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Age Vital Pharmacy will soon take over the former Southeastern Guide Dogs space at 1618 Main St.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 6, 2015
Downtown Sarasota attracts pharmacy

Age Vital Pharmacy has leased the former Southeastern Guide Dogs space on Main Street.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 6, 2015
Riverview rolls past SMA

The Riverview High boys soccer team beat Sarasota Military Academy 7-1 Nov. 5.

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Ben Hammond rocked out on the main stage with his band, Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the 17th annual Giving Hunger the Blues festival.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • November 6, 2015
Giving Hunger the Blues returns to rock Southside Village

Block party features performers and bands to benefit local organizations.

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Tyler Abott, of Sarasota, submitted this sunset photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: Nov. 5

Tyler Abott, of Sarasota, submitted this sunset photo.

  • Sarasota
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The Sarasota Christian boys golf team finished fourth at the Class 1A state tournament Oct. 27 and Oct. 28.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 11.05.15

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 11.05.15

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota resident Erik Luxembourg picked up his first tennis racket when he was 3 years old.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 5, 2015
Champion on the Court

Sarasota resident Erik Luxembourg captured his seventh gold ball at the National Men’s 50s Doubles Clay Court Championship Oct. 11 through Oct. 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview's Vince Sellers Jr. scored two touchdowns for the Rams.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota Football Friday: Week 10

Riverview High held on to beat Tampa Alonso on the road.

  • Sarasota
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Then Sen. Barak Obama greets supporters at Ed Smith Stadium.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • November 5, 2015
This week in history 11.5.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

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Photo courtesy of Karen Greco.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 5, 2015
Royal Palm Harbor home sells for more than $2 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between October 19 and October 23.

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Courtesy photo. Sienna Steiner
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  • Amanda Morales
  • November 5, 2015
A word to know: Observer

Students at Southside Elementary School don costumes inspired by vocabulary.

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Barb Thomason decides which bowl to take home from Bowls of Hope last year.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota calendar 11.5.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Nov. 5.

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson signed hundreds of books Wednesday, at BookStore1Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Carson draws healthy crowd in downtown Sarasota

WHAT'S HAPPENING

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Floridays CEO Angus Rogers has assured the city he is intent on finishing the boutique Hotel Sarasota project, originally proposed in 2012.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 5, 2015
City expresses reservations about Palm Avenue hotel

In response to city officials' questions about a hotel development next to the Palm Avenue parking garage, the team behind the project expressed confidence its plans will come to fruition.

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Bay Island resident Phil Agnes agrees that some improvements need to be made at the intersection of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue — a hot spot for accidents caused by speeding, among other factors — but he says the roundabout and commercial zoning suggest
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 5, 2015
Residents fret about input on new form-based code

As the Urban Design Studio works on zoning regulations for the city of Sarasota, some neighborhoods believe their voices aren't being heard.

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    By
  • Jack Short
  • November 5, 2015
Red tide impacts go beyond bloom

Business owners worry a recent red tide bloom will linger in the public consciousness.

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