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  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 3, 2023
10 Sarasota events you simply can't miss in 2023

Mark your calendars. Here are the top 10 events coming this year in Sarasota.

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Deep water remains at the entrance to Swim City off U.S. 41 just as the roundabout opens and the driveway is accessible to traffic.
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • January 2, 2023
Opening of the Gulfstream roundabout greets Swim City with a new challenge

Swim City anxiously awaited the opening of the Gulfstream Avenue roundabout. Late-stage construction on U.S. 41 brought a new challenge: a flooded parking lot with nowhere for the water to go.

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Ron Soto preps Sarasota's beloved pineapple for the 2023 New Year's Eve Block Party and Pineapple Drop.
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  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 1, 2023
Sarasota celebrates the arrival of 2023

Sarasota partied to welcome the new year with its annual Pineapple Drop.

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  • Neighbors
An updated conceptual of The Quay shows One Park as one building on the northern end of the 14.7-acre development at the corner of North Tamiami Trail and Boulevard of the Arts.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 30, 2022
Court declines summary judgment on plan for One Park in The Quay

A legal challenge to a plan for One Park within The Quay that would build over Quay Commons must be resolved in a trial, a court rules.

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Members of the City Commission took the first ride on the Bay Runner trolley from downtown to Lido Key.
  • By Eric Garwood
  • December 29, 2022
Sarasota: 2022 in review

In a year preceded by a lot of weirdness, 2022 looks pretty normal in comparison.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 28, 2022
Health department posts red tide advisories from Nokomis to Longboat Key

A new advisory comes just a week after receding levels of red tide prompted an end to a monthlong advisory.

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Sarasota Cops Corner: Best of 2022
  • By Observer Staff
  • December 28, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Best of 2022

Some of our weekly features top items from the past year.

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    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • December 28, 2022
Vision 2023

As we move into the new year, Observer Media Group remains committed to its vision statement: Innovate and elevate.

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  • Opinion
Mindy Kauffman at the future site of Boo's Ice House and Dog Bar in the Rosemary District.
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • December 27, 2022
Opening date for Rosemary District dog bar delayed

The owners behind what they believe will be the "doggiest space to hang out" battle various construction delays.

  • Sarasota
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1423 Hillview Drive
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 27, 2022
2022's top real estate transactions in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis, Osprey

The top sale of the year was a $17.5 million deal in Sarasota's Harbor Acres.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota's Zoe Ziegler leads his team onto the field against Manatee High. The Sailors beat the Hurricanes for their first playoff win in 18 years.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 26, 2022
The top 10 moments of the Sarasota sports season

A jam-packed list is filled with new and defended state titles, plus individual awards and history-making wins.

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Ginny Hoenig holds one of her handmade crocheted hats.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado
  • December 22, 2022
Sarasota Nice List filled with good deeds from 2022

The Sarasota community has made the holiday season brighter by going the extra miles this year with nice gestures.

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  • Neighbors
Sarasota High girls soccer sophomore Zitlaly Salinas-Sanchez leads her district in scoring.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 22, 2022
Three cheers for these Sarasota-area high school winter sports athletes

With the holiday break upon us, here's a look at the players who have made a big impact on their teams thus far in the 2022-2023 season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Traffic circulates around the new roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue on its first day of operation.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 22, 2022
With Gulfstream roundabout open, Sarasota adds another circle to bayfront string

Sarasota now has four roundabouts on U.S. 41 along the bay. With four more planned and nine others on city streets, the city is committed to throwing traffic for a loop.

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Sarasota High boys basketball sophomore Oliver Boyle.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 22, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Oliver Boyle

The Sarasota High sophomore scored 15 points Dec. 16 in the Sailors boys basketball team's 62-24 win over Lakewood Ranch High.

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