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Shoppers walk the mall's interior for the first time Thursday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: A look inside the mall

The Mall at University Town Center opened this morning, giving shoppers their first tour of the mall's interior.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 16, 2014
Meteors to hold golf tourney

The Florida Meteors 12U travel baseball team will hold a golf tournament fundraiser Oct. 25, at the Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch, 8255 Legacy Blvd.

  • East County
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The Riverview High volleyball team will open its district tournament Oct. 21.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 16, 2014
Riverview wins PINK match

The Riverview High volleyball team defeated rival Sarasota 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18 in its annual PINK match Oct. 14.

  • Sarasota
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The ODA volleyball team will play its final regular season match tonight at Charlotte High.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 16, 2014
ODA closes district regular season with win

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team closed out its district regular season with a 25-19, 25-16, 25-21 victory over Bradenton Christian in district action Oct. 14.

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  • Sports
The city is working to update its master plan for Payne Park, and hopes to engage with the public to help guide the management of all city parks. File photo
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 16, 2014
City seeks feedback on parks

With parks in Sarasota subsisting on basic maintenance, city staff members hope to better gauge the needs of the public - and could consider alternate funding methods to meet those needs.

  • Sarasota
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There is currently a 72-hour limit on parking spaces in the lot. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 16, 2014
SKA pursues ordinance for municipal lot

After one vehicle was left in the parking lot for a month, the Siesta Key Association decided the lot needed heavier restrictions.

  • Sarasota
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Galina Koshkareva and her partner, Inna Bazilevych, opened World of Women Boutique in Siesta Center Oct. 8.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 16, 2014
Siesta Center houses two new businesses

After more than a year of empty spaces in the building, Siesta Key Sweet Shop and World of Women Boutique recently opened.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The wooden pedestrian bridge, which spans over a pond, is part of a longer trail at Arlington Park. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 16, 2014
City staff wants to bridge gap in aesthetics

The construction of a pedestrian bridge at Arlington Park is on hold, as a conflict between the desires of residents and city staff has arisen.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2014
News Briefs

Work starts on downtown Taco Bus, bowling alley; Sam Snead's set to reopen; SCAT adds evening hours for mall routes

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Kameron Partridge Hodgens said she will take her first few weeks as executive director to learn about the 18 nonprofit groups operating on the Glasser Schoenbaum campus. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 16, 2014
New Glasser Schoenbaum director looks forward

Kameron Partridge Hodgens, the new executive director of the Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center, joins the organization with an eye toward the future - and toward boosting the public's awareness of the nonprofit institution.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 16, 2014
CONA presses candidates for Sarasota 2050 stances

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Association candidate forum for County Commission Districts 2 and 4 focused heavily on rooting out the candidates' opinions on Sarasota 2050.

  • Sarasota
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Ron Soto, president of the merchants group and owner of Soto's Optical. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 16, 2014
'Downtown Cares' aims to curb panhandling

If you see donation boxes labeled 'Downtown Cares' inside businesses in the heart of the city in the coming weeks, then the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association's campaign to raise public awareness about panhandling is working.

  • Sarasota
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Josh and Kristina Hagen take photos of their son Alexander among the pumpkins at Fruitville Grove.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 16, 2014
Pumpkins are ripe for the picking at patches

You can find pumpkin-flavored anything these days, but nothing tops the real thing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Kenealy Barbetta and Joe Barbetta
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 15, 2014
The Mall at University Town Center Sneak Peek Charity Preview

The Mall at University Town Center Sneak Peek Charity Preview

  • Black Tie
George Adley and Deborah Blue
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 15, 2014
Ringling International Arts Festival Opening Night

Ringling International Arts Festival Opening Night

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