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  • April 5, 2025
Imagine school at Lakewood Ranch showcases students' artistic talents

"Artistry & Insights" features a collage of artwork and music.

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  • June 26, 2025
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  • March 31, 2024
Sand Cay Beach Resort Easter egg hunt challenges all ages

Families return to Longboat Key every year to spend Easter weekend with the Easter Bunny and hunt for eggs.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 13, 2023
Selby brings Halloween to Little Sarasota Bay with Lights at Spooky Point

Spooky scenes are all around at Selby Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus.

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  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 7, 2009
Braden River Middle students donate picnic tables

Members of the school's Technology Students Association have entered the project into the state TSA competition.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 1, 2010
TAKEOVER: Ranch plans annexation

APRIL FOOLS - A revised study by Fishkind & Associates revealed the tax base in the original boundaries for Lakewood Ranch wasn't enough to support a city. Now, a new pro-incorporation group is seeking to annex at least 10 East County neighborhoods to help balance the budget.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 13, 2012
Cheaper era for Village merchants begins

Village merchants, who contribute to a county maintenance fund, will pay between $80,000 and $50,000 less than forecasted for FY 2013.

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  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 25, 2011
Beach outdoor shower prompts complaints

A resident recently alerted commissioners to dangers of standing water in the Siesta Public Beach parking lot.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 18, 2012
Town hopes to cash in on video advertisements

The commission will discuss an advertising model that could help to offset the town's cost of offering live-streaming meetings.

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  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 13, 2012
Island association tackles emergency services

Two Siesta Key Association members take on roles analyzing Sarasota County emergency operations.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2012
News Briefs

Iannello drops out of commission race; Spencer resigns from pension board

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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 10, 2019
Scene & Heard 04.11.19

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week.

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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 30, 2017
Looking back at a big hurricane season for Sarasota County

This season only brought two named storms to Sarasota. One you probably forgot. One you never will.

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2017
Buddy system reaches benchmark

Bashaw Elementary students hope their 'Buddy Bench' project will catch on at other schools.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2014
Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

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  • By David Conway |
  • April 17, 2014
City could quiet Duval's desire for nightclub status

Duval's New World Cafe seeks a liquor license, but the city worries about a potential transformation.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
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Myakka City Fire District adds engine; Manatee County prepares to open Neal Preserve

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  • October 26, 2023
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  • March 10, 2022
Lakewood Ranch High grad still making his mark in college track

John Rivera is now one of the nation's best 800-meter runners at the University of Mississippi.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • October 6, 2020
Downtown group rejects mid-week farmers market proposal

Although the Downtown Improvement District declined to fund a start-up “micro-market,” board members encouraged the Sarasota Farmers Market to consider weekday events.

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