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  • August 27, 2024
Frontier adds SRQ route to Cincinnati

It will be the low-cost airline's third route at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

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  • August 27, 2024
Applications open for TIME Fellowship grants

Sarasota County Schools educators are eligible for grants of up to $12,000 awarded by the Barancik Foundation.

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Kwaku Addae, 7 and Joy Prophete, 8, prepare for graduation.
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  • August 26, 2024
Kids celebrate multicultural learning during Learn My History Foundation graduation

The nonprofit Learn My History, which focuses on teaching kids multiculturalism and creating career-readiness, celebrated its students who completed the program.

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Trash, recycling schedules to shift next week for Labor Day
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  • August 26, 2024
Trash, recycling schedules to shift next week for Labor Day

There will be no Sarasota residential garbage, recycling or yard waste pickup on Monday, Sept. 2.

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Artifacts in the exhibit include a cardigan created for Riverview High School teacher Sarah Hufford.
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  • August 26, 2024
Art exhibit celebrates impact of teachers' relationships with students

The exhibit "Above and Beyond: Teachers, Society's Heroes" at Sarasota Art Museum showcases student-made memorabilia from Sarasota County teachers.

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Silvanna Escobar, 17, Jersey Baldini, 15 and Harper Weyant, 15 of The Heartbreakers, perform on stage.
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  • August 24, 2024
Music Compound showcases new location at Back to School Bash

The studio's new location on Bell Road nearly doubles the facility size, at 10,000 square feet.

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In this rendering by Fawley Bryant Architecture, the Baltimore Orioles player development facility is proposed just south of the current clubhouse, shown in white, with expanded parking along North Euclid Avenue.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 24, 2024
Orioles plan expansion of spring training facilities

A proposed clubhouse addition would bring high-tech batting cages, player facilities and additional parking.

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High school football roundup.
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  • August 24, 2024
High school football roundup: Aug. 23

The 2024 FHSAA season gets underway while two area SSAA teams roll.

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Pilatus Aircraft manufacturers the P-24 twin engine jet designed for short, unprepared runways.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 23, 2024
Aircraft manufacturer to bring $40 million investment to SRQ

Swiss-based Pilatus Business Aircraft plans to lease 17 acres of airport property for 40 years to build and sell aircraft, creating 350 jobs.

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Dr. Nik's bikes sit in the Fogartyville courtyard.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • August 23, 2024
Fogartyville, community members save art bikes from becoming scrap

On Aug. 8, the "art bykes" were acquired by Fogartyville, with help from the quick actions of community members.

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Cardinal Mooney's RJay Mosley catches a deep ball from Devin Mignery against Booker High. Mosley would score on the play.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 23, 2024
Cardinal Mooney High football seeks repeat title

The Cougars are in a new classification in 2024, but carry the same physicality and passion.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2024
Register now for annual Sustainable Communities Workshop

The daylong event will feature a keynote address by "Planetwalker" John Francis.

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Two self-service sandbag stations have opened in Sarasota County.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2024
Sarasota County opens third sandbag station as more rain is expected

There is a 10-bag limit per vehicle, officials said.

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Sarasota athletes now able to make earning from name, image and likeness
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  • Ian Swaby
  • August 22, 2024
Sarasota athletes now able to make earning from name, image and likeness

The Sarasota School Board passed a NIL policy in line with state legislation. It also voted to approve its Capital Improvement Plan.

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  • Schools
The home at 9137 Midnight Pass Road was built in 2001 and has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,577 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 22, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 15-19 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home tops the week's sales at $3 million.

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