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Kevin Anselmo started Global Innovators Academy to teach students the importance of networking.
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  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 31, 2021
Resident starts program to connect students with industry giants

Global Innovators Academy encourages students to connect with innovators and write about the advice they receive.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 30, 2021
Rowing champions crowned at Nathan Benderson Park

Sunday was the final day of the NCAA Rowing Championships.

  • East County
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Bradenton's Rebekah Stewart rows in the No. 1 seat for the University of Alabama's 8+ boat. Stewart and Alabama finished fifth in their Saturday heat.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 29, 2021
NCAA rowers make a splash at Nathan Benderson Park

The NCAA Rowing Championships will finish Sunday morning, and two former Sarasota Crew rowers will be in the action.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 29, 2021
Hundreds hike in Sarasota in honor of Memorial Day

5K trek took a path from J.D. Hamel Park to Bird Key and back.

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  • News
Florida’s state universities are in the vortex of the Critical Race Theory movement.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • May 28, 2021
Misguided obsession with race

Here is a sampling of how Florida universities are brainwashing students that the United States is systemically racist.

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  • Opinion
As of summer 2020, Mote announced it had raised more than $75 million toward the aquarium project — less than 60% of the $130 million goal the organization set in 2018.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 27, 2021
Mote works to get aquarium project across finish line

Still shy of a $130 million fundraising goal and awaiting development approvals, Mote Marine officials say plans for a destination attraction remain on track.

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  • David Conway
  • May 27, 2021
City celebrates Lido Beach renourishment

Officials and residents came together at Lido Beach to commemorate the completion of a shoreline restoration project decades in the making.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: May 27

Ann Klemeyer captured this anhinga drying its wings at Camelot Village Lake in Sarasota.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2021
Dry weather prompts Sarasota water advisory

Record-setting day of water usage prompts strain on system.

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Lyle Anderson drove his blue Ford Mustang in the Daytona Beach 14-hour race in April. Photo courtesy Lyle Anderson.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 27, 2021
SMA senior's passion gives him the racer's edge

From video games, to go-karts, to a race-prepared Ford Mustang, Lyle Anderson hopes the road leads to a pro career on the track.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Tyre Smith.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 27, 2021
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Tyre Smith

The Riverview linebacker talks his offseason work and his favorite memory.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
County administrator Jonathan Lewis said the county's budget is in better shape than anticipated.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • May 27, 2021
Mid-year county revenues exceed COVID-19 expectations

Most sources of revenue are reporting an increased level of return at the mid-year mark.

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  • News
Adriana Perez, Lucero Guzman and president Jeanne Dubi look to a passing bird.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • May 27, 2021
Sarasota Audubon members keep their eyes on the skies

Bird enthusiasts work from a base at Celery Fields but show newcomers a hobby that can be done anywhere.

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  • Neighbors
The En Pointe condominium will replace a one-story, four-unit residential building on the interior of Golden Gate Point. File image.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 27, 2021
Golden Gate Point condo earns city approval

Resident concerns about the size of on-site parking spaces weren’t enough to derail plans for a four-unit, four-story condominium in the waterfront neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Badger Bob's Services Team
  • May 27, 2021
Let’s Get SEER-ious

Understanding the SEER rating for your A/C

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