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Sarasota Cops Corner: Pacing and panicked

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  • March 24, 2022
City Commission affirms board's cigar-store approval

Instead of a scheduled routine vote, Sarasota leaders OK Corona Cigar Co. request unanimously.

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  • March 24, 2022
Faulhaber Fab Lab racers prepare for RC Car open

Kids, teens and adults all do their part ahead of the 2022 RC Custom Car Open.

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The major work of the 2015 Chalk Festival was this epic drawing of Bacchus, the Roman God of wine and fertility. (Courtesy of Chalk Festival)
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  • Spencer Fordin
  • March 24, 2022
Chalk Festival artists prepare to make Venice their canvas

The world of artistic expression knows no boundaries and no borders, but for three days, the Venice International Airport will be the world capital of chalk street art.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 24, 2022
Siesta Beach home sells for nearly $3 million

Siesta Beach home tops all area sales at nearly $3 million.

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  • March 23, 2022
Students cook up meals at Hospitabull

HospitaBull 2022 was held March 22.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Education

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: General

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Sports

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Arts

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Science

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 23, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Aubrey Robbins

The ODA sophomore midfielder leads the Thunder with 26 goals.

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  • Matt Walsh
  • March 23, 2022
He’s back — and still marooned

Sarasota and internationally known artist Jorge Blanco has returned to the Observer opinion page by way of his clever little character The Castaway.

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  • Emily Walsh
  • March 23, 2022
Weekly newspapers dead? Not us

Weekly newspapers are being shuttered by hedge fund owners. We’re long from being gone at the Observer Media Group.

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  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 23, 2022
Temple Beth Israel gets together for Italian night

At their latest Shabbat dinner, members gathered for a social night of food and friends.

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