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  • April 22, 2025
Sarasota County to host hurricane preparedness workshop May 8

Sarasota County residents are encouraged to attend a community conversation to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 21, 2025
Sarasota County leaders to consider land buy for jail expansion

The Main Street parcel would be an early step in a yearslong process to add space to the over-capacity facility.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 21, 2025
Utility work prompts closure of one Osprey Avenue block in downtown Sarasota

Connections are being made to Caragiulos Italian American restaurant's under-construction location just to the east.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2025
Obsidian public hearing postponed to May

Scheduled for Monday's City Commission meeting, Bay Plaza's appeal of the approval of the 348-foot, 14-condo tower was rescheduled over public notice matters.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 19, 2025
Sarasota Sheriff's Office adds safety, abilities with new helicopter

The aircraft is designed to make rooftop rescues possible with greater hoisting power.

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  • April 18, 2025
Visit Sarasota County names new visitor experiences coordinator

Jennifer Manzanilla Dolgetta joins Visit Sarasota County from First Watch Restaurants group where she was customer care manager.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 18, 2025
Two Sarasota apartment projects clear preliminary hurdle

A multifamily development at the Temple Beth site is one of two apartment projects that have received partial sign-off from the city's Development Review Committee.

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  • April 17, 2025
Ringling College president announces retirement plans

Larry Thompson will continue to serve through the 2025-26 academic year, planning to step down in May 2026.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 17, 2025
Sarasota retreats back to the full city manager candidate slate

Eschewing the search firm's recommend list of semifinalists, the Sarasota City Commission now wants to scrutinize all 47 remaining candidates for city manager.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 16, 2025
Sarasota's Good Friday procession a seasonal tradition on Main Street

Some government offices are closed, and there will be no classes for public school students.

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  • Carter Weinhofer, Andrew Warfield
  • April 16, 2025
Permitting drastically increases as residents rebuild and repair

Six months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Longboat Key and Sarasota residents scurry for permits during remodels and rebuilds of damaged properties.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 16, 2025
Post-hurricane real estate market hard to pin down

Generally, metro area's prices take a tumble, but that's not true everywhere.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 16, 2025
Free canopy trees to be given away at The Bay

The city of Sarasota's shade tree giveaway event will be held April 25 and 26 with free trees available to city residents as part of environmental awareness events at The Bay park.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • April 15, 2025
SRQ sets all-time monthly record in March

Nearly 600,000 passengers traveled through the airport's two concourses.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 15, 2025
Sarasota County mulls stormwater turnover to the city

Sarasota County environmental staff recommends exiting interlocal agreement to oversee the city's stormwater management system.

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