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Sarasota

    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • March 17, 2017
Humane Society hosts a barnyard bash

Children at the Humane Society of Sarasota County spring break camp got up close and personal with some fury (and feathered) friends.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • March 17, 2017
Friends of Selby Library welcomes Hedrick Smith

The Pulitzer Prize winner spoke to members and patrons of the Friends of Selby Library March 17 at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota sports roundup: 03.17.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 17, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 03.17.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 03.17.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
This home at 244 Cedar Park Circle sold for $1.8 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 16, 2017
Cocoanut Bayou home sells for $1.8 million

Real estate transactions for Feb. 27-March 3

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota sports roundup: 03.16.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 16, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 03.16.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 03.16.17

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kristine Nickel
  • March 16, 2017
Now let us praise ... fiction

In these times of instant messaging, texting, screen time overload, isn’t it worth the attempt to carve out some fiction time?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Team Captains Jeremy Lipford and Tatum Cox with the Men’s Point Trophy, Women’s Point Trophy, and Overall Team Point Trophy. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 16, 2017
Sarasota Crew helps its rowers win on and off the water

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Parker Shanahan is Cardinal Mooney' s "field general."
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 16, 2017
Cardinal Mooney catcher proud of work behind the plate

The senior has helped the Cougar pitching staff get out to a great start in 2017.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said the city and county will work together to coordinate traffic signals.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 16, 2017
City, county team up on traffic-timing project

The city and county are spending $1.8 million on an effort to coordinate traffic signals, a project officials hope will pay off by early 2018.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city and state will consider adding a roundabout to U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 16, 2017
FDOT to hold workshop on Gulfstream roundabout

The state is studying the future of the U.S. 41-Gulfstream Avenue intersection, and it’s inviting the public to share feedback on potential plans for a roundabout.

  • Sarasota
  • News
DeMarcay developer Greg Kveton said he wants to use a more efficient construction method.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 16, 2017
Residents protest proposed DeMarcay changes

A developer wants to build an 18-story condo the same way as every other high-rise in the city. So why do neighbors want to block the use of a standard construction method?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andrew Georgiadis and Karin Murphy formerly worked together in the city' s Urban Design Studio, but now one is accusing the other of improper practices.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 16, 2017
Draft code triggers intellectual-property concerns

A planner who contributed to the city’s form-based code says portions of a draft were cribbed from another document, but is that out-of-bounds for government work?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tim Rogers.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 16, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.16.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.16.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Aliyah Cunningham. File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 16, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 03.16.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 03.16.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 16, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 3.16.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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