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Pat Orre and Tricia Taormino take a look at some clothes for sale.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 2, 2019
Shop till you drop at Designing Women

The Upscale Sidewalk Sale from Designing Women benefitted the organization.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The top 18 elementary, middle and high school STEM projects in Sarasota were on display at the STEM Fair Expo.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • February 1, 2019
Students use STEM to learn, compete, play

Sarasota County students had the opportunity to shine at the 2018 STEM Fair Expo.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Estrelita Thompson, Shelley Rence and Mary McNeal
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota has healthy starts, heathy hearts

An Evening for a Healthy Start celebrates 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Toni McCarty and Larry Kinsey
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • January 31, 2019
All Faiths appreciates its volunteers

All Faiths Food Bank hosts their annual volunteer appreciation awards.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sierra Taylor picks up trash on the beach for free Chick-Fil-A.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota gives out Chick-Fil-A for charity

A group of volunteers gets free chicken for a year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Teen Court is run by students so that defendants may be positively redirected by their peers. Photo courtesy of the Teen Court of Sarasota.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota Teen Court gets a $25,000 gift of presence

Teen Court of Sarasota plans to use a matching $25,000 grant to establish on-campus operations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rich Puckett inspired his son, Jason, to volunteer as well.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota volunteer sees all sides of Big Brothers Big Sisters

Experience as a boy informs Sarasota man's choices to work with children himself.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota High School RN Ginger Godley and HRA Mary Belvin
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • January 31, 2019
School board agrees to pursue plan for more nurses

Over the next several years, Sarasota County Schools will phase in more on-site LPNs and RNs to care for students’ medical needs.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Cheyenne Stubbs runs the Sailors' offense against Southeast High.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 31, 2019
Transfer guard helps Sailors basketball enjoy waves of success

She played at Braden River High last season

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cardinal Mooney grad Matthew Garcia, of the Tennessee Volunteers, screams during a meet against the Louisville Cardinals. Photo By John Golliher/Tennessee Athletics.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 31, 2019
Local winter sports alumni doing big things at the next level

Local winter sports alumni doing big things at the next level, at schools like Tennessee, Texas, Columbia, Murray State, SMU and Embry-Riddle.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 31, 2019
Why capitalism is better than socialism

Start with these quotes.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 31, 2019
$1.4 million wasted?

For five years, Sarasota city residents waited for what was to be a new zoning code for the future. But after spending $1.4 million and compiling 478 pages, it looks like it was all for naught.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: Jan. 31

Kath Donohue captured this shot of the John Ringling Causeway while on a run.

  • Sarasota
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The San Remo Estates home 3850 Tangier Terrace recently sold for $1.85 million. Built in 1956, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,699 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $57,000 in 1969.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 31, 2019
Palmer Ranch home sells for $2,003,200

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 14-18.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Members of the city's new Parking Advisory Committee met for the first time at City Hall Thursday, Jan. 23.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 31, 2019
Parking committee focuses on downtown strategy

The city is asking residents, merchants and property owners for insight on how to implement paid parking downtown later this year.

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