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Former Cardinal Mooney High attacker MJ McMahon is a star at the University of Utah.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 28, 2024
Sarasota alumni set to dominate spring sports season

Sarasota athletes are primed to excel in the college and professional ranks this year.

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The Green Orchid restaurant at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is restricted to Selby members or those who have paid the $26 admission fee.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2024
Selby opens garden-to-table restaurant The Green Orchid

The solar-powered eatery at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota aims to become the world's first net-positive-energy restaurant.

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Booker High senior wrestler Samir Redden.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 28, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Samir Redden

The Booker High junior wrestler won the 120-pound weight class of the Tornadoes' regional tournament Feb. 24.

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Start spreading the news
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  • Emily Walsh
  • February 28, 2024
Start spreading the news

Out with the old, in the with the new. The Observer may be the only newspaper company in the country installing new news racks.

  • Sarasota
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The Sarasota County Fire Department is offering free child safety seat checks beginning in March.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2024
County fire department offers free child safety seat inspections

Inspections will rotate to a different Sarasota County fire station each month.

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Man shot and killed by Sarasota Police on Monday identified
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2024
Man shot and killed by Sarasota Police on Monday identified

Officers had attempted to stop 54-year-old William Michael Pickett on a county warrant for bank robbery.

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Police Chief Rex Troche and members of the Sarasota Police Department command staff present 2023 crime data to the Sarasota City Commission.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 26, 2024
Serious crime drops in Sarasota, according to police report

There were no murders last year, and the Sarasota Police Department reports a 16.2% decline in the most serious crimes in 2023.

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Jordan Bullard, 16, performs at the event.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • February 25, 2024
Reggae Block Party honors legacy of a music icon

The eighth annual Osfest honored Oswald Caines of Democracy Reggae Band amid the upbeat music.

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Beach University environmental classes return for 17th year
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2024
Beach University environmental classes return for 17th year

The monthlong education series is held each Thursday in March at Siesta Beach.

  • Siesta Key
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Anwar Desvignes of Succulantes
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  • James Peter
  • February 24, 2024
Farmers Market fills downtown with artisanal goods and produce

Pepós Shoes brings handmade shoes from Colombia to Sarasota shoppers.

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The expansion of One Stop Housing's Oakridge Apartments on North Tamiami Trail would bring 36 new affordable housing apartments.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 24, 2024
Affordable housing projects take steps toward construction

Two affordable housing proposals would bring almost 200 units to north Sarasota.

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The latest version of One Park is planned for Block 1 of The Quay.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 23, 2024
Pared-down One Park condo plan proposed to city

A new plan for the 18-story building on Block 1 in The Quay includes 86 luxury condos. A plan for Block 9 will follow.

  • Sarasota
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Hugh Culverhouse Jr. donates wine collection to church auction
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2024
Hugh Culverhouse Jr. donates wine collection to church auction

All proceeds from the online-only auction of 300 bottles will benefit Church of the Redeemer.

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A home in Sarasota Beach, which sold for $4 million, has seven bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths and 5,184 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 22, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 5-9 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Sarasota Beach home on Plaza Des Las Palmas tops the week's sales at $4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Gillespie Park is the only neighborhood in Sarasota that has two competing neighborhood associations.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 22, 2024
Gillespie Park neighborhood feud frustrates city

Two Gillespie Park associations put the city of Sarasota in a bind with competing grant applications.

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