First Presbyterian music director retires

Jack Levick served as music director for First Presbyterian Church for 11 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Are you prepared to hunker down at your home during a hurricane? CERT is offering a free information session on which tools can safeguard homeowners from storms this hurricane season.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 20, 2015
Lakewood Ranch team offers tips on storm preparedness

The Lakewood Ranch Community Emergency Response Team will discuss necessary tools to safeguard homeowners from hurricanes.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Rotary Club members Bob and Teresa accepted the award July 15.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 20, 2015
Longboat Key Rotary Club receives grant for food pantry

From January through May, the Longboat Key Rotary Club supplied 13,556 pounds of food and 11,296 meals to needy Sarasota families.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marc Pelz pours a sauvignon blanc and chardonnay blend from Binyamina Yogev Wines.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 19, 2015
Temple Emanu-El unwinds with tasting

Members of Temple Emanu-El enjoy wine tasting event at Fresh Start Cafe.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 18, 2015
Amore by Andrea savors its sounds

The Fiati Five wind quintet and soprano Katie Dukes performed music by both American and Italian composers on July 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alexandra Jefferson, 3, plays in the water.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 18, 2015
Splash Shabbat soaks Central Park

Temple Emanu-El held its annual summer event in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2015
FYI Friday — Your weekly news roundup

This week's FYI Friday features news about the loss of Rod Warner, known widely as Mr. Roundabout, peacock trouble on Longboat Key and more!

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee County School District is in need of a fifth school board member.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 17, 2015
Manatee County school board seeks fifth member

After District 5 representative Mary Cantrell died, the Manatee County school board is one member short. Who will fill the seat?

  • East County
  • News
Goodwill Manasota President and CEO Bob Rosinsky and Goodwill North Georgia President Ray Bishop.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 17, 2015
Goodwill Ambassadors mingle with social event

Suncoast Porsche hosts local Goodwill Ambassadors for networking event.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2015
Evie's on Main Street to open in September

Owner Mike Evanoff said he plans to open the bar, restaurant and bowling alley on the 1500 block of Main Street Sept. 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. Marni Mount participated in an archaeological dig in the Beit Guvrin caves outside of Jerusalem.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 17, 2015
Holy Land adventure

Members of Temple-Emanu-El make a trip to Israel.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The existing University Parkway/Interstate 75 interchange is being reconfigured. The project will take about two years.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 17, 2015
FDOT plans public meeting

The public will be able to view plans or the diverging diamond interchange and ask questions of the construction team.

  • East County
  • News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still processing a federal permit for a project that will bring approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from a sand source in the middle of the state.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2015
Town attains state permits for beach projects

All that stands in the way for three separate beach projects bringing millions of dollars worth of sand to the shores of Longboat Key is federal permits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2015
SRQ Airport OKs Uber pickups

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will charge Uber drivers $2.50 per pickup through December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Blake Bennett, Pine View School senior, tries to put intensity into his sound during a master class session.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 16, 2015
Fiati Five holds master class for local high school students

Braden River High School hosted the internationally-recognized wind quintet.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Town Manager Dave Bullock provided the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials with a city of Sarasota transportation update Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 16, 2015
Bullock provides transportation update

A comprehensive traffic analysis being performed by the Florida Department of Transportation will be ready sometime this fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pat Halsted and Dr. Ed Feldmann
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 16, 2015
The Glenridge hits the mini-golf course

Despite raindrops and delays residents were delighted to spend the Thursday morning on the "green" for a Mini-Golf Tournament at The Glenridge.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 16, 2015
La Bellasara condo sells for $2,375,000

The following Sarasota residential real estate transactions took place between June 29 and July 3.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Lila Tack, Emma Zamikoff and Iris Axelius smile during leg stretches.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 16, 2015
Campers raise the barre with Sarasota Ballet

Sarasota Ballet summer camps offer three weeks of ballet, musical theater and contemporary dance classes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chet Whitehorm seems to have scored a big word in Scrabble as Cherie Miller contemplates her tiles.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 16, 2015
This week in history 7.16.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 16, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 07.16.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
City Engineer Alex DavisShaw believes residents will embrace alternate forms of transportation if given the opportunity.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 16, 2015
City works to steer residents to other modes of transportation

The city continues to work on addressing transportation issues, but will Sarasota residents embrace alternate methods of getting around town?

  • Sarasota
  • News
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