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This early conceptual rendering shows the goal of the project — to integrate the housing with the HuB to form one cohesive campus.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 28, 2015
Biter plans residential HuB

The HuB’s founder has a new housing project aimed at those who can’t currently afford to live downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan
  • May 28, 2015
Tracing the history of the city-county rift

Today, the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County frequently find themselves unable to work together on major issues. How did they get to this point? Can they get past it?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
Wish granted

Make-A-Wish of Northern and Central Florida granted the wish of 18-year-old Hunter Hill.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Calendars featuring pet photography by Paulette Braun.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 28, 2015
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 5.28.2015

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.28.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
File photoLeadoff hitter Skylar Frey went 4-for-7 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored during the Class 7A Final Four.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2015
Sidelines

Sailors come up short in title game; SCSC wins Venue of the Year award; Golf Tourney to benefit Team Tony

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Christian guard Heidi Miller will play in the League this summer.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2015
Hitting the hardwood

The Sarasota Recreation Women’s Basketball League opens its nine-game summer season May 28, at the Sarasota YMCA.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Christian midfielder Justis Mejia-Slattery battles a Sarasota Military Academy opponent for possession during a regular season match. File photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2015
Senior blazes a new path

Sarasota Christian senior Justis Mejia-Slattery will play soccer for Ave Maria University this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
OUR VIEW | You want affordable housing?

Like many relatively wealthy and desirable communities, Sarasota is not a place where affordable housing is easy to find. Of course, that depends on your definition of affordable.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Phil Pagano has managed the Sarasota Farmers Market since 2009. Now, he’s beginning a conversation about what the future of the market will look like. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 28, 2015
Q+A with Phil Pagano

Thanks to the success of the Sarasota Farmers Market, manager Phil Pagano is now looking toward the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A black-bellied plover roams the remaining beach left near south Siesta Key. Photo by Alex Mahadevan
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 28, 2015
Erosion places south Siesta on the rocks

Walking from south Siesta Key to Casey Key? The walk is getting tougher due to sand loss and a new rock structure.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Little remains of two trees at this lot on Hawthorne Street, which Hudson Bayou Neighborhood Association President Rob Patten says exemplifies an ongoing issue in the area. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 28, 2015
Tree troubles take root in Hudson Bayou

As bigger houses sprout up in the neighborhood, trees are disappearing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Before the city agreed to remove the concrete tables from the pavilion, Gillespie Park resident Linda Holland regularly helped clean them in preparation for the children’s reading program hosted in the park. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 28, 2015
Homeless discussion leads to Gillespie Park upgrades

After the city decided to move tables at the Gillespie Park pavilion, residents and staff were able to determine other avenues for improving the park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Margaret Roth submitted this photo of the Harbourside swan family.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: May 28

Longboat Key photo contest winner: May 28

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rita Zuchelli submitted this photo of birds taking flight at sunrise, taken near Nathan Benderson Park.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: May 28

Sarasota photo contest winner: May 28

  • East County
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