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  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • February 25, 2019
Sarasota County Schools to hold second district-wide safety drill

Exercises in awareness and safety will be ongoing through the SCSPD at Sarasota County public schools.

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  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • February 21, 2013
How to handle Wal-Mart

How to handle Wal-Mart

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 14, 2018
Members lunch in the gardens at the Legacy Luncheon

Marie Selby Legacy Society hosted its seventh annual luncheon on March 8.

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: February 27

Patricia Muller captured this anhinga enjoying the morning light of the north end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Aging in Paradise Executive Director Donna Dunio and Suzy Brenner at last year'   s gala.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 18, 2017
Your Calendar: Aging in Paradise Gala

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 26, 2020
Condo in The Beach Residences sells for $2.47 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 11-15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Steven Jeffries, Dame Ninette de Valois and Margaret Barbieri at a curtain call for The Rake's Progress. (Courtesy Photo: Sarasota Ballet)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • January 18, 2022
Sarasota Ballet returns to familiar territory with 'The Rake's Progress'

Few people are better suited to teach "The Rake's Progress" than Margaret Barbieri, who learned directly from Ninette de Valois and Alicia Markova.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Master Gardener Lori Walker holds a meeting on site with participants. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 1, 2016
Lakewood Ranch community garden sprouts

Already 15 plots have been reserved.

  • East County
  • News
Alert Longboat Key officer saves 4 boaters from stormy waters
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 10, 2016
Longboat Key officer saves boaters from stormy waters

None of the juvenile boaters were wearing life jackets.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh, standing at Lena Road, where it terminates heading north from State Road 64, hopes the county can speed up plans for its construction. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 28, 2019
Manatee County takes road project detour on 44th Avenue extension

Manatee County delay Delay on 44th Avenue East extension may mean more dollars for East County transportation projects, commissioner hopes.

  • East County
  • News
(From left to right) Friends of Keep Woods representative Brenda Russell celebrates with Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast President Christine Johnson, Director of Land Protection Debi Osborne and volunteer Gary Heber.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 10, 2017
Residents one step closer to creating Braden River Preserve

Efforts now will focus on education about how the preserve would be funded.

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  • News
Behind the scenes of Mote summer camps.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 7, 2020
Mote goes virtual for summer camps

Programs take several forms, depending on age groups.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota Hospital Board At Large Seat 1: Audie Elizabeth Bock

Meet the candidate.

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Lakewood Ranch's Bob Smith taught his daughter, Amanda Smith Tullidge, about the importance of giving at an early age.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 1, 2019
Lakewood Ranch man has special gift for giving

Lakewood Ranch man collects $25,025 from his neighbors to benefit Bradenton's Stillpoint House of Prayer.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will discuss red-light cameras at 11 a.m. June 18.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 17, 2013
Three more Manatee County intersections to get red-light cameras

At the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, officials will announce the activation of red-light cameras at three intersections, including State Road 70 and Tara Boulevard.

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Prospective tenant Roberta Echard chats with Grand Living residents Judy Albert and Marji Tronvold, who both moved in Oct. 1.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 23, 2019
Grand opening for Lakewood Ranch retirement community

Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch opens in Sarasota County.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota County Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan has been in the works since 2008.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 22, 2014
County continues work on PDRP

The Sarasota County Planning Commission listened to an update about the county Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan at its meeting last night.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High graduate Pablo Garabitos was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in 25th round of the 2018 MLB Draft on June 6.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 7, 2018
Lakewood Ranch High grad selected in MLB Draft

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Pablo Garabitos was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in 25th round of the 2018 MLB Draft on June 6. He must decide between going pro and attending the University of South Florida by July 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
Alex Finnerty, Grace Castilow, Ashley Abrams and Jordana Gentile read some of their poetry
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • October 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Booker Middle's Dragonfly Cafe

Booker Middle School's Room 130 turned into the Dragonfly Cafe Thursday, Oct. 10. Students of Mrs. Fox's 8th grade Creative Writing class shared their work. This is the first Dragonfly Cafe of the 2013/2014 academic year.

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