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  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 26, 2015
County projects total: $107.9 million

County staff presented a list of projects to be paid for with the one-cent sales tax, but commissioners question if the time is right to move forward.

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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 26, 2015
Snowbirds may delay South Siesta Key nourishment

A recent change in an endangered species classification could delay South Siesta Key’s sand renournishment.

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Courtesy photos of Peg Rauch The Sarasota Seahawks have outscored their opponents 95-40 through the first seven games of the season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 26, 2015
Making their mark

Huddled together on the bleachers with lacrosse sticks in hand, members of the Sarasota Seahawks Lacrosse Club’s JV and varsity teams look to their coach for guidance.

  • Sarasota
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 26, 2015
Central energy plant surges ahead in budget talks

Sarasota County wants to unplug efforts at downtown expansion, but a new energy facility could be an exception.

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Co-Chairs Larry and Carol English
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 26, 2015
SPARRCle on the Bay

SPARCC hosted SPARCCle on the Bay at Sarasota Yacht Club on Thursday, March 26.

  • Black Tie
Lisa Bohn follows Tim Tuohey’s lead on the floor at a dance at Fogartyville Community Media & Art Center.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 25, 2015
Reel People: Contra brings folks together

Contra is a group folk dance that requires partners to move through a sequence of lines and circles.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Once completed, the State Street garage will include 395 parking spaces.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 25, 2015
State Street closures begin Monday

As the city works to complete the State Street parking garage by mid-May, road closures are scheduled in the area through June.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 25, 2015
Sarasota County selects $900,000 in projects for federal funding

All three projects are related to restorative efforts in the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.

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    A time to celebrate |
  • March 25, 2015
Just Married: Hayley Wielgus and Max Winitz

Hayley Wielgus and Max Winitz were married March 7, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Sarasota
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This home at 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,409 square feet of living area. It sold for $800,000. Photo by Kristen Herhold
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 25, 2015
Four-bedroom Gulfside home sells for $800,000

A home in Longboat Key Gulfside tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

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The 1920s cottage sits on land the Whitaker family owned originally. Jan Silberstein added the deck when she bought the house in 1984. Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders & Co.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • March 25, 2015
Past perfect

A historic Indian Beach home recalls a Sarasota that almost disappeared.

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Save Our Siesta Sands 2 is a citizen organization monitoring the potential dredge of Big Pass.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 25, 2015
Siesta Key Condo Council receives Big Pass dredge update

Peter van Roekens, chairman of Save Our Siesta Sands 2, gave a presentation.

  • Sarasota
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Banh Mi Maui tacos from Libby’s
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 24, 2015
11th annual JFCS Celebrity Chefs Food & Wine Tasting

Guests attended the 11th annual JFCS Celebrity Chefs Food and Wine Tasting on Tuesday, March 24, at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.

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The Children's Healthy Pantry President, Joyce McCoy with founder Susan Morin, Virginia and Jack Haley
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 24, 2015
Party for the Pantry fundraises for local schools

Volunteers and guests came together to help The Children’s Healthy Pantry with the Party for the Pantry March 24 at Michael’s Wine Cellar.

  • Sarasota
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(Courtesy) This rendering from Benderson Development shows what the proposed light industrial Class A park may look like.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2015
Benderson buys Sarasota County land for $3 million

Benderson Development Co. this week closed on the sale of 42 acres of county-owned land east of I-75 for $3 million with plans to build an industrial park.

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