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The Cardinal Mooney football team is headed to the Class 1S state championship game.
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Cardinal Mooney football earns trip to state championship game

The Cougars defeated North Florida Christian 41-14 in a Class 1S state semifinal on Friday night.

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Rendering of the Legacy Trail crossing at Bee Ridge Road.
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Another hotel fight brews on Siesta Key
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The Sarasota County Commission took the first step toward allowing hotels to be built in Siesta Key Village.

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Cardinal Mooney senior quarterback Michael Valentino transferred to the program from Charlotte High for the 2023 season.
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Cardinal Mooney, Booker football teams claw way to state semifinals

With wins Friday night, the Cougars and Tornadoes will find themselves in their respective state championship games.

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Since he had a widowmaker heart attack in 2015, Sarasota artist Fabio Dal Boni has been seeking to recapture what he saw during that time.
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Artist's work represents his experience with a life beyond

Fabio Dal Boni says his paintings on aluminum are inspired by a visit to the afterlife in 2015.

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Richard Mandell's work at Bobby Jones Golf Club included creating 22 acres of wetland as part of an adjacent nature park.
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Richard Mandell is among nine winners of the 2023 American Society of Golf Course Architects Environmental Excellence Award.

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Former SMA rifle shooter Mary Tucker, now at West Virginia University, won the individual smallbore national title and was named the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2024 NCAA Division I Rifle National Championship.
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Collegiate winter sports athletes represent Sarasota area well

TKTKKTPlus, a former area coach turns a struggling college program around in year one.

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