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Nicki Facompre and her mom, Lynn Facompre, smile for the camera after crossing the finish line.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 27, 2016
Special Olympics brings triumph to Benderson Park

Families, coaches enjoy watching 130 athletes compete in triathlon.

  • East County
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Kimberly Martinez believes she contracted Zika while traveling in the Virgin Islands.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2016
Newest Sarasota Zika victim speaks out

Residents who suspect they have Zika should visit their primary physician before going to Sarasota Memorial Hospital or the health department.

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Demolition was just the first step in redevelopment at the Colony Resort. COURTESY PHOTO
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • August 26, 2016
Colony Beach and Tennis Club developers make unit owners 'really good' settlement offer

Offer comes to $130,000 per unit plus a $200,000 bonus for oceanfront units and $100,000 for mid-rise units

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The National Weather Service forecasts a wet weekend for Longboat Key.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • August 26, 2016
Tropical storm unlikely to form but Longboat Key will be wet this weekend

Dredging job unlikely to be interrupted

  • Longboat Key
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Pictured is the great room of one of the penthouse offerings. Penthouses will be up to 3,326 square feet. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 26, 2016
Developers ready to launch Lakewood Ranch project

Lakeshore condo project back on track after reworked architectural plan.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock has crafted a $15.7 million budget for fiscal year 2016-17.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • August 26, 2016
$15.7M budget proposal cuts property tax rate in Longboat Key

Costly pensions, projects complicate financial future

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2016
Sarasota County aims to collect $350K from failed studio

The county will begin collections proceedings after a judge ruled in the case of failed economic incentives and Sanborn Studios.

  • Sarasota
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County crews are currently restoring the asphalt along Bee Ridge Road between McIntosh Road and Honore Avenue after a water main break yesterday.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 26, 2016
Lane closures continue after water main break

Partial lane closures continue on Bee Ridge today after a water main broke yesterday between McIntosh Road and Honore Avenue.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 26, 2016
Students eat up summer reward at Braden River Elementary

Principle Rio celebrates her birthday with pie in the face.

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The Ringling Shopping Center is located on the east end of downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2016
Ringling Shopping Center plans could include 222 apartments

The city of Sarasota has conducted a traffic study for up to 222 mid-rise apartment units and 175,000 square feet of retail space on the site.

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Attorney Kevin Richard Bruning talks with Heather and Terry Mitchell after a special meeting of the Mill Creek HOA.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 25, 2016
Mill Creek homeowners vote not to strengthen single occupancy regulations

Motion might have been prompted by family housing four Bayside College students.

  • East County
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In two months, Golden Gate Point Ventures plans to break ground on the latest luxury condominium proposed for the 22-acre peninsula west of downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota condo project to break ground in October

The Pearl, a five-story luxury condominium, is the latest residential project slated for Golden Gate Point.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 25, 2016
Mail-in ballots up as early voting winds down

Voters casting their votes via mail-in ballots are on the rise this primary election.

  • Sarasota
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Florida Highway Patrol will execute a Wolfpack Detail this weekend.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • August 25, 2016
FHP to hold DUI Wolfpack Detail this weekend

Detail aims at removing impaired drivers from the road.

  • East County
  • News
(Photo courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department) Sarasota police officers wait for personnel with the Sarasota County medical examiner’s office to arrive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota police investigate body found in ditch

Two men found the body of an unidentified male on the 1700 block of East Avenue Wednesday.

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