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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: July 4

A purple gallinule, as photographed by Jeannie Sparks in Sarasota’s Celery Fields.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2019
East County weather page photo: July 4

Richard Bottorff captures this bald eagle in flight in Rye Preserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 4

Bill Trombetta captured a perfect sky on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wes Moore with Town Hall Lecture Series Chair Jay Logan
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 6, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Wes Moore Town Hall Lecture Series

Rhodes Scholar, White House fellow and youth advocate, Wes Anderson, spoke at the Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall Lecture Series Thursday, March 6. Moore, who is described as an 'American success story,' spoke to members of the community about the importance of opportunity and education for America's youth. 'Education isn't just reading and writing,' he says, 'it grants freedom.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Bath and Racquet Club owners hope to redevelop the property as a residential community built around the existing fitness facility.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2020
Bath & Racquet Club plans headed to City Commission

A proposal to redevelop the property near U.S. 41 has drawn opposition from residents and the city’s Planning Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The ordinance would allow occupied RVs to be attached to single family residences from occupied RV would only be allowed from December 1 through March 31.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 25, 2020
Commission approves RV ordinance to Pinecraft overlay

On a trial period, the Sarasota County Commission approved an oridnance that would allow residents to use RVs as accessory units to single family residences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 6, 2021
We’ll probably never know

For the 74 million who voted for Trump, they want one thing for sure: to know the truth.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
For three months in 2020, the city temporarily suspended enforcement of its paid parking program because of COVID-19, leading to a steep decline in revenue. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 7, 2021
City keeps parking management in-house — for now

In addition to passing on options for teaming up with a private parking operator, the commission extended provisions allowing for expanded outdoor dining.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The interactive touch-screen kiosk units cost $50,000 each. The city has not settled on how many units it might want, or where the kiosks would go.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 16, 2018
City tests interactive wayfinding kiosks

The city is developing a technology-focused program to help people get around town.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission is planning to hold a physical quorum on Nov. 2 with four commissioners meeting in-person at Town Hall. Town staff has installed plexiglass barriers to separate commissioners.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 27, 2020
Commission prepares to resume in-person meetings

The Longboat Key Town Commission has not held an in-person meeting since March 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Amber Schrag helped carry the Sarasota Christian girls basketball team. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 21, 2019
Under-appreciated athletes of the winter sports season

Under-appreciated athletes of the winter sports season include people from Sarasota High, Riverview High, Sarasota Military Academy, Sarasota Christian and Cardinal Mooney High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
David Lapovsky at the site of the former Colony, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 31, 2018
Preserve Longboat seeks a few tweaks to Colony development plan

Preserve Longboat President David Lapovsky says Unicorp's development plan is close to what the group seeks on the site of the former Colony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Suzanne Aguirre, a Lakewood Ranch High senior, conducts diabetic testing on Alexis McClintock, a Braden River High senior. The seniors appreciate getting a head start on their nursing courses through MTC's dual enrollment program.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 31, 2021
Ahead of the game in Manatee County

MTC dual enrollment programs offer high school students advanced opportunities.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 10, 2018
Braden River football survives Plant City comeback

The Pirates held off the Raiders 28-23

  • East County
  • Sports
Riverview libero Sam Norden had 34 digs and 20 perfect passes.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 28, 2015
Riverview outlasts Venice

The Riverview High volleyball team held on to beat Venice 3-2 Aug. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 1, 2020
2020 word of the year: Make it a ‘Golden’ year

Given the past three years of strife in Washington, one word that comes to mind is ‘stop’ — as ‘Stop it!’ But a better approach is to take the high road: the Golden Rule.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 2, 2016
New Pass dredge begins this month

The town of Longboat Key will undertake a south end beach project starting Aug. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A snow leopard roams the Himalayan mountains in "Planet Earth II." Image source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 13, 2018
Binge Blog: The world and our place in it

In this week's Binge Blog, stunning nature documentaries "Planet Earth" and "Planet Earth II," quirky spy show "Chuck" starring Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski and subversive comedy "Community" with Donald Glover and Alison Brie.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Sarasota County plans to replace the retention pond on Beach Road as part of a drainage project slated for completion Dec. 31.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 14, 2013
Sarasota County Commission to consider drainage project

Commissioners will discuss a cost-saving option for the Beach Road drainage improvement project March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Approximately 850 students in Sarasota County will receive free internet access in the first year of the program.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • April 3, 2019
Sarasota County Schools collaborates to provide free internet access to low-income students

Sprint’s 1Million Project aims to help approximately “1 million low-income high school students across the country by providing them with free high-speed Internet access at home.”

  • Sarasota
  • News
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