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Sarah Miller knows how to help families navigate the mental health system because she did it with her daughter Vanessa. Photo courtesy
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NAMI offering help to struggling students

NAMI Sarasota and Manatee are offering a variety of programs who are struggling due to virtual learning.

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Sarasotans celebrate the split from Manatee County in 1921.
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Among high-priority projects are updates to SCAT, a 200-bed correctional facility and a medical examiner's office.

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A food service partnership with Michael's on East — including an exclusive catering agreement for events — is at the center of a dispute between Selby Gardens and the Sarasota County Property Appraiser. File photo.
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Selby Gardens, property appraiser set for showdown

This week, a special magistrate will hear a long-gestating challenge to the tax-exempt status of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens downtown campus.

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Sarasota County received 3,300 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the state this week, which will be distributed at drive-thru clinics on Thursday and Friday. Image courtesy Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
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A new system will allow users to add their name to a waiting list online, over the phone or via an app. The county will host its first drive-thru vaccination clinics this week.

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The current attorney, Art Hardy, will retire after nearly 30 years working for the board.

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Pierre the 5-month-old cat is one of the first pets to use the facility's new play space.
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The brand-new space will be able to house nearly 1,000 more animals each year.

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Takiyan Coleman, 7, climbed the Martin Luther King, Jr. bust during the event.
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Sarasota honors Martin Luther King Jr. with spirited ceremony

Community figures honored Dr. King's legacy on Jan. 18.

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The home at 3360 Gulfmead Drive was built in 1951. It has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,559 square feet of living area.
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Siesta Key home sells for $3.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 4-8.

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Local charities hit the jackpot as Sisterhood for Good brings Vegas to the Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch

Guests bet it all during Sisterhood for Good fundraiser at the Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch on Jan. 15.

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MaryAnn Parks captured this great blue heron catching a fish in Myakka.

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Lofts on Lemon developers and funding partners broke ground together.
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Sarasota Housing Authority hosts Lofts on Lemon groundbreaking

The community development's supporters and funding partners held a ceremony Jan. 13.

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Chad Davis is the next Cardinal Mooney volleyball coach. Courtesy photo.
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Mooney's new volleyball coach has championship credentials

Davis brings experience, familiarity to the program.

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After the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County depleted its supply of vaccines, Sarasota Memorial Hospital offered up doses this weekend to members of the public who were 65 or older. Courtesy image.
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Officials monitor rising COVID-19 rates, vaccination rollout

With COVID-19 rates climbing this month, health professionals are working to slow the spread and sort out issues with vaccine distribution.

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In addition to revisiting the renovation plans, Mayor Hagen Brody expressed an interest in discussing the maintenance of the property, which has been closed since March.
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Bobby Jones plans back on the table

The City Commission will hold a workshop as it considers altering a renovation project for the municipal golf course.

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