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Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.11.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Joseph Kelly.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 11, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 05.11.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 05.11.17

  • Sarasota
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Brian Speight.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 11, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.11.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.11.17

  • Sarasota
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Voter turnout in the 2017 runoff Sarasota City Commission election topped 22%, which topped the 19% from the last at-large election.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 10, 2017
New Blood: Brody, Ahearn-Koch win City Commission seats

The City Commission is getting two new members on Friday. How much change will Hagen Brody and Jen Ahearn-Koch bring to City Hall?

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Hagen Brody, Jen Ahearn-Koch and Martin Hyde were all vying for two seats on the Sarasota City Commission.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 10, 2017
Sarasota City Commission election — By the numbers

How did your precinct vote in Tuesday’s runoff election?

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Sailor Circus Seniors from left – Sophie Watkins, Michael Mitchell, Silas Bichler, Alice Hafner, Owen Leonard, Lydia Nord
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 10, 2017
Sailor Circus hands out scholarships, awards

Five of the seniors will attend four-year schools in the fall at institutions.

  • Sarasota
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City Commissioner Susan Chapman sees Friday' s order as vindication of her decision to fight the Sunshine case.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 9, 2017
Chapman prevails in Sunshine suit

After exhausting its line of appeals, Citizens for Sunshine still claims there are unanswered questions about what constitutes a Sunshine Law violation.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 9, 2017
Sarasota voting kicks off with confrontation

Jen Ahearn-Koch, Hagen Brody and Martin Hyde are vying for two seats on the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
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An investigation determined Parking Manager Mark Lyons influenced an artwork search process that ended up with a committee endorsing his son-in-law' s proposal.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 8, 2017
City disciplines workers following public art controversy

The city has demoted Parking Manager Mark Lyons and two other employees for not adequately reporting a conflict of interest during a search for public artwork.

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Bitsy Robertson, Marilynn Koach and Scottie Addy confer at an early Junior Welfare League organizational meeting prior to incorporation on March 26, 1957.
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  • Niki Kottmann
  • May 8, 2017
Six decades of service

On its 60th anniversary, Junior League of Sarasota members prove to be concerned with more than pearls and cocktail dresses.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • May 7, 2017
Temple Emanu-El gives back

Temple Emanu-El congregants gathered to participate in the temple's Mitzvah Day on May 7.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • May 7, 2017
Riverview students celebrate prom

Riverview High School hosted its prom at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota on May 6.

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  • Anna Brugmann
  • May 6, 2017
Sand sculptors compete on Siesta Key

Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources hosted the 45th annual Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest on May 6 on Siesta Beach.

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Jaasiel Torres won the Class 4 high jump gold medal with a leap of 2.05 meters.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 6, 2017
Sarasota track and field championships: Day one results

Sarasota high jumper closes out the night with a win.

  • Sarasota
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Public Works General Manager Todd Kucharski discusses the city’s two concepts for redesigning Pineapple Park at the Sarasota Farmers Market Saturday. The city is soliciting public feedback on a master plan for the downtown park.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 5, 2017
Pineapple Park plans leave questions unanswered

Residents want an improved Pineapple Park. Getting them to agree on what that looks like might be a challenge.

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