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  • February 20, 2014
Siesta businesses reach outdoor display compromise

Siesta Key businesses recently reached a compromise on a proposed amendment to a Sarasota county ordinance banning the outdoor display of goods.

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  • February 20, 2014
Payne Park's future remains uncertain

As a youth sports league seeks to use Payne Park for weekly activities, the city will have to reconsider the park's master plan.

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  • February 20, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Readers weigh in on local issues.

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  • February 20, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • February 20, 2014
Roat: a voice and a vision for Sarasota County

Paul Roat's work as an editor and a photographer for the Pelican Press and Anna Maria Islander spanned some of the area's most memorable moments and highlighted his passion for the community in which he lived.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 20, 2014
Monumental milestone

Sarasota Christian basketball players Heidi Miller and McKenzie Lantz both reached the 1,000-point milestone in their careers last week.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 20, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

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  • February 20, 2014
Sidelines

Sarasota High Girls Basketball; ODA swings past Braden River; Sarasota Christian rolls into semifinals; The Concession to hold golf classic

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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 20, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 20, 2014
Sapphire Shores home sells for $1.15 million

A home in Sapphire Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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  • February 20, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Craig Obrecht submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Sarasota Sailing Squadron docks.

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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 20, 2014
School board

Check out the latest Sarasota school happenings.

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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 20, 2014
Your Neighbor: Eve Plews

Plews is the founder of Meet the Sky, a monthly event during which stargazers observe the night sky with telescopes and binoculars.

  • Sarasota
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • February 20, 2014
Amanda Simon's fourth-grade class transforms into Pine View Post Office

This year, the school's fourth-grade classrooms were transformed into working post offices, where students delivered more than 12,000 valentines to each other.

  • Sarasota
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Members of the Sarasota Christian girls basketball team, along with coach Brett Morrow, pose for pictures with the Class 2A state runner-up trophy.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 20, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Class 2A Girls Basketball State Championship- Sarasota Christian vs. Grandview Prep

The Sarasota Christian girls basketball team fell to Grandview Prep 45-32 in the FHSAA Class 2A state championship Feb. 20, at the Lakeland Center.

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