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The Riverview High volleyball team celebrates a point during its 3-0 victory versus Sarasota Oct. 14.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 15, 2015
Local rivals Serve up a Cure

The Riverview High volleyball team beat Sarasota 3-0 in their annual Pink Match Oct. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jacob Diercks, Tyler Weigand, Kylee Eubanks and Ian Przybylowicz collaborate during an impromptu session on Tuesday.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 15, 2015
SMA cadets receive high-tech training

Sarasota Military Academy equips cadets for cyber breaches and careers in STEM fields with Cyber Patriots.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jack Short
  • October 15, 2015
Food truck vendors hope to taste change

SRQ Food Truck Alliance wants the county to table restrictions on where and how they operate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nancy Parrish dedicates her life as the founder and pro bono CEO for Protect Our Defenders which provides legal aid to veterans who have experienced sexual trauma while serving in the military.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 15, 2015
Conversation with Nancy Parrish

As the founder and CEO for Protect Our Defenders, Nancy Parrish fights on the behalf of survivors of military sexual trauma to change policy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. The ribbon cutting for the new Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty location near Palmer Ranch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
Business Briefs 10.15.15

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty opens new location.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Pumpkins come in all shapes and hues at patches around Sarasota.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 15, 2015
Pumpkin patches sprout up around Sarasota

Perfect for carving, baking and painting, pumpkins have returned for the fall season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
St. Martha's Catholic School breaks ground on the new Zazarino Center for Athletics & Arts.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
School Board 10.15.15

Updates from schools throughout Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Peter van Roekens, who spoke on behalf of the Terrace East condominium building, stands in front the lot at 162 Beach Rd.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • October 15, 2015
Siesta Key property owners come back from the drawing board a fourth time and are denied

A highly contested construction proposal on an empty Siesta Key lot may lead to litigation after commissioners again denied owners permission to build a house there.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Earlier this year, crowds filled Main Street and other nearby streets for Thunder by the Bay. The event has been held downtown for nearly two decades — despite objections from some residents and merchants.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 15, 2015
Palm Avenue businesses protest Thunder by the Bay closures

Thunder By the Bay draws a crowd to downtown Sarasota, but it doesn't mean booming business for many merchants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A print of a photo of the Swan Bandwagon built in 1907 taken by Frederick Whitman Glasier.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 15, 2015
This week in history 10.15.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Consultant Robert Marbut, center, has criticized the lack of progress toward building a come-as-you-are homeless shelter in Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 15, 2015
County homeless consultant criticizes city plans

The city has embraced a “housing first” approach to addressing homelessness issues — sparking a harsh rebuke of the policy’s efficacy from consultant Robert Marbut.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andrew Georgiadis and Karin Murphy were hired to write a form-based zoning code for the city in 2013. Georgiadis left the Urban Design Studio this summer, and submitted his resignation to the city in September.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 15, 2015
Questions surround city's plans to establish architectural standards

The city has been working to develop architectural standards as part of a forthcoming form-based code, but it's still unclear what those standards will ultimately entail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A home on Bay Island tops the real estate transactions this week.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 15, 2015
Bay Island home sells for $5.1 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between September 28 and October 2.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.15.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Cliff Roles
  • October 14, 2015
An Evening With Elizabeth Smart

An Evening With Elizabeth Smart

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