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  • August 24, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: August 24

Mary Tygh Parks captured this sunset at Siesta Key.

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Alex Miller is CEO of Mercedes Medical, a medical supply company with headquarters near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 24, 2017
Freshman Rep. Miller announces Sept. 1 resignation; special election planned

Buchanan says he'll run in special election to fill seat.

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How we live our lives is the best way to end this strife.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 24, 2017
Bring back my country

What’s happening to the country we knew and loved? The best way to bring it back is to continue doing and teaching our loved ones to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons.

  • Sarasota
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Brian Battie and Tommie Battie IV played football together for Sarasota High in 2017. The brothers were shot in Sarasota on May 18. Tommie Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene, while Brian Battie was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2017
Brothers look to keep Sailors football afloat

It's the first time the Battie siblings have played on the same team.

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Brendan Firlie, Bretty Riley and Nico Hernandez-Tome.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2017
Riverview swimmers dream of a pinky ring

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
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Arthur Brantley.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 08.24.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 08.24.17

  • Sarasota
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Alexus Lewis.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Alexus Lewis

The senior cheerleader talks becoming an All-American and whether cheerleading is a sport.

  • Sarasota
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This home at 641 Beach Road recently sold for $2,875,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 24, 2017
Beach Road home sells for $2,875,000

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 7-11.

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There are stop signs and speed bumps in the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Hyde Park Street, but residents say drivers still speed along the neighborhood street as they avoid the busier Hillview Street.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 24, 2017
City examines traffic calming standards

As residents near Southside Village ask the city to slow down traffic, staff is devising a new system for judging the merits of the request.

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Enjoy this weeks edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.24.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Members of the public wait for their turn to speak. 81 people voiced their opposition to the proposed recycling plant.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 23, 2017
Commission votes not to allow recycling facility outside of Celery Fields

After a nearly 10 hour public hearing with 81 speakers, commissioners voted 3-2 not to allow the facility.

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Gayle Guynup and Gem
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • August 23, 2017
Volunteer dogs, owners recognized for community service

A pair of volunteers and their dogs have combined for 600 hours of service to Doctors Hospital of Sarasota.

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Some students like Southside Elementary's Matthew Morris, Gabi DeLeo, Anandi Fuller and Wyatt Woods went to school on the day of the eclipse. But thousands others left early or didn't go at all.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 23, 2017
Sarasota Schools see spike in absence and early dismissals on eclipse day

More than 6,000 students were out of school that day or left early, which is more than is typical.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Barrier island residents and officials hope adding another left-turn lane on eastbound Gulfstream will move more traffic along U.S. 41.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 22, 2017
City OKs U.S. 41 design changes

Despite city administration’s concerns, the Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved adding a third northbound lane on U.S. 41 at Gulfstream Avenue.

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The Art Ovation Hotel an Autograph Collection by Marriott, on the corner of Palm and Cocoanut avenues, is one of many new hotels under construction in Downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 22, 2017
Checking in: Sarasota's visitor numbers are still rising

Since 2011, Sarasota County’s hotel visitor numbers have climbed, and more hotels are coming to the county. Is there a point where there will be too many?

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