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

  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 27, 2021
County amends affordable housing incentives

The changes mean developers who build east of I-75 no longer have to include affordable units, but they can opt to.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 10, 2022
Ringling College receives $600,000 from RCLA

The funds are part of RCLA’s most recent gift commitment of $3 million to support the Alfred R. Goldstein Library and student scholarships.

  • Sarasota
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  • In Memoriam |
  • February 26, 2021
Sophie Pollack, nee Pielet

Sophie Pollack, nee Pielet, age 95, of Downers Grove, IL and Longboat Key, FL.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2009
Manatee schools receive $1.7 million grant

History education in Manatee County Public Schools received a substantial boost through a nearly $1.7 million grant from the federal government to fund a "Teaching American History Grant."

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • September 27, 2019
Southside goes gold for childhood cancer awareness

Southside Elementary School raised money for the Benjamin Gilkey Fund for Innovation Pediatric Research.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • July 24, 2017
Embracing Our Differences receives latest grant

The Sarasota nonprofit received $20,000 to further its art education programs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 10, 2020
Changes coming to schools in new semester

Following a state directive, struggling remote students will be asked to return to in-person classes.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 8, 2018
St. Armands fills October calendar

Throughout this month, four events will entertain all ages for free.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 31, 2012
Craig Merrill: Demolition Dude

Craig Merrill works for Westlake Produce Co., in Winter Haven, during most of the year. But when the Fourth of July rolls around, he trades apples for ammunition as the pyrotechnician behind the Siesta Key Beach fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2012
Sports Teams of 2012

Enjoy our picks for the top sports teams of 2012.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • May 21, 2020
Baby Blueprint

Moving into its second year, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center’s Birth Designer Program proves successful in preparing patients for a positive childbirth experience.

  • LWR Life
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 2, 2022
Volunteers excavate turtle nest on Longboat as dozens watch

About 200 people, hoping to see hatchlings head to sea, instead learn that more than 100 of them successfully waddled into the surf.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 18, 2012
Comment: No pain, no gain

After a near two-week hiatus from the gym, I spent four of the past five days sweating it out in the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 19, 2019
Stellar casting makes 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' pack a big punch

At times Richard Linklater's film, "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," is a bit too whimsical, but a talented cast, beautiful cinematography and brilliant scoring make up for it.

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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 27, 2013
Builders prepare for new community's big reveal

Neal Communities targets family buyers in its next phase of homes at Eagle Trace, with amenities and larger floor plans.

  • East County
  • News
  • 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 Harry Sayer |
  • July 25, 2022
Sarasota pays tribute to MLB legend Buck O'Neil

The historic baseball player and MLB's first Black coach was recently honored with a mural and a key to the city.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 20, 2017
Opsrey couple inherits French castle

Castle on a Hill

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 21, 2011
Teenager hooks winning tarpon

Siesta Key residents Trevor Cowieson is the youngest participant to win the Sarasota Sportfishing Angler's Club annual Tarpon Tournament.

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