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Riders get on the Siesta Key Breeze trolley service in Siesta Key Village. There have been more than 25,000 riders on the trolley in its first 15 days.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 13, 2017
Downtown, Siesta transit services off to different starts

The Siesta Key trolley was an instant hit. A downtown circulator has had a lower profile. What lessons can be learned from the first weeks of these new transportation services?

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Veronica McCurdy drives the net against The Out-of-Door Academy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 13, 2017
Riverview girls lacrosse star finishes high in national points rankings

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
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Antoine Sanchez will attend Stetson University in the fall.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 13, 2017
Riverview tennis player finds new ways to commit and excel

He'll attend Stetson University in the fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 13, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.13.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Architect Michael Halflants has designed a Rosemary District project to incorporate more trees along the sidewalk, but he thinks the city is better suited to map out an urban canopy.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 13, 2017
Tree protection changes prove thorny

The city continues to refine its tree ordinances, but residents and developers lack consensus on reasonable regulations.

  • Sarasota
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Michael Cannon
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 13, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 04.13.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 04.13.17

  • Sarasota
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Parker Shanahan.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 13, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 04.13.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 04.13.17

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota sports roundup: 04.12.17
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 12, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.12.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 04.12.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The 13-story Sarasota City Center sold for $36.5 million.
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 12, 2017
Downtown Sarasota building sells for $36.5 million

Durham, N.C.-based Dilweg Cos. plans to spend $4 million to enhance the 13-story Sarasota City Center on the east end of downtown.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota Police are searching for a white Chevy Silverado with left-front quarter panel damage in connection with a downtown hit-and-run incident.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 12, 2017
Sarasota Police investigate downtown hit-and-run

A white Chevy Silverado struck a man in front of Sarasota Opera early Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 12, 2017
Your Towns 04.13.17

Children's First honors longtime board member Jo Rutstein and the Goldsteins commit financial gift to Selby Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jen Ahearn-Koch, Hagen Brody and Martin Hyde are vying for two seats on the Sarasota City Commission.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 11, 2017
Sarasota City Commission candidates raise thousands in March

Jen Ahearn-Koch topped campaign fundraising last month with more than $11,000 in contributions.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • April 11, 2017
Temple Sinai celebrates Passover

Congregants gathered at Temple Sinai to mark the beginning of Passover.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2017
Sarasota school bus crash damages traffic light

Drivers will face up to 15 minute delays at the intersection of Proctor Road and Gantt Road, which has become a 4-way stop.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kristine Nickel
  • April 11, 2017
Schedule some 'me' time

It took a a humiliating encounter in the doctor’s office to get motivated.

  • Sarasota
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