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Karin’s Causes organization to put on 14th annual Estate Sale

The annual sale will offer up plenty of eclectic oddities May 13 to 15.

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Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee takes on new CEO

Shepard Englander is making his way to Sarasota this September.

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Virtual public forum planned about Vamo Drive Park

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Built in 2019, the home at 2905 Casey Key Road has five bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,188 square feet of living area.
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Casey Key home sells for $6.49 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 19-23.

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Satchel's Last Resort and Our Y unite for first dog wellness expo

The first annual dog walk and wellness expo was held May 1.

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Temple Emanu-El reopening early learning center

After a year of closures due to COVID-19, the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center will reopen for summer school and fall classes.

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Sarasota weather page photo: April 29

Sheryl Vieira captured this dowtown Sarasota sunset over the Palm Avenue parking garage.

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Sarasota weather page photo: April 22

Judith Horn captured this photo of a great blue heron at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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Max Famiglietti officially launched Tiger Fire, LLC on New Year's Day.
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Entrepreneur's hot sauce takes long, winding road

Sarasota native Max Famiglietti started making his Tiger Fire Hot Sauce during the pandemic while in Peru.

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Casey Key property ties for highest-priced area sale

3.7 acre compound sells for $16.5 million, equalling price of Longboat Key's Serenissima.

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The owners of the Sarasota Modern hotel could develop land surrounding the building to include 90 residences in structures up to 10 stories tall. File photo.
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City approves Rosemary District rezoning

The change would allow 10-story buildings near the Sarasota Modern hotel, which some neighbors are unhappy about.

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Residents in neighborhoods such as Tahiti Park have said they see trees as a valuable resource, encouraging city officials to take steps to protect and maintain the urban canopy.
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City considers creating urban forestry program

As part of a continuing emphasis on tree preservation, officials heard a presentation on a strategy for more formally documenting and managing the city’s canopy.

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A yearslong effort to redevelop the Bath and Racquet Club site continues to generate opposition, though the City Commission was largely effusive in its praise for the vision presented at a March meeting. File image.
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More residences proposed for Bath and Racquet site

Neighbors have voiced opposition to the prospect of additional residential space, but the developer said the changes would reduce the intensity of the project.

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The use of the Selby Gardens property for special events — and a food service partnership with Michael's on East — is at the center of a still-unsettled dispute regarding a tax exemption. File photo.
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Selby Gardens property tax issue headed to court

Despite a mediated resolution earlier this year, a late tax payment is prolonging tensions between the botanical garden and the property appraiser.

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Ruby Robinson protests the 2019 redistricting.
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Commission considers redistricting, repealing single-member districts

Commissioners are considering what data to use for redistricting and whether voters want to get rid of single-member districts, which were approved in 2018.

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