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  • Harry Sayer
  • January 27, 2022
Southside Elementary students honor Holocaust victims through Daffodil Project

Families left daffodils outside the school on Jan. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sunjin Lim's Dwell.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 27, 2022
Art advisory board selects Dwell for Fruitville Road roundabout

Artwork was among three finalists considered for City Commission action.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: January 27

Michele Jasen captured this bald eagle flying away from its nest on Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Café L'Europe opened in 1973. Submitted
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 27, 2022
Café L’Europe announces new ownership

Ron and Julie Milton have agreed to sell Café L’Europe to John and Amanda Horne.

  • Sarasota
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David Klein has plenty of rare coins and valuables.
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  • Harry Sayer
  • January 26, 2022
Sarasota coin group searches for rare coins

The group meets at Sarasota Rare Coin Gallery Inc. each month.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This year's sale is held in the Scottish Rite building.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 26, 2022
Karin Gustafson leads her 15th annual estate sale

The 15th annual Karin's Causes sales starts Jan. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Booker's Sariah Bradley (11) gets fouled against Clearwater.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 26, 2022
Tornadoes girls basketball all smiles as postseason approaches

Even a Tuesday loss against Clearwater High was encouraging to Booker High head Coach Ty Bryant

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview boys senior Luke Spycher kicks the ball down the field against Cardinal Mooney High. The Rams are the top seed in their district.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 26, 2022
Sarasota high school soccer district tournament preview

Boys and girls tournaments begin this week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Unit 302 at 136 Golden Gate Point was built in 2001. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,785 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 26, 2022
Golden Gate Point condo sells for $3.1 million

Golden Gate Point condo tops area transactions at $3.1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 26, 2022
How a nurse practitioner saved COVID-19 lives without vaccines

Vanessa Hamalian and her new Latitude Clinic have treated 1,092 COVID-19 patients with ivermectin and the FLCCC protocols, none with vaccines. Of those, 1,091 have recovered.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Siesta Key's beach is a popular destination throughout the year, but its popularity peaks in spring break.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 25, 2022
Siesta Key's new deputies prepare for spring break crowds

Two full-time deputies were hired specifically for Siesta Key in October. With a few months in their new positions, they are preparing for spring break crowds.

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Robbie Hubbell aims his compound bow at a Sarasota Archers meeting. File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 25, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Off-beat sports abound in Sarasota

If you're bored with basketball and soccer, try one of these sports instead.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Van Wezel Foundation has announced next steps in it plan to build a performing arts center to replace the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • January 25, 2022
Funding push begins anew for Sarasota performing arts center project

If everything goes according to plan, the new Sarasota performing arts center could be completed in about six years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Traffic began flowing through the traffic circle at Fruitville Road and Tamiami Trail in late 2020.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 25, 2022
See the artwork finalists for the Fruitville Road roundabout

Final installation is likely more than a year away.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 25, 2022
Cops Corner: When dogs attack…

Police reports from around Sarasota.

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