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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 3, 2015
ODA thunders at Spirit Day

Students enjoyed field games all day April 2 before releasing for spring break.

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  • David Conway
  • April 2, 2015
U.S. 41 shift could be permanent

Searching for solutions to Sarasota's congestion problems during peak season, the Florida Department of Transportation says initial changes have produced positive results.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 2, 2015
Staged: Asolo Repertory Theatre — The Artistic Director

“The audience is seeing the tip of the iceberg,” says Michael Donald Edwards, producing artistic director at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Palmer Ranch Parkway has a 40-mph speed limit.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 2, 2015
Sarasota County approves speed reduction, denies stop sign in Palmer Ranch

Residents wanted more speed-reducing mechanisms on one of Palmer Ranch's more residential roadways.

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Todd Thomas. Courtesy photo.
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  • June LeBell
  • April 2, 2015
Music Review: Revisiting 'Tosca'

Music Review: Revisiting 'Tosca'

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  • Nick Friedman
  • April 2, 2015
WATCH: Zach Gilliland

WATCH: Zach Gilliland

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Photo courtesy: Fred Bethke
  • By Nancy Schwartz
  • April 2, 2015
Photo contest winners: March

Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest.

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Brody Knox makes a new friend — the Easter Bunny.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 2, 2015
Bunnies, candy and egg hunts, oh my!

The Easter Bunny made an early stop at the Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch

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This home at 1808 Flower Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,585 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.44 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 2, 2015
Harbor Acres home sells for $2.44 million

Sarasota Harbor Acres home sells for $2.44 million

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    By
  • David Conway
  • April 2, 2015
Leaders pitch ‘don’t miss’ downtown

As the city’s Downtown Improvement District continues to weigh a potential expansion, several people are trying to sell the group on the benefits of growth.

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  • April 2, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.2.2015

Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.2.2015

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The Sarasota Youth Orchestra represents the fusion of arts and education in the Sarasota-Manatee area
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  • Nick Reichert
  • April 2, 2015
Sarasota Orchestra and Manatee County Schools invited to Yale Symposium on Music in Schools

Sarasota Orchestra and Manatee County Schools invited to Yale Symposium on Music in Schools

  • Arts + Culture
Ringling College Library Association Town Hall 2016 Chairwoman Chris Cremer says Bill and Melinda Gates top her speaker wish list.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • April 2, 2015
Q+A with Chris Cremer

The lineup for next year’s Town Hall series started in 2014, with the selection of 2016 chairwoman Chris Cremer.

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These aerial photos of Siesta Key show the build-up of sand over the course of the last 66 years (this one taken in 2014).
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 2, 2015
County buys $20,000 Siesta Key sand lots

The county acquired five lots on Siesta Key Beach Tuesday, March 24 at public auction at the Sarasota County Courthouse.

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The Riverview High baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to edge past North Port 6-5 March 30.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 2, 2015
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