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  • Nick Friedman
  • July 2, 2015
Pies and Pints participants share proceeds with All Faiths Food Bank

Pies and Pints participants share proceeds with All Faiths Food Bank

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Fiction author Chinelo Okparanta will be one of the featured speakers at Florida Studio Theatre on July 9
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • July 2, 2015
Hermitage to present female writers summit at Florida Studio Theatre

Jackie Sibblies Drury, Camille Dungy and Chinelo Okparanta to speak at FST on July 9

  • Arts + Culture
tapmap
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 2, 2015
TWIS Asks: TapMap

TWIS Asks: TapMap

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  • Eat + Drink
Longboat Key condominium and single family home values rose an average of 5.3% island-wide.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 2, 2015
Longboat Key property values rise again

The property appraiser offices in Manatee and Sarasota counties are reporting a 5.3% increase in island property values.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 2, 2015
Letters to the editor: Sarasota 7.2.15

Sarasota Observer readers write letters to the editor

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 2, 2015
The Grande Riviera condo sells for $2.9 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between June 15 and June 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota YMCA Sharks swimmer Keanan Dols was named to the Jamaican world junior championship team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 2, 2015
Water World

Pine View School junior Keanan Dols will be the lone swimmer to represent Jamaica at the 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Aug. 25 through Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Loretta Schwaner sits at her keyboard ready to play what she has learned in a year of lessons from Fletcher Music Center.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 2, 2015
Senior symphonies: love of music creates a community

Residents start musical hobby late in life through keyboard lessons offered at Fletcher Music Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Gary Gibrith, throttle man for Super Hawaii, entertains a few of the children form the Suncoast Foundation for Handicapped Children.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 2, 2015
This week in history 7.2.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

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  • Neighbors
Ringling Shopping Center owner Louis Doyle said whatever ends up on the property must make sense from a financial standpoint — which means it must be something residents are interested in using.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 2, 2015
Ringling Shopping Center owner speaks out on property’s future

Ringling Shopping Center owner Louis Doyle says he doesn't know what will end up on his property, but he is laying the groundwork to unite supporters behind whatever plans develop.

  • Sarasota
  • News
After relocating to Sarasota from the Portland area, Sustainability Director Stevie Freeman-Montes was impressed by the progress the city has made environmentally.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 2, 2015
Conversation with Stevie Freeman-Montes

The city's new sustainability manager offers her insight on how Sarasota can become more environmentally conscious.

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Les McCurdy thinks Sarasota's existing sign ordinances place too big a burden on downtown businesses, and believes a common-sense solution is needed.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 2, 2015
New message: City seeks merchant input on sign regulations

Businesses and staff members offer their insight on the city’s current sign policies, set to get a thorough examination later this summer.

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The Urban Design Studio has shared a draft map of what they believe a built-out transit system could look like in Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 2, 2015
Urban Design Studio envisions new density, transit options

The Urban Design Studio is writing zoning regulations focused on form over density. Can it change minds in a community fearful of high-density development?

  • Sarasota
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Holley Short, the Audubon Society's bird steward coordinator, is responsible for recruiting and educating volunteers willing to watch over the black skimmer colony during this crucial nesting period.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 2, 2015
Volunteer stewards protect Lido black skimmer colony

As a colony of black skimmers settles into a new home on Lido Beach, a group of volunteers is ensuring beachgoers don’t interfere with the birds’ nesting season.

  • Sarasota
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Dendrobium blooms
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 2, 2015
Fedder family donates orchid collection to Selby Gardens

Joel Fedder's family ensures his legacy will live on through the donation of his orchid collection to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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