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An independent group of orchestra advocates has identified land along U.S. 301 — west of the Payne Park tennis courts — as a potential site for a music hall. File photo.
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  • David Conway
  • March 25, 2021
City in the dark on orchestral maneuvers

As the Sarasota Orchestra continues internal deliberations on a new music hall, city leaders and residents are attempting to craft a perfect pitch to retain the organization.

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Mayor Hagen Brody identified Payne Park as one of the city properties that could be included in the first wave of a Wi-Fi project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 25, 2021
City explores adding Wi-Fi to parks

Federal COVID-19 relief funds could help bolster the city's free broadband offerings.

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Since their election to the City Commission in 2017, Hagen Brody and Jen Ahearn-Koch have often found themselves on opposing sides of an issue — including how commission meetings are run. File photo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 25, 2021
Tensions arise over City Commission procedures

Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch continues to object to time limits placed on question-and-answer sessions during public hearings.

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At the outset of the 2021-22 budget cycle, City Commissioner Erik Arroyo has advocated for some major changes that would see the city consolidating services such as homeless outreach with Sarasota County.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 25, 2021
City prepares for hits to 2022 budget

At the outset of an extended budget season, city officials offered their preliminary thoughts on their preferred approach for managing  finances.

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Although downtown streets occasionally close for large events, some property owners are interested in holding more regular street closures to create an open, pedestrian environment on Main Street. File photo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 25, 2021
Could pedestrian-only weekends come to Main Street?

A downtown group intends to revisit the possibility of temporary street closures intended to encourage outdoor dining and shopping.

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Commissioners will soon consider zoning amendments that will significantly limit what can be placed on the Quads.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • March 23, 2021
Hearings scheduled for rezoning of the Quads

County leaders will decide whether to officially rezone the Quads near Celery Fields and what limitations are acceptable.

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Sasha Crewdson
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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 22, 2021
Sarasota County Fair returns with 2021 event

The fair will run through March

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 22, 2021
Sarasotans mingle at St. Patty's Day party

Gator Club hosted an outdoors music show and party March 20.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 22, 2021
Circus Arts Conservatory students learn the ropes at spring break camp

The first spring break camp was held March 15 to 19.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 22, 2021
15-year-old arrested in Sarasota County Fair shooting

18-year-old victim in stable condition, police said, adding the victim and suspect likely knew each other.

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  • Harry Sayer
  • March 20, 2021
Le Marche Bohemien brings open-air market goods to Downtown Sarasota

Vendors sold one-of-a-kind items at the open-air market March 20.

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  • Neighbors
The home at 1400 Harbor Drive was built in 2016 and it has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,402 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 20, 2021
Harbor Acres home sells for $7.4 million

Residential real estate for March 8-12.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 18, 2021
The bill that can save the housing market

Rising property insurance rates are on the verge of popping Florida’s housing bubble and the economy — all because of lawsuits. SB 76 can save the state.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: March 18

Curtis Bean captured this photo of a sunset at North Bridge Outlook Park.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Freya Robbins, Supreme Court Certified Mediator & Certified Divorce Financial Analyst ®
  • March 18, 2021
When Business Gets Personal

When Business Gets Personal

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