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  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 10, 2017
Sarasota Farmers Market holds Woodstock Revival event

The Sarasota Farmers Market prepares for one day of peace and music.

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Hannah Joyner.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 10, 2017
Booker High gymnast chooses life over former dreams

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

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Bryce Williams puts a juke on the Cougars defense at practice.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 10, 2017
Cardinal Mooney football counts on chemistry

Getting along as a team is everything for the Cougars.

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Riverview High named Rod Dragash its athletics director on Aug. 7. Dragash previously served as Booker’s AD for six years before resigning in 2016. Courtesy photo.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 10, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 08.10.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 08.10.17

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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 10, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Bryce Williams

The Cardinal Mooney senior talks about his best game and the University of Minnesota.

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St. Armands Circle stakeholders say the city has done a poor job maintaining landscaping in medians in the district.
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  • David Conway
  • August 10, 2017
Circle leaders push for landscaping changes

Some city officials are skeptical of a plan to cede control of landscape maintenance — and associated funding — to the St. Armands Business Improvement District.

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The city will outline its proposed changes for the park — focused on new hardscape and enhanced landscaping — at a workshop next week.
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  • David Conway
  • August 10, 2017
City unveils Paul Thorpe Park plans

Proposed changes include enhanced landscaping and bricked streets along Lemon Avenue, but when will the improvements actually happen?

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 8.10.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Hard hats with The Mark logo printed on their fronts sit on shovels before the ground breaking.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 9, 2017
Stakeholders break ground on downtown Sarasota development

City staff and development stakeholders gathered on Aug. 9 to break ground on The Mark — a downtown condominium complex slated for completion June 2019.

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Melissa Wendel is Sarasota's new procurement official.
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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 9, 2017
Sarasota County hires procurement official out of Manatee

Melissa Wendel has more than 20 years' experience in procurement.

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Meg West hopes to move to the Sarasota area one day, but for now, she uses the local beaches as the backdrops for her new series. Photo Courtesy of Meg West
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • August 9, 2017
'Love on Longboat Key' brings romance to local beaches

Meg West's debut novel came out on July 17. She's writing a second book, 'Love on Lido Key.'

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Sarasota County Schools’ A rating could bring more out-of-county students to the area in the next few years.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 8, 2017
Sarasota schools see small influx of out-of-county students

A new law allows parents to choose any school in the state for their children, if it’s not already at capacity.

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A hearing on the Big Pass dredge was originally set for August, but a judge approved an eight-week delay.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 8, 2017
Judge delays Big Pass dredge appeal hearing

A hearing regarding a challenge to the proposed Lido Key shoreline renourishment project will wait at least another two months.

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The free app is available now for Apple and Android devices.
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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 8, 2017
Sarasota County Schools launches new app for parents

Using the app, parents can follow schools, see their students' grades and attendance and more.

  • Sarasota
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Tropical Storm Emily wasn't as bad as it could have been, but emergency officials used it as a chance to practice what they'd do in the event of a bad storm.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 8, 2017
Surprise storm works as test-run for emergency managers

Emergency staff use smaller storms as test runs to prepare for bigger storms, and suggest you do the same.

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