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Courtesy photo. The ribbon cutting for the new Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty location near Palmer Ranch.
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  • 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.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
School Board 10.15.15

Updates from schools throughout Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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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
  • Real Estate
    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

  • Black Tie
Sarasota Christian's Cheyenne Miller sends the ball back over the net in the first set.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 14, 2015
Lady Blazers top Lady Cougars

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team beat Cardinal Mooney 3-1 Oct. 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 14, 2015
Mayor participates in walk for safety

City of Sarasota Mayor Willie Shaw experiences how to cross streets while visually impaired.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A shoal near big pass, between Siesta and Lido keys, where red tide blooms and possible minor fish kills have been reported.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • October 14, 2015
NOAA releases red tide alert

After several years of reprieve, Sarasota County experiences a red tide bloom on its beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Police locked down Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences this afternoon while searching for a wanted fugitive.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 14, 2015
Sarasota police continue search for fugitive

Sarasota police closed streets in the Rosemary District and put Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences on lockdown this afternoon.

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