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Dr. Marty Reichgut
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  • Ian Swaby
  • January 3, 2024
Sarasota tai chi instructor spurs others to find their potential

Instructor Marty Reichgut, 85, says that thanks to the form of martial arts, he's more agile now than he was as a teenager.

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The SMN-Sarasota Campus labor and delivery team.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2024
Sarasota's first baby of 2024 arrives at SMH

A girl was born at Sarasota Memorial Hospital at 1:56 a.m. Jan. 1.

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Sandra Frank
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  • Ian Swaby
  • January 2, 2024
All Faiths Food Bank CEO leaves behind bigger, stronger nonprofit

Sandra Frank, who helped grow the food bank, will retire after 12 years with the organization.

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  • Business
The Mote Science Education Aquarium will be 110,000 square feet. Interior work will speed forward approximately in July.
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  • Jay Heater
  • January 2, 2024
Construction speeds forward on Mote SEA with 2025 expected opening

Mote Science Education Aquarium construction should be complete around Thanksgiving with doors of the facility near University Town Center and Nathan Benderson Park opening in February 2025.

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Daimy Sainz rides a mechanical bull.
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  • James Peter
  • January 1, 2024
Sarasota rings in 2024 with downtown block party

Carnival rides, amusements and mechanical bulls entertained all ages on New Year's Eve.

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Cedric Mullins is the Orioles' starting centerfielder and a great defensive player.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 1, 2024
What our Sarasota sports columnist can't wait to cover in 2024

Big-time national events and intriguing high school sports storylines fill the calendar.

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Native landscape education program to begin at Celery Fields
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2023
Native landscape education program to begin at Celery Fields

Monthly classes are offered at Celery Fields by Sarasota Audubon Society and Serenoa Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.

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New York trumpet player and Sarasota Jazz Festival Music Director Terell Stafford performs March 17, 2023, at the Sarasota Jazz Festival.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • December 30, 2023
Don't miss these Sarasota events in 2024

Sarasota offers events to suit many interests in 2024.

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See Sarasota's 2023 in photos
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  • James Peter
  • December 28, 2023
See Sarasota's 2023 in photos

Classroom lizards, high-flying hoopsters, knights in shining armor and dancing reindeer made 2023 a year to remember in Sarasota.

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Sarasota Cops Corner: The Best of 2023
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 27, 2023
Sarasota Cops Corner: The Best of 2023

Family feuds, getaway drivers on tricycles and a foursome fracas — all that and much more from this year's reports of the Sarasota Police Department.

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The penthouse in the Epoch building offers 1,700 square feet of outdoor living space on two levels.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • December 27, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for 2023 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A condominium in Epoch tops the year's sales at $11.15 million.

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Words for 2024
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  • Matt Walsh
  • December 27, 2023
Words for 2024

At the start of each year, we pick a word to live by. We asked others to give us their word for 2024. They all make persuasive cases.

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  • Opinion
Cardinal Mooney High football celebrates its first state championship since 1972.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 26, 2023
The top 10 moments of the 2023 Sarasota high school sports scene

In a year full of triumph and growth, these 10 moments made the biggest impact.

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The Florida Highwaymen exhibit will be on display at Sarasota City Hall beginning Jan. 8.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 26, 2023
Florida Highwaymen exhibit debuts at Sarasota City Hall

A collection of work from Black roadside painters will be on display at Sarasota City Hall beginning Jan. 8.

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A look back at 2023 on YourObserver.com
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 25, 2023
A look back at 2023 on YourObserver.com

The past year was packed with news in our area. Here are readers’ favorite stories from YourObserver.com.

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