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Results for: Funded Futures Network Promo Code "SKV50" Get 50% Off On All Plans

  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 4, 2016
Riverview graduates turn tassels

Riverview High School commencement ceremony graduates more than 570

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 17, 2016
Longboat Key Chamber chairmen mingle with members

The Chamber Chairman's reception brought 100 people to Amore for the annual event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 29, 2016
Ashton Elementary celebrates reaching for the stars for 40 years

Students and alumni mark the 40th anniversary for Ashton Elementary School.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Two top turtles head to Mote camp

Longboat Key Turtle Watch awarded scholarships to Anna Maria Elementary School students Grace Garza and Maggie Carter for a week of summer camp at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2013
Vote now for your favorite "It's Read Everywhere" photo!

Voting is now live for the Observer's "It's Read Everywhere" photo contest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 4, 2026
Help celebrate new grads

Send information about graduates living on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands or Bird keys who deserve celebration this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 7, 2013
County sets millage rate, presents revised budget

Manatee County commissioners set an unchanged millage rate and agreed to give money to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office to increase staff there.

  • East County
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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 13, 2018
Petitioners race to change how the county elects commissioners

If the group can get a few thousand signatures by the end of the week, voters could approve the change in advance of the November 2018 general election.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.16.15

Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.16.15

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Klint Lowry |
  • February 5, 2020
Rosemary Square mural illustrate, exemplify district's artistic character

5-panel group like a 'welcome' sign and an open invitation for selfies

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 2, 2024
Modern dance meets jazz with SCD + The Barker Project

Sarasota Contemporary Dance's tentpole event of the season is a first-time collaboration.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 22, 2020
Can't mask the spirit of giving in Lakewood Ranch

Can't mask the spirit of giving in Lakewood Ranch

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  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 19, 2025
Sarasota Chamber honors Observer CEO, hosts Florida Chamber president

The New Year's Kickoff Brunch presented Observer Media Group CEO and founder Matt Walsh with the Spirit of Sarasota Award and featured Florida Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Mark Wilson.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2022
New charter school opens for Lakewood Ranch students

Enthusiasm soars for Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, a charter school built on the WISH model, which stands for wellness, innovation, science and health.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 24, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2011
News Briefs 06.16.11

A 2-year-old Myakka City girl drowned in a pond after fishing with family members June 8.

  • East County
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  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 23, 2015
Selby: How did the gardens grow?

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens celebrates 40 years of growing the gardens to become a world-renowned facility.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 12, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No skim scams here

Police reports around around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 18, 2021
Sarasota high school football previews: Booker High

The Tornadoes have the skill position players to surprise teams if they stay healthy.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 27, 2023
Shuttered Sarasota landmark restaurant sold for nearly $3 million

Benderson Development plans to "reimagine" the former Café Baci property on Tamiami Trail.

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