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Results for: Redotpay Referral Code "kbw03" Get 20% Bonus On First Purchase

  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • September 26, 2018
The stuff of charity in Lakewood Ranch area

Public asked to stuff the buses for Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 26, 2017
More than 1,000 new hotel rooms expected in Sarasota

Between 2016-2018, the county will get 1,112 new hotel rooms — most of which are centered in downtown Sarasota.

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  • By Matt Orr |
  • April 10, 2013
Get serviced with One&Only

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  • By Matt Orr |
  • April 10, 2013
Get serviced with One&Only

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 29, 2022
Gene Witt Elementary in Bradenton names new principal

Connie Dixon has waited 20 years to be an administrator at Gene Witt Elementary School.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 8, 2017
Jewish Film Festival highlights the Jewish experience

The 2017 Sarasota Jewish Film Festival opens March 12.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Emma Burke |
  • February 28, 2024
33 Things to Add To Your Sand Bucket List this Summer

Here are the top 33 things to do, places to go, and sights to see this summer in Sarasota, Manatee counties.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 30, 2025
Manatee County strives to become a veteran safe place

The county has partnered with The Fire Watch to provide free training so residents can spot veterans in crisis.

  • East County
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 11, 2013
A final salute

Marty Samowitz, 99, survived the Battle of Iwo Jima to become a businessman and philanthropist. He died Dec. 6.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2018
Bamboo shoots upward in East County

Mixon Fruit Farms hopes its first bamboo crop replaces losses from citrus.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2014
Our view

Antidote to flood insurance

  • Sarasota
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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 6, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, March 7

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice.

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  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • March 5, 2023
Temple Emanu-El gets into character for Purim

The temple hosted its annual Purim Carnival on March 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 27, 2010
Buchanan announces jobs plan

Congressman Vern Buchanan announced Monday a new piece of legislation intended to create jobs. The proposal is expected to be introduced formally later this week.

  • East County
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 4, 2010
Man on the street: Ribfest recipes

the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center held its inaugural Ribfest Wednesday. In case you missed it, you can get a second helping - the Tennis Center plans to hold the event again next year. But to hold you over in the meantime, we asked the chefs to dish on their secrets.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 6, 2011
Burglary attempted in Dollar General parking lot

A Bradenton man feared his safety after a man with a knife attempted to get in his vehicle.

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  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 8, 2011
Illegal-scrapping crackdown nets 62 arrests

A sheriff's office campaign designed to dampen the theft and sale of scrap metal results in the capture of dozens of suspects.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2011
Mother officiates at son's wedding

Dorothy Williams, president of the Tiffany Plaza Condominium Association, received her Justice of the Peace certification last week after her son, Bryant Dowden, told her of his plans of getting married on his parents' 25-year wedding anniversary, Aug. 16. The certification course took about three hours.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2011
Get your cameras ready!

Lakewood Ranch-based Sanborn Studios has joined forces with the Guerilla Film Competition to find the 'best of the best' of YouTube video stars.

  • East County
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 8, 2020
A taste of Greek culture in Sarasota

36th annual festival in Sarasota showcases Greek culture, cuisine.

  • East County
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