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Bay Island Shores home sells for $4 million

A home on Bay Island Shores tops sales this week at $4 million.

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Hagen Brody, Steve Gareleck, Elizabeth Moore, Casey Brown and Remington Reynolds pose around the Payne Park Tennis Center sign. The center will host the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open next week. Courtesy photo.
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  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota Open tennis event returns for first time since 2019

Officially titled the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, the event returns with new ownership, a new location and a new vision.

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The vanilla-flavored cakes looked like raw meat. Courtesy photo.
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Sarasota resident Cat Donoghue bought some fake cakes for April Fool's Day.

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Kaytlin and John Dangaran are giving Bistro a family feel.
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  • April 6, 2022
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Chef Kaytlin Dangaran learned her craft in trendy Italian kitchens in New York and San Francisco, and now she's excelling at running Bistro at the Sarasota Art Museum.

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Health and Human Services Director Chuck Henry says the advisory council will be "a conduit for public information." (File photo)
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  • April 6, 2022
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The new Behavioral Health Advisory Council will be Sarasota County's resource for information and funding on mental health, homelessness and welfare services.

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Lakewood Ranch's Lydia Kaeyer says she felt she had to express her feelings about Russia's invasion of the Ukraine through her paintings. Her work is on display at the ComCenter in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • April 5, 2022
ComCenter of Lakewood Ranch hosts art exhibit

Lakewood Ranch Art League presents 75 paintings that range from elephants and abstract to support for Ukraine.

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  • April 5, 2022
New freelancing app brings efficiency to Sarasota landscaping projects

Greenpal, the "Uber of landscaping,” launched in the city in mid-March.

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Sarasota Bay Watch members gathering before the release of clams on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ronda Ryan)
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  • April 4, 2022
Sarasota Bay Watch releasing 1 million water-cleaning clams into bay

Organization first examines bottom Sarasota Bay to find best places for the shellfish.

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Phase one work is bounded by Palm Avenue (top), Orange Avenue (bottom) and Mound Street (right).
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  • April 4, 2022
First-phase construction of Selby update goes vertical

Centerpiece of master plan's $51.6 million initial stage includes new parking garage, solar array and other improvements.

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  • April 2, 2022
Pet owners paws for weekend festival

Dogs take center stage at Get Your Mutt Movin' dog walk and expo.

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  • April 2, 2022
Science takes flight at radio-controlled car races

The seventh annual event, conducted by Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab, attracts about 160 students on nearly 60 teams.

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