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Volunteer Brenda Terihay taps rackets with Bryanna Schmidt after a successful point in a 2022 session of Tennis for Fun on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 19, 2023
Tennis clinic for athletes with disabilities heads to Arlington Park

The Tennis For Fun program is making a move to the Sarasota mainland after a stint on Longboat Key.

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  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney boys soccer senior Owen Clough.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 18, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Owen Clough

The Cardinal Mooney goalkeeper kept a clean sheet against Clearwater Central Catholic on Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Former Riverview High swimmer and Olympian Emma Weyant will compete in six events at the 2023 Toyota U.S. Open Championships, held Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 18, 2023
Sarasota's Weyant sets example for sensible NIL deals

As NCAA sports become more money-driven, Emma Weyant shows how name, image and likeness rights should work.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Artist Court, at the corner of South Washington Boulevard and Adams Lane, is proposed as a 139-unit market rate apartment development.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 18, 2023
New apartments progress in downtown Sarasota

A nine-story, 139-unit multifamily building called Artist Court is proposed at Washington Boulevard and Adams Lane.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 18, 2023
Do or die for New College

With his recent appointments to the New College board, Gov. DeSantis has put the school on notice that it can no longer do what it has been doing. There is a better strategy for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
K-9 apprehends one of four involved in auto theft
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 18, 2023
K-9 apprehends one of four involved in auto theft

A car chase that went on foot ended when a police K-9 nabbed the driver of a stolen vehicle as three officers surrendered to other two-legged officers. This and other reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

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From left, Rep. James Buchanan, Sen. Joe Gruters, Rep. Michael Grant and Rep. Fiona McFarland comprise the Sarasota County delegation in the Florida Legislature.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 17, 2023
With local delegation approval, much work lies ahead in quest to incorporate Siesta Key

Although the Sarasota legislative delegation approved taking Siesta Key incorporation request to Tallahassee, a referendum is a long way from reaching the ballot late next year.

  • Siesta Key
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AJ Sanders participates in the Unity and Historical march with a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. flag that reads "I HAVE A DREAM"
  • By Dariela Delgado
  • January 16, 2023
Sarasota honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

With an interfaith tribute, an awards breakfast and a march, the city honored the civil rights leader on Jan. 16.

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Piles are driven as part of the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Phillippi Creek in the Pinecraft neighborhood.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 16, 2023
8-inch-wide pedestrian bridge in Sarasota? 'I'm no engineer, but…'

Twitter followers have some fun after a county government gaffe on social media.

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D'Kai Shaw attends State College of Florida and has been a mentee for five years. Shaw shares his reasons why this program is important.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 16, 2023
Sarasota police, youth organizations say Y.E.S. to teaming up on empowerment

The police chief says that the organization aims to provide mentorship and services to at-risk kids in the city.

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Mooney volleyball player Jordyn Byrd was named the Gatorade Florida Volleyball Player of the Year in January.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 13, 2023
Mooney's Jordyn Byrd repeats as Gatorade Florida Volleyball Player of the Year

Byrd, who also won the award in 2021-2022, is the No. 16 player nationally in the class of 2023.

  • Sarasota
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Allegiant is one of the top airlines at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 13, 2023
SRQ's 2022 passenger traffic breaks record again

In the past five years, passenger traffic has tripled at the airport.

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  • News
In the aftermath of the powerful storm, access during the count was hampered by storm-fallen trees and unseasonably high water levels.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • January 13, 2023
Myakka park reopens after Ian with encouraging bird count

The post-hurricane tally suggests that birds weathered impacts to the park's natural systems.

  • East County
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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 13, 2023
Sarasota area ranked third in top retirement destinations

In a study of the nation's top 100 retirement destinations, the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro is third and is one of five Florida metro areas in the top 20.

  • Sarasota
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Residents of Siesta Key cheer after Sarasota County's legislative delegation approved their request to place a bill paving the way for a vote on incorporation on this year's legislative agenda in Tallahassee.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 12, 2023
Sarasota legislators agree to take bill on Siesta incorporation vote to Tallahassee

By a 3-1 vote, the Sarasota County state legislators endorsed a plan by Siesta Key residents to place an incorporation referendum on the November 2024 ballot. Now it's up to the Florida Legislature to approve.

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