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Sarasota athlete of the week: 01.19.17

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  • February 8, 2017
Time to jump on the Lakewood Ranch girls basketball bus

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

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Sweet dreams: La Dona Donuts' new store

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2015 Issues to Watch: SCAT operations

Rocky Burke will steer a SCAT operational analysis as well as tap into Sarasota's creative community.

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Familiar Focus

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team has posted a 14-3 record this season with three matches remaining on the schedule.

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  • September 11, 2013
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The Manatee County School Board, following the advice of Superintendent Rick Mills, delayed a decision to adopt its 2013-14 budget because it did not give the public enough time to review it.

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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 4, 2013
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Nikole Stephens, a second-year medical student at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, takes off her lab coat to play roller derby with the Bradentucky Bombers.

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  • June 14, 2024
Fiorelli Winery celebration to benefit Suncoast Charities

Sales from the Red, White and Blueberry Celebration on June 29 will benefit Sarasota nonprofit Suncoast Charities for Children.

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  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 1, 2024
APRIL FOOL: GMD shut down for filming of 'The Fast and the Furious 11'

Director Speedy Murray shares his love for Longboat Key and excitement for the last movie in the series.

  • April Fools
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 14, 2021
Manatee County Teen Court celebrates 30 years

Teen Court allows students to judge their peers.

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  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 24, 2024
Philly-based restaurant Guppy’s Good Times to open on Longboat

Owner Robin Gupta hopes the restaurant can bring a neighborhood sports bar feel to the island.

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  • By Jack Nelson |
  • October 15, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Connail Jackson

The junior running back had four touchdowns and over 200 rushing yards in Cardinal Mooney's Week 8 victory over Lakewood

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Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Chris Schrum

The senior helped Sarasota boys weightlifting to both FHSAA Class 3A-District 12 team titles.

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  • December 15, 2022
Peter Vole named Agriculturalist of the Year in Manatee County

His work with kids in 4-H, FFA and at the Manatee County Fair earned him the award.

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  • By David Conway |
  • February 2, 2021
City approves bike lanes on Ringling Boulevard

The city is moving forward with a plan to add protected bike lanes and reduce motor vehicle travel lanes, a project designed to capitalize on the Legacy Trail extension.

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  • June 4, 2009
Grand Bay unit sells for $1.3 million

The keys' largest real-estate transaction for the week of May 18 through May 22 was the $1.3 million sale of Unit 136 in Building 1 at the 272-unit Grand Bay highrise complex.

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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 8, 2012
Hurricane Sandy delays return of Unconditional Surrender

The sculpture's arrival - 1,100 miles south of the New Jersey studio where it is being repaired - will likely be delayed until early December.

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  • November 22, 2019
Longboat elections 2020: Five questions with Ed Zunz

Chatting with the commissioners-elect.

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  • January 16, 2014
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  • March 25, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Health care reform

President Barack Obama signed into existence new health care legislation Tuesday. The East County Observer caught up with residents in the area to get their thoughts.

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