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  • Ryan Butler
  • February 22, 2018
Demonstrators rally for gun control

More than 200 people lined Bayfront Drive to demand action for more significant gun control in the wake of the Parkland shootings.

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This home at 500 Ketch Lane on Longboat Key in on the market for $2.89 million. Single-family homes in Sarasota county have a 4.1-month supply, indicating a sellers market.
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  • Ryan Butler
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota and Manatee county home prices continue upward trend

The increases in prices and sales in January follows a strong 2017 for area real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Police say the threat to "SHS" is not a local threat.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota High not the target of online threats to "SHS," police say

Police determined the threat originated in Springfield, Ohio.

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Clarence Arrington is happy to be coaching his Sarasota Military Academy wrestling team after three years at Braden River High.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 22, 2018
SMA wrestling team, with four district champs, gets mindset from its coach

Clarence Arrington returned to the program in 2016.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Head coach Jeremy Schmidt hopes to make Riverview High a powerhouse like his alma mater, Sarasota High.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 22, 2018
Riverview High baseball can take area scene to even greater heights

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
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Lauren Brown.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Lauren Brown

The Riverview High girls lacrosse player talks chill-inducing moments and self-discovery.

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MJ McMahon.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 02.22.18

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 02.22.18

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • February 22, 2018
How do we keep our kids safe?

The terrifying event in Parkland has everyone thinking about school security. But amid the aftermath, is our fear driving us to focus on the wrong thing?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A condominium at The Jewel in downtown Sarasota recently sold for $4.2 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 22, 2018
Condo at The Jewel sells for $4.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for Feb. 5-9.

  • Sarasota
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Photo by Jessica Barfield
    A time to celebrate |
  • February 22, 2018
Just Married: Brian and Matthew Craft

On Jan. 11, the couple started their love story at the Powel Crosley Estate.

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  • Celebrations
A visitor to the State Street parking garage grabs a ticket Feb. 17 from the newly installed paid parking machines.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 22, 2018
Garage paid parking draws early complaints

City parking officials believe users will quickly grow comfortable with a paid parking system in the State Street and Palm Avenue garages.

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North Trail Redevelopment Partnership Chairman Jay Patel is still optimistic an overlay district will lead to more redevelopment in the area.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 22, 2018
North Trail hopes overlay sparks redevelopment

Only two developments have used the North Trail Overlay District in the past five years, but stakeholders still see the special regulations as a valuable tool.

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When Thunder by the Bay relocated from the west end of Main Street, it considered a new configuration on east Main Street that would have blocked a point of entry to a nearby condo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 22, 2018
City rejects resident appeal for new event rules

Downtown residents tried — and failed — to get the city to change its events regulations to allow more resident input on proposed street closures. Now what?

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Residents and businesses near a vacant parcel used as a construction staging area on 14th Street have complained about the effects of the U.S. 41 roundabout project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 22, 2018
U.S. 41 roundabout construction disturbs neighbors

State officials are trying to keep residents informed about ongoing construction, but those affected by the project want improved communication.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 22, 2018
Cops Corner: Movie theater provides wrong kind of smash hit

A roundup of the most interesting police reports from Sarasota.

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