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John Patella had an impact on countless youth football players with the Sarasota Ringling Redskins.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2017
Impact of youth football coach still felt in retirement

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Talik Keaton.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 10.27.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 10.27.17

  • Sarasota
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Stephon Turner.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 26, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Stephon Turner

The Riverview High wide receiver talks the Ringling Redskins and transferring from Lakewood Ranch High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The home at 1535 Bay Point Drive recently sold for $3.65 million.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 26, 2017
Baypoint Park home sells for $3.65 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 9-13.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
A parking garage with rooftop restaurant is one of the changes outlined in a master plan for Selby Gardens.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 26, 2017
Selby Gardens presents plans to residents

Selby Gardens is gathering feedback from neighbors as a prelude to a $67 million campus renovation.

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The DID has been working on a unified downtown branding and marketing strategy throughout 2017.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 26, 2017
Downtown group plots advertising strategy

The Downtown Improvement District is establishing its priorities for the next five years, which includes more effective promotion of the heart of the city.

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i-Ride Sarasota's top destinations have been downtown supermarkets, including the Whole Foods on First Street.
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  • David Conway
  • October 26, 2017
Downtown circulator revs up for season

Seven months after launching, those involved with i-Ride Sarasota are optimistic about the free transit service's chances at succeeding.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.26.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 25, 2017
Don’t give amazon a dime

Subsidizing Amazon is a slap in the face to businesses and taxpayers who have built their communities on their own.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Students in the internship program spend time after school learning about computer systems and working with the district’s IT staff. Photo courtesy Anthony Dolciotto
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 25, 2017
Internship program teaches students how to use computer hacking for good

Students work with IT staff to learn more about computer systems than they could in the classroom.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The last major change to the zoning codes came in 2003.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 24, 2017
County embarks on project to merge regulations

As county staff work to condense zoning and land use rules, they're asking for public input.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • October 24, 2017
Geese find home in Sarasota neighborhood

The Sherwood Estates neighborhood has it all — location, quiet and a 30-year-old misfit goose.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A vehicle crashed into the Hob Nob restaurant Tuesday morning.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • October 24, 2017
Vehicle crashes into Hob Nob restaurant

No injuries were reported in the Tuesday morning incident.

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  • News
Emergency units are on the scene of a gas leak on Boulevard of the Arts.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 24, 2017
Boulevard of the Arts reopens after gas leak

The Sarasota County Fire Department responded to a gas leak near the bayfront this morning.

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The giveaway is designed to bolster the tree canopy in Sarasota neighborhoods.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 23, 2017
City offers free trees to residents

Starting today, the city is giving away 100 trees as part of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Canopy project.

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