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

  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 9, 2013
Forge ahead: Jammeria Higdon

Sarasota High senior Jammeria Higdon closed out her prep track-and-field career at the Class 3A State Finals May 3, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 9, 2013
LAX players named All-Americans

Cardinal Mooney High lacrosse senior goalkeeper Victoria Krupa was named to the 2013 US Lacrosse Girls High School All-American first team May 8.

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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 11, 2013
SLL wins district crowns

The Sarasota National 9/10 All-Stars and the Sarasota American 10/11 and 11/12 All-Stars all won Florida District 16 titles.

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  • By Gulf Coast Community Foundation |
  • February 19, 2020
Dr. Sylvia Earle headlines Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s annual Better Together

Dr. Sylvia Earle, founder and president of Mission Blue and a National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence since 1999, will headline Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s annual Better Together

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  • September 26, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Henrietta Barkey and Dora Coates died.

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  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • April 3, 2014
Sarasota spends 'an evening with Michael Bloomberg'

In his first major public appearance since leaving office, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Friday, March 28, to a packed crowd at the Sarasota Opera House.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 9, 2024
Former Playboy president lists Siesta Key home for $20 million

Entrepreneur Randy Nicolau, a former president of Playboy, has listed a waterfront home in Siesta Key's Hidden Harbor community for $20 million.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 21, 2023
Riverview High, local football communities remember John Sprague

The respected Rams coach, who held a 209-103 record over 30 seasons, died Nov. 17 at age 75.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 11, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.11.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.11.17

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 1, 2017
Mustangs face tall challenge in state semifinals

The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team takes on Sickles at 2 p.m. Friday.

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  • By Dora Walters |
  • December 15, 2010
Longboat Lookback

A look at what was happening on Longboat this week in years past.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2012
News Briefs

Bollards out to bid; County Commission elects chairwoman; Patterson kicks off Condo Council season

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 21, 2017
Murder in Lakewood Ranch not considered a random killing

Second suspect in Greenbrook Park killing still at large.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2013
Rise ABOVE: W. Kenneth Yancey

The head of one of the largest pro-business counseling groups in the country delivers a message of hope to the Gulf Coast. 'The great thing about entrepreneurs is they are so resilient,' says W. Kenneth Yancey.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 23, 2012
Pat Neal: Back Again

Well-known homebuilder Pat Neal, through Neal Communities, has posted a pair of notable three-year growth periods twice in the past decade.

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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 25, 2014
Students study Nate's to help nonprofit grow

As a result of a USF Sarasota-Manatee study, Nate's Honor Animal Rescue plans to offer internships to the college's students.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 10, 2023
Books, bargains and lobster on the lawn

The Longboat Library brought the books outside for a sale on Saturday.

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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 17, 2009
Selby Gardens receives research grant

A grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services will enable the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Center for Tropical Plant Sciences and Conservation to establish a new molecular research program.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 25, 2017
Steube tax bill may cost Longboat thousands

Sen. Greg Steube submits legislation that will cap business tax payments at $25.

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  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 10, 2025
St. Mary show on Longboat Key benefits fashionistas, fauna

This year's St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church fashion show drew about 250 people.

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