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Sarasotans watch this year's Fourth of July fireworks from around the city.
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Chris Deluna with her dog, Kiwi, at the third annual Achieva Reindeer Trot Dec. 7, at Payne Park.
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File photo. Unit 1101 in Beau Ciel, 990 Blvd. of the Arts, sold for $1.61 million. Unit 901 sold for $1,575,000.
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Casey Key home sells for $1.75 million

Caroline and Rodney Salvati, of Englewood, sold their home at 1516 Casey Key Road to Kenneth and Susan Grzybowski, of Temple Terrace, for $1.75 million.

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High-density apartments could come to this Rosemary District parcel.
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The proposed Rosemary Residential Overlay District would allow for higher-density housing developments in the area, which the city believes will spur much-anticipated growth.

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Point Crisp home sells for $3,675,000

A home in Point Crisp tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Andrew Price, of Lakewood Ranch, and Marian Price, of Tampa, sold their home at 1321 Point Crisp Road to Larry Enterline, of Braselton, Ga., for $3,675,000. Built in 2001, it has six bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,575 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $5,300,000 in 2004.

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