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  • By Michael Saunders & Company
  • October 5, 2020
Designed for distinctions – 3 homes with features that inspire

Designed for distinctions – 3 homes with features that inspire

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Unit 302 at 188 Golden Gate Point was built in 2015 with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,879 square feet of living space.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 4, 2020
Golden Gate Point condo sells for $2.95 million

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 21-25.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
So far, Paisano’s has sold 32 Trump cookies and 17 Biden cookies.Â
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • October 2, 2020
Sarasota bakery gets in on election fun

Paisano's Italian Bakery is selling cookies with caricatures of the presidential candidates on them.

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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • October 1, 2020
County adjusts coronavirus relief process

After residents said the application process was too difficult, commissioners switched gears and created a plan to receive more federal funds.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: October 1

Jill Muller captured this incoming rain storm on Casey Key Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Jellison foundation’s donation is the largest in the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation’s history, pushing the healthcare foundation’s cancer campaign closer to its $75 million goal.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Jellison Family Foundation donates $25 million to SMH Cancer Institute

Gift is the largest ever received by hospital's foundation.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 1, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Move the chains

Local players break onto college football scene.

  • Sarasota
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Cougars senior Ashley "Skye" Ekes get a kill during practice.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 1, 2020
Cougars volleyball is searching for its chemistry

It is the first step on the road to a repeat title.

  • Sarasota
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Jordyn Byrd.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 1, 2020
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jordyn Byrd

The Cardinal Mooney sophomore talks the 2020 season and improving her serve.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The state's move into phase three allows bars and restaurants to open at full capacity, restricting local governments’ capacity to institute more stringent regulations.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 1, 2020
Sarasota officials, businesses navigate phase three reopening

The state has lifted most COVID-19 capacity regulations, causing local leaders to readjust their approach to managing the health challenge.

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COVID-19 forced the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations to host this year’s City Commission candidate forum via videoconference.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 1, 2020
Neighborhood group hosts city candidate forum

The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations asked five of the six candidates for City Commission about growth, parks, art and more.

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Although some commercial centers such as the Town & Country Plaza on Beneva Road are attracting new tenants, the county and the city are both interested in facilitating opportunities for more significant mixed-use redevelopment.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 1, 2020
County, city envision new life for shopping center sites

From malls to strip plazas, Sarasota officials are interested in redeveloping commercial complexes as mixed-use hubs with affordable housing.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.1.20

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

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  • By All Faiths Food Bank
  • October 1, 2020
Turning Empty Plates into ThankFULL Tummies and Hearts

Turning Empty Plates into ThankFULL Tummies and Hearts

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If approved, 20,000 Almaco jack would be placed in an anchored pen. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • September 30, 2020
Sarasota residents again express opposition for fish farm

A proposed fish farm would place 20,000 fish in a pen 45 miles off the coast of Sarasota.

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