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Some town residents have asked about the possibility of piggybacking canal dredging with a recently completed Lido Key project. The complexities of permitting make that impractical, town officials said.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 15, 2019
New wrinkles in canal plan have Longboat leaders looking at options

Cost estimates, extent of seagrass mitigation adds new variables to a long-proposed project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mary Dietterle, ARC executive director
  • By Eric Snider |
  • August 16, 2018
Pick of the Litter

The Animal Rescue Coalition is saving area cats and dogs one spay and neuter at a time.

  • LWR Life
  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • April 19, 2012
PREEN & CHIC GETS EN POINTE

PREEN & CHIC GETS EN POINTE

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 4, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 5

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place in Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
MSC realtor Julie McClung (left) stands alongside Red Cross Major Gifts Officer Kristin Burke (second from left), MSC realtor Bobbie Bannan (second from right) and Jewish Family & Children’s Services CEO Heidi Brown.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • July 25, 2017
Michael Saunders Foundation grants aid 50 local causes

The $56,000 awarded will go to help local nonprofits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County planner Jack Wilhelm, agent Joel Freedman of Freedman Consulting Group, and Hytham Bakr, board member, answer questions from the audience.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 9, 2016
Residents voice traffic concerns with potential Islamic Society school

The society is applying to Sarasota County for a private elementary school to open in its current facilities.

  • East County
  • News
Players warm up Sept. 5 for the first night of competition in the Chargers Soccer Club Labor Day Tournament at Premier Sports Campus. About 1,500 athletes participated in the four-day event.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 9, 2020
Is sports tourism back in Manatee County?

Hoteliers hope soccer tourney means momentum for sports tourism in Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Aug. 23

Jeannie Sparks photographed this limpkin at Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A condominium in The Beach Residences recently for $3.5 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,861 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $3.3 million in 2017.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 2, 2019
The Beach Residences condo sells for $3.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Dec. 10-14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Tanya Wood, 7, got her face painted at the festival.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 29, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Pumpkin Festival

More than 20,000 people were expected to attend the third annual Sarasota Pumpkin Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dishes for Wishes benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central of Northern and Central Florida, Sarasota region. Courtesy photos.
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 27, 2013
Tidbites

A dream is a wish your heart makes; The Table is bringing back brunch; and Eat Here opens for lunch.

  • Arts + Culture
All six city of Sarasota Commission candidates will meet Feb. 19 for a community forum hosted by the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association at Waldemere Fire Station.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 19, 2013
Sarasota City Commission candidate forum planned

The Arlington park Neighborhood Association will host all six candidates beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Waldemere fire Station.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 7, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 14

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Mike Fields is the new boys basketball coach at Sarasota High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 19, 2018
Fields day: Sarasota High boys basketball job stays in the family

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The above shows the bayou now. Photo by Roger Drouin.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • March 28, 2013
Murky History

High levels of lead are encapsulated in the Hudson bayou's sediment. More than 60,000 cubic yards would have to be dredged to remove the toxic metal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Merchants handed out candy to trick-or-treaters in Siesta Key Village in 2014.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 30, 2015
Find the sweet spot for Sarasota trick-or-treaters

Events around Sarasota and Siesta Key for families to celebrate Halloween.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 10, 2015
TWIS Asks: Nick Morgulis, director of 'Paradise, Fl'

TWIS Asks: Nick Morgulis, director of 'Paradise, Fl'

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Bush II.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 2, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 02.02.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 02.02.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Suzanne Aguirre is one of many Tsunami swimmers that live in Lakewood Ranch. Before the county's decision, about 70 Tsunami swimmers practiced at Marble Pool.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 18, 2020
Storm brews in east Bradenton after Lakewood Ranch Lightning moves

Tsunami upset by Manatee County decision to give pool time to Lakewood Ranch swim team

  • East County
  • News
Then Sen. Barak Obama greets supporters at Ed Smith Stadium.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 5, 2015
This week in history 11.5.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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