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  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 10, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Fowl play

Police reports from around Sarasota.

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Carl Shofstall
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  • August 9, 2022
Sarasota City Commission, At Large: Carl Shofstall

Meet the candidate.

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  • August 9, 2022
Sarasota City Commission, At Large: Sheldon Rich

Meet the candidate.

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Debbie Trice
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  • August 9, 2022
Sarasota City Commission, At-Large: Debbie Trice

Meet the candidate.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 9, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Credit where credit is due

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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Industrial Court serves as the access road to U.S. Recycling. To the right are businesses located along Central Avenue. (Courtesy photo)
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 8, 2022
Neighborhood complaints over recycling plant reach City Commission

With little authority available, the Sarasota City Commission is considering all options to provide relief for residents in Central Cocoanut surrounding a growing debris recycling business.

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  • Harry Sayer
  • August 8, 2022
Crowds enjoy spectacle at traveling Loomis Bros. Circus

The traveling circus made its visit to Sarasota from Aug. 5-7.

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  • Harry Sayer
  • August 7, 2022
Fresh Fridays return with jazz night

August's block party was held outside the Art Ovation hotel.

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Crested caracaras didn't live in Myakka's dry prairie during the years of fire exclusion but have returned since the reintroduction of fire. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
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  • Miri Hardy
  • August 5, 2022
Fire helps shape region's ecosystems

While most dry prairie in Florida has been converted to agriculture or developed, the park protects nearly 15,000 acres of this highly biodiverse and globally imperiled ecosystem.

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  • August 5, 2022
Three sent to hospital after early morning Sarasota crash on Interstate 75

Truck collides with sedan near Bee Ridge Road, FHP reports.

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  • By Morgan Bentley
  • August 5, 2022
My View: Hospital board deserves re-election

Under this board’s oversight, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare has accomplished remarkable achievements. There is no need to change horses.

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Whitaker Lofts is the latest residential development to be approved in the North Trail Overlay District. The project includes 19 condos and more than 8,000 square feet of retail. (Courtesy of Halflants + Pichette Architects)
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2022
New residences planned to revive North Tamiami Trail district

Nearly 10 years after it was adopted by the city, the special zoning district meant to improve Tamiami Trail from downtown to University Parkway is beginning to see long-awaited redevelopment.

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Pike Corporation employee Skyler McCray uses a bucket lift to direct the new pole that will support a "smart" power switch on University Parkway. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • August 4, 2022
FPL upgrades power lines to withstand severe storms

Daily equipment assessments and automated feeder switches directing power flow are expected to help Florida Power & Light prevent outages during natural disasters.

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  • August 4, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: August 4

MaryAnn Tygh Parks captured this photo of a fawn having a bite to eat at Myakka River State Park.

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Blazers quarterback Ben Milliken gets wrapped up by Trey Featherston in practice. (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 4, 2022
Sarasota Christian preps for first football season

In a twist, the school will play eight-on-eight football in the SSAC instead of 11-on-11 out of concern for offensive linemen depth.

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