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  • Harry Sayer
  • January 23, 2022
RADD Night market kicks off PINCfest

The RADD Night Market was held Jan. 20.

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  • Neighbors
While median prices rose throughout the area, the average price of a home rose faster, indicating growth in the upper end of the price range.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 22, 2022
Manatee, Sarasota real estate market ends 2021 in record fashion

Region wraps up year near the top of the state.

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A new grant being presented by Sarasota officials. From left to right: Jennifer Ahearn-Koch, AG Lafley, Erik Arroyo, Jennifer Compton, Jeannie Perales, Bill Waddill, Marlon Brown, Rob Lane, Hagen Brody
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  • Blake Fussell
  • January 21, 2022
DeSantis presents $10 million for The Bay environmental projects

Governor stops in Sarasota on Friday morning where he presented the grant to the city for The Bay environmental projects. The grant will be used for environmental restoration and storm-resistant infrastructure.

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Motorists turning left at the US-41 and University Parkway intersection on Monday afternoon.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 21, 2022
County moves ahead with transportation priority plan

Transit solutions big and small work their way from proposals to nearly finished projects.

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A curving pergola with bougainvillea features shaded benches.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 21, 2022
City rejects proposal to build food court alongside Paul Thorpe Park

Commissioners were told the proposal would serve to activate small plaza at Pineapple and Lemon avenues.

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Doug Deming. (Photo courtesy of Jon Pearson)
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 21, 2022
Savor the Sounds concert series returns on Longboat Key

Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones will play at Town Center Green on Saturday, Jan. 22.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: January 20

Diane Suner captured this photo of a snowy egret on Lido Beach.

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Dave Marshall and Linn Torres.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 20, 2022
New to You art show returns on Longboat Key

Residents donated art to All Angels Episcopal Church, where it will be sold throughout February.

  • Longboat Key
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A mini-reef installed underneath a dock in Siesta Key.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 20, 2022
Siesta Key's mini-reef project focused on gathering data

180 mini-reefs have been installed on Siesta Key. With visible success and a recent county grant, project leaders are now focused on gathering data.

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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 20, 2022
Sarasota-native IMG Academy soccer player commits to Florida

Amelia Malkin, a junior, tried to get noticed by coaches for years but never gave up.

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Siesta Key's top selling property of the week at $6.5 million sold in June of 2021 for $4.175 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 20, 2022
Property on San Remo Terrace is week's top seller at $6.6 million

A property on San Remo Terrace sold for $6.6 million this week.

  • Sarasota
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  • By One Park Sarasota
  • January 20, 2022
PMG and JEBCO Ventures Launch Sales of One Park Sarasota, an 18-story Luxury Bayfront Residential Tower

A collection of six lavish 2-story penthouse suites with private rooftops.

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Sponsored Content
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 19, 2022
Key Club’s Welly: Likable, humble, effective leader

Michael Welly, managing director of the Longboat Key Club and Resort from 2004-2012, died Jan. 14.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 19, 2022
Annexing Siesta: Who wins?

On the surface, it sure looks like the city of Sarasota would be a bigger beneficiary than Siesta Key taxpayers.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Owner Estela Villegas seeks to open La Villa Mexican Restaurant by the summer. The restaurant is located at 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite No. 5. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 19, 2022
Longboat dining options about to expand

Restaurants coming soon promise new variety without leaving the island.

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