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Sarasota

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Sports

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Arts

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Science

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 23, 2022
He’s back — and still marooned

Sarasota and internationally known artist Jorge Blanco has returned to the Observer opinion page by way of his clever little character The Castaway.

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  • Emily Walsh
  • March 23, 2022
Weekly newspapers dead? Not us

Weekly newspapers are being shuttered by hedge fund owners. We’re long from being gone at the Observer Media Group.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 23, 2022
Tight real estate market in Sarasota, Bradenton gets tighter

Closed sales lower than February 2021.

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The Canine Club is at the northeast corner of 10th Street and Osprey Avenue.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • March 23, 2022
City Commission unsure how to honor resident's contribution to Gillespie Dog Park

Resident Dale Orlando helped gather grants to form the Canine Club park.

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Ben Papineau.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 23, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ben Papineau

The Sarasota Christian senior threw a complete game shutout and hit a home run March 22 against Lakeside Christian.

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The Castaway
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • March 23, 2022
The Castaway

Sarasota and internationally known artist Jorge Blanco has returned to the Observer by way of his clever little character The Castaway.

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Mark Steiner addressing his fellow residents on his concerns toward the new gas station.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • March 23, 2022
Sandhill Preserve residents take stand against new gas station

Residents have urged the County Commission to change code ordinance.

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Amphitheater proponent Tom Leonard says the mid-century design structure would activate the St. Armands Circle center. (File rendering)
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  • Blake Fussell
  • March 22, 2022
City Commission to look further into St. Armands Circle amphitheater proposal

The commissioners were unsure of their authority over the Circle.

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The 2022 Dick Vitale Gala will be held May 6 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 21, 2022
2022 Dick Vitale Gala to be held May 6

The 17th-annual event, held at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, will honor Baylor men's basketball Coach Scott Drew, tennis legend Chris Evert and football superstar Keyshawn Johnson

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Rob Hollway is the new football coach at The Out-of-Door Academy. Courtesy photo.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 21, 2022
ODA announces new football coach

Rob Hollway will replace Jon Haskins, who coached one season

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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 20, 2022
RADD hosts block party to support Ukraine

The block party was held March 19.

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Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch members Judy Berlow and Susan Courter hold jugs of water to symbolize what it would be like to carry a bucket of water the same distance mothers and children walk to access water. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 19, 2022
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch to host virtual Walk for Water

Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch continues its annual Walk for Water fundraiser as a virtual event.

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