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  • October 12, 2018
Pirates football sinks Sailors 51-19

Braden River led Sarasota 44-6 at halftime

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Sarasota football roundup: 10.12.18
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  • October 12, 2018
Sarasota football roundup: 10.12.18

Sarasota football roundup: 10.12.18

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Sarasota police blocked access to Madison Drive while city crews worked on the broken water pipe farther down the street.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • October 12, 2018
Water main break floods St. Armands street

Crews are working to fix a broken pipe associated with construction near the future site of a city parking garage on the Circle.

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  • October 12, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Oct. 11

Ben Cooper captured this seaside flora at North Lido Beach.

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  • October 11, 2018
Sarasota Hospital Board, Seat 1: Russ Battiata

Questions and answers with the candidates.

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  • October 11, 2018
Hospital Board, Seat 1: Jim Meister

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  • October 11, 2018
Hospital Board, Seat 2: Joseph J DeVirgilio Jr

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The Siesta Key home at 3977 Roberts Point Road recently sold for $1,475,000. Built in 1985, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 7,060 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 11, 2018
Siesta Key Roberts Point Road home sells for $1,475,000

Siesta Key Roberts Point Road home sells for $1,475,000

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A majority of the City Commission has not shown a desire to take additional steps to explore the preservation of the GWIZ building.
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  • David Conway
  • October 11, 2018
Bayfront group pushes back on GWIZ preservation

The Bay Sarasota says public input supports demolishing the Boulevard of the Arts building.

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Rick Piccolo credited regional growth and savvy planning for bringing more flights to SRQ.
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  • David Conway
  • October 11, 2018
New flights bring welcome growth to SRQ

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport has experienced some turbulence in the past, but its chief executive sees clear skies ahead.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • October 11, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.11.18

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The city has prepared a conceptual example of what an informational paid parking sign on St. Armands Circle could look like.
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  • David Conway
  • October 10, 2018
St. Armands leaders talk parking plans

Merchants and landlords in St. Armands Circle want to make sure everybody is prepared for the implementation of paid parking.

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Waves and high tides wiped out the sand from a series of bags posted along the Lido Key shoreline. Photo courtesy city of Sarasota.
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  • David Conway
  • October 10, 2018
Hurricane Michael causes closures, cancellations and flooding

As the storm heads for land, rising waters have affected Lido Key parks. Sarasota County Schools has also canceled after-school activities Wednesday.

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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 9, 2018
Cardinal Mooney claws back to beat Riverview on Senior Night

The Cougars rallied to win sets four and five

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  • Shane Donglasan
  • October 9, 2018
Going gold for childhood cancer awareness

Sarasota County schools raised more than $17,000 for childhood cancer research.

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