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Andrea Mogensen's law office is located near downtown Sarasota, but despite her notoriety at City Hall, the scope of her work extends beyond the city limits. She said she works with people throughout the state on open government cases.
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  • David Conway
  • May 15, 2014
Power of Attorney: Andrea Mogensen

At the center of a series of lawsuits accusing officials of interfering with city government, attorney Andrea Mogensen says she's helping people stand up to authority.

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Sarasota Mayor Shannon Snyder is the third candidate to enter the race for the District 2 County Commission seat.
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  • David Conway
  • May 15, 2014
Sarasota mayor to resign, run for County Commission

Mayor Shannon Snyder has announced his intention to resign in November and filed as a candidate for the 2014 County Commission election.

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The Sarasota Crew men's varsity 8+ boat earned a bid to this year's USRowing Youth National Championships, where it will seek to defend its national title. Photo courtesy of Lisa Worthy.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • May 15, 2014
Nathan Benderson Park to host 2015 championships

Suncoast Aquatic and Nature Center Associates announced today that Nathan Benderson Park has been chosen to host the 19th annual USRowing Youth National Championships, which will be held June 12 to June 14, 2015.

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A conceptual rendering shows how the Ringling Boulevard corridor would look with a Sarasota County Area Transit bus transfer station.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 15, 2014
County Commission to discuss major spending topics

Sarasota County commissioners during a budget workshop tomorrow will consider an update on plans to relocate the downtown SCAT transfer station, and the possibility of a referendum to fund capital spending.

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The property at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts has been vacant for several years, but a developer's proposal would create a large mixed-use project on the city-owned land.
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  • David Conway
  • May 15, 2014
Developer proposes mixed-use project in Rosemary District

The only response to a city-issued invitation to create a 'catalyst project' along Boulevard of the Arts, the proposal features residential, commercial and theater space.

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The nonprofit is asking for help from members of the community through donation and/or volunteering.
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • May 15, 2014
Tiny Hands Foundation launches Backpack Brigade

The Tiny Hands Foundation is accepting donations for its inaugural Back to School Backpack Brigade. The nonprofit will be filling the backpacks Aug. 2.

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The last show Kevin Dean curated was "Rediscovering David Budd: The Forgotten Abstract Expressionist," at the IceHouse. Here he's discussing David Budd's "Journey Without Maps," which Dean said meant passing over into death.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 15, 2014
A pillar of Sarasota's art scene, Kevin Dean, dies

Kevin Dean, born in 1950 in Evanston, Ill., died May 14.

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  • May 15, 2014
New face

Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota welcomes John Irvin as its new religious educator director.

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  • May 15, 2014
Budding artists

The Chapter No. 115 of Ikebana International invited children to honor their mothers with workshops Saturday.

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  • May 15, 2014
Spring fling

The Bay Island Siesta Neighborhood Association held its annual Spring Fling May 8. More than 60 members attended the party, which Garrett and Stephanie Puzzo hosted.

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Centenarian sisters, Ruth Branum, 104,  Rubye Cox, 110 and Sarasota resident Rose Shloss, 101
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  • May 15, 2014
Sisterly love

Sarasota resident Rose Schloss, 101, recently returned from a trip of a lifetime.

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  • May 15, 2014
Sing for spring

The Allegro Music Academy recently held its spring recitals.

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Kathleen Carmichael, Joy E. Van Buskirk, Doreen Dziepak, Ingrid Roylance, Linda Robinson, Book Club Chairwoman Connie Bulawka and Caroline Ryan
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 15, 2014
Paper hearts

Members of the Church of the Redeemer's Heart to Heart Book Club held its final book club meeting of the year May 5.

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Private security guards already monitor some areas of downtown, including Pineapple Square businesses.
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  • David Conway
  • May 15, 2014
Downtown leaders beef up patrol

As merchants and property owners attempt to fight homelessness issues, the Downtown Improvement District moves toward increasing security downtown.

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  • May 15, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota Police reveal details of drug operation; FDOT shifts Siesta Key lanes for Stickney Point Bridge work; Siesta seawall project moves ahead with work

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