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Senior Jessica Cadorette hit a single to leadoff the bottom of the second inning.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 18, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River vs. Venice

The Braden River High softball team defeated Venice 2-0 in the Class 7A-District 11 semifinals April 16. Senior Courtney Mirabella pitched a complete game, allowing three hits while striking out 15. With the win, the Lady Pirates will host Sarasota in tonight's district championship.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 18, 2013
Free summer camp kick-off party upcoming

Bath & Racquet Fitness Club will hold a free kids summer camp kick-off party April 20.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 18, 2013
Riverview junior records third-place finish

Riverview High junior Kadi Pallastrone shot a 12-over par 79 to finished third in the Girls 15-18 Division of the College Prep Series at USF tournament April 6-7.

  • East County
  • Sports
Alana Opie as Daisy Hilton and Danae DeShazer as Violet Hilton. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 18, 2013
Community theater cast joins to raise money for a musician

The Players cast of "Side Show" creates fundraising campaign via crowdfunding to garner enough cash for a pit musician

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 18, 2013
Questions remain for Warm Mineral Springs

An all-day mediation session between Sarasota County and North Port city commissioners April 17, offered a tentative plan for the future of the environmental oddity.

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Leadoff hitter Amber Wimmer hit a triple in her first at bat.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 18, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY:Lakewood Ranch vs. Dixie Hollins

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated Dixie Hollins 6-0 in the Class 6A-District 12 semifinals April 17. Sophomore Amanda Rak pitched a complete game, allowing one hit while striking out 13. With the win, Lakewood will host Palmetto in the district championship April 19.

  • East County
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The 36-year-old Pennsylvania native sold his $16 million auto-sales software firm, HomeNet, in 2010, and currently owns DealersUnited.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • April 18, 2013
The man behind the plan: Jesse Biter

The Pennsylvania native and software entrepreneur moved 12 years ago to Sarasota and has a plan to bring more people downtown to live and work.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The 18-year-old abandoned nightclub on Old Stickney Point Road is one of the newest buildings in the south Siesta Key commercial district.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 18, 2013
Lighting offers a boon on Siesta

Old Stickney Point Road presents opportunity for redevelopment.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 18, 2013
Our View: How to stop panhandlers

It's probably safe to say a lot of Sarasotans curse Michael Barfield, the face of the American Civil Liberties Union in Sarasota.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 18, 2013
News Briefs

City agrees to sell parcel on Palm Avenue for hotel

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Incoming Executive Director Robin Rose sits with several of the Girls Inc. girls.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 18, 2013
Girls Inc. welcomes its new director

Incoming Executive Director Robin Rose brings passion for children and non-profit experience to Girls Inc.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • April 18, 2013
Developer proposes 18-acre project in South Sarasota

BMR Funding will present preliminary plans for Grande Bay at Sarasota County's Development Review Committee April 18.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • April 18, 2013
Competitors prep for Siesta Key paddle competition

Paddlers will compete in the first Siesta Key Classic for the love of the sport and for a chance to win a plane ticket to Hawaii.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 18, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 18, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Thank you to the firefighters; The DNA of politicians; County grant helped neighborhood

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