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Maya Schultz and Maeva Ginsberg-Klemmt let some some screams after winning the A Final of the Women's U17 2x (7:36.96) at the 2022 USRowing Youth National Championships.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 11, 2023
Look forward to these events, storylines from Sarasota sports in 2023

A rundown of what our columnist is looking forward to covering over the next 12 months.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Dominated by luxury condominiums, the City of Sarasota seeks to implement zoning text amendments to stimulate attainable housing in the downtown zoning districts.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 11, 2023
Sarasota schedules town hall workshops on attainable housing

Residents will have opportunities to speak and learn about proposals in the works for four city zones.

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  • News
Golf carts vandalized at county fairgrounds
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 11, 2023
Golf carts vandalized at county fairgrounds

Security cameras captured video of three youth breaking into Sarasota County Fairgrounds and racing golf carts around inside the barn. This and other reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Two volunteers pedal the surrey and gives a forty-five minute guided tour.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 10, 2023
Cruising down Legacy Trail in a Surrey

The Surrey Program kicked off on Jan. 10 and will run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sapphire apartments on North Tamiami Trail will be similar in appearance to Solle Apartments on U.S. 41 at 24th Street.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 10, 2023
Expansion of Sapphire apartment plans on Tamiami proposed

The developer of Sapphire North and South has secured the parcel separating the two.

  • Sarasota
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Frank Galati when he directed Asolo Rep’s 2011 season-opener “My Fair Lady.”
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 9, 2023
Sarasota theater community mourns loss of stage legend Frank Galati

The two-time Tony Award winner and Asolo Rep associate artist died Jan. 2. He was 79 years old.

  • Arts + Culture
Cheryl Mendelson will step down as CEO of the Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation in March.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 9, 2023
SPAC Foundation CEO Cheryl Mendelson stepping down

The head of the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation will leave Sarasota in March.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
The practice range at the Bobby Jones Golf Course is surrounded by a stream that feeds water into the nature park adjacent to the golf course.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 9, 2023
Five Sarasota news stories to watch in 2023

From plans to incentivize affordable housing to the long-awaited reopening of the the Bobby Jones Golf Course, there is a lot of news in Sarasota on the way for 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The single-story, 6,050-square-foot building on the property will be demolished to make room for new construction.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 7, 2023
Main Street parcel acquired for $4.29 million

An affordable housing option is driving up the value of property once considered for mixed-use development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sen. Joe Gruters, Rep. Fiona McFarland and Rep. Michael Grant attended the Save Siesta Key town hall meeting.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado, Eric Garwood
  • January 6, 2023
Legislators will again vote on proposed Siesta Key incorporation

After a failed vote in January 2022, approval at the delegation's Jan. 12 meeting is crucial for advancement of the incorporation proposal.

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The planned Bath & Racquet redevelopment includes luxury apartments surrounding a private tennis, pickleball and swim club.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 6, 2023
Sarasota city leaders side with Bath & Racquet redeveloper in appeal

With a 4-1 vote, commissioners have decided that neighbors opposed to the project failed to reach "aggrieved" status.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 4028 Roberts Point Road was built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,275 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 5, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 12-23 for Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis, Osprey

A Siesta Key home on Roberts Point Road tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Rams junior Charles Lester III cuts upfield on a designed run.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 5, 2023
Top 10 Sarasota athletes to watch in 2023

These athletes combine talent and hard work to find success in their respective sports.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
First responders work at the scene of a multi-car crash on Thursday at Fruitville and Cattlemen roads.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 5, 2023
Fruitville Road crash snarls Sarasota County traffic

A multi-car crash occurred at Cattlemen Road on Thursday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 5, 2023
Wake up. Have hope.

Our word for 2023 is "hope." We all must have hope — hope that our fellow Americans wake up to what is being done to them. History shows us the power of hope. It propels us to take action.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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