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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
Superintendent hosts movie nights

APRIL FOOLS' - Manatee County School District's superintendent has made transparency a primary focus of his tenure.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 6, 2013
Town Commission approves police contract

Commissioner Jack Duncan called the town manager's effort to freeze the town's three pension plans 'a huge burden that's being lifted' that stops 'the hemorrhaging.'

  • Longboat Key
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  • In Memoriam |
  • February 27, 2020
Dorothy Barichak, RN

On Thursday, February 20, 2020 the world said goodbye to one of its finest caregivers, Dorothy M. Barichak, RN.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Dora Walters |
  • October 21, 2009
History repeats itself

The threat of rain failed to dampen the high spirits of the overflowing crowd attending the fifth annual Longboat Key Historical Society Old Time Fish Fry Oct. 16, at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub,

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2017
East County weather page photo: August 10

Pamela Williams photographed this common gallinule mother and baby swimming in a pond in the Hazeltine neighborhood of County Club East in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Students who help produce short films during the annual Inspired Minds summer camp can now download their movies online.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 19, 2015
Inspired Minds offers short films for download

Children who participate in the acting group Inspired Minds can now own copies of the films they created.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Education Center Executive Director (and yoga instructor) Susan Goldfarb. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • September 24, 2014
Fitness classes are only the beginning of Ed Center choices

There's a Longboat Key phenomenon that happens annually right after the tourist traffic finally fades because kids are going back to school and right before the car carriers start to unload their seasonal shipments. It is the arrival of the humble-in-appearance but ever so rich-in-content catalog from the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 12, 2013
Siesta Key beach earns another ranking

Gogobot users rank Siesta Key public beach fifteenth best international beach.

  • Siesta Key
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The 2013 Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship recipients
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Kiwanis Scholarship Breakfast

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Foundation presented academic scholarships to 25 recipients during its annual scholarship breakfast Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside dining room.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 5, 2018
Cops Corner: What a pretty boat . . . ooops

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 26, 2012
Lady Mustangs send three to state meet

Three members of the Lakewood Ranch High girls weightlifting team finished in the top three at the District 8 State Qualifying Weightlifting Meet Jan. 25 at Port Charlotte High and will now advance to the state meet Feb. 11 at the Kissimmee Civic Center.

  • East County
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 26, 2012
Thunder set to face Falcons in district final

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team defeated St. Petersburg Shorecrest Prep 4-1 in a Class 1A-District 8 semifinal Jan. 25.

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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 26, 2019
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe sends off 'Soul Man' tour with soiree

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Soul Men will perform at the National Black Theatre Festival from July 29 to Aug. 3.

  • Black Tie
The Florida Department of Transportation said a roundabout at Midnight Pass and Beach roads could make the intersection safer. Courtesy rendering
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 11, 2015
GOING IN CIRCLES: Does Siesta Key need a roundabout?

The Midnight Pass Road/Beach Road intersection experienced 11 accidents in the last five years. The No. 1 concern for Siesta Key residents is pedestrian safety.

  • Sarasota
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David Conway. High-density apartments could come to this Rosemary District parcel.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 26, 2013
Rosemary explores higher density

The proposed Rosemary Residential Overlay District would allow for higher-density housing developments in the area, which the city believes will spur much-anticipated growth.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 27, 2015
OUR VIEW | More Medicaid: Federal ransom

The call of media editorialists, state senators and altruists for expanding Obamacare’s Medicaid program in Florida remains a cacophonous drumbeat of pots and pans.

  • Longboat Key
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Listening to her daughter, Aan Iskandar, right, relay her feelings about the situation in Egypt, Eman Elnaggar is thankful to have her husband and two children under one roof.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 10, 2011
Egyptian family stays strong amidst turmoil

Aan Iskandar attempts to focus on college while her friends and family live in fear.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River defeated Palmetto 35-0 to capture its second straight Class 7A-District 11 title Oct. 23.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 26, 2015
Back-to-Back Champs

The Braden River High football team beat Palmetto 35-0 to win the Class 7A-District 11 title Oct. 23.

  • East County
  • Sports
Robert Hueter attaches a satellite tag to a bull shark during a study in 2016. Bull sharks are one of the migratory shark species that PERC will focus on. Photo by Olivia Raney/Mote Marine Laboratory
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 2, 2019
Mote Marine Laboratory to study shark life history and sustainability

The laboratory will join other research outlets to study migratory marine species.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2016
Top Story — January: El Nino steals sand from eroded shoreline

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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