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Each of the six items on a Seder tray has a symbolic meaning.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2016
Temple Emanu-El breaks matza with Seder dinner

Members of Temple Emanu-El recognize the first night of Passover with a congregation-wide Seder dinner.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Although the city wanted to extend the CRA, the county voted last year to let the funding mechanism expire.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 22, 2016
County staff rebuffs city’s claim to CRA cash

Although the city of Sarasota believes it’s due an extra year of funding for the downtown Community Redevelopment Area, the county is prepared to share a differing opinion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
SWAT officer Ben Smith keeps up with runners with three-year-old daughter Bryleigh in a stroller.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 22, 2016
Law enforcement light the way for Special Olympics

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Sarasota Police Department carry the torch for the 33rd annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sen. Nancy Detert with Justin Taylor, granddaughters Lisa and Stephanie Detert and Jessica Taylor
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota GOP honors Gov. Rick Scott

The Sarasota County Republican Party awarded Scott the “Statesman of the Year” award.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Argus Foundation President Ron Hershberger and Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Argus Foundation hosts state Senate candidates

All six state Senate candidates appear on a panel for the Argus Foundation Meet the Minds luncheon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amelia Malkin picks a cucumber from the Goldie Feldman Academy Garden.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Goldie Feldman harvests against summer hunger

Students at Goldie Feldman Academy harvest vegetables from the school garden to donate to All Faiths Food Bank.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Dan Hill submitted this photo of the moon above Sarasota before dusk.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: April 21

Dan Hill submitted this photo of the moon above Sarasota before dusk.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City staff works to install the sculpture Embracing Our Differences at the Main Street and Orange Avenue roundabout.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Roundabout art and south Siesta Daiquiri Deck

The owners of Daiquiri Deck announced a new location, and the city installed a new piece of public artwork downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 21, 2016
The five-year relief plan

FDOT is expected to start in June improving U.S. 41 and Gulfstream and Fruitville. The good news: It will take half the normal time. Bad news: It’ll take five years.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 21, 2016
Let’s talk about ‘fair’ and ‘rigged’

Sarasota resident offers this assessment on the subject of “fairness.”

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kennan Wilson hugs a tree that he helped decorate with his mother Gina at the Hug-a-tree event last year at the Sarasota Children's Garden.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 4.21.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of April 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Across the street from Julie Bales’s house on Jackson Drive, a resident has already colored their sidewalk with the red stain.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 21, 2016
St. Armands residents paint the neighborhood red

St. Armands residents are undertaking an effort to stain their sidewalks — a throwback to the John Ringling era.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lucy Nicandri, executive director of Suncoast Charities for Children, is happy with the potential new site for Thunder by the Bay.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 21, 2016
City reaches agreement on new Thunder by the Bay site

After the motorcycle festival generated complaints from businesses and residents, city officials believe they’ve negotiated a more palatable layout for the event.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The expansion of the Woman’s Exchange was designed to improve the internal circulation of the nonprofit consignment shop. Now, the city is determining the broader significance of the rejection of those plans.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 21, 2016
City sorts through fallout of Woman’s Exchange appeal

For the first time ever, the City Commission has rejected a staff-approved development proposal. How will the city deal with the differing internal interpretations of its zoning rules?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Kolter Group provided this rendering of the view from the planned 18-story Ritz-Carlton residential development.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 21, 2016
Bayfront growth continues with Quay and Ritz projects

The long-awaited buildout of the Sarasota Quay property took another step forward this week. Just to the south, developers announced plans for a new 18-story condo overlooking the water.

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