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Jewish Food Festival brings Israeli heritage to Sarasota

Everything from kugel to matzo ball soup was available at the festival on Jan. 28.

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Growing pup: Guide dogs and handlers graduate from training

Class no. 262 celebrated the end of their training at the Southeastern Guide Dogs campus.

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The Orioles are partnering with Sarasota County libraries to offer a free game ticket to young readers.
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  • January 29, 2018
Libraries, Orioles team up to promote reading

The Big League Reader program offers game tickets for students.

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Fundraiser benefits Healthy Start Coalition

Jan. 25 saw food, music and fun at Sarasota Architectural Salvage.

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Healthy crowd attends grand opening

Earth Fare bags big crowd in Lakewood Ranch.

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Randy McGill winds up to pitch.
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  • January 26, 2018
Fulfilling a fantasy: O's fans travel to Sarasota for week of nostalgia

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

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  • January 25, 2018
Families feast on food grown at Southside Elementary

Southside Elementary students grew the food in their garden, then helped serve their families and friends.

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  • January 25, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Jan. 25

Thomas Fox captured this photograph at a Turtle Beach access point.

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Among the updates are new floors and an access ramp near the stadium's main entrance.
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  • January 25, 2018
Revamped Ed Smith Stadium awaits the Orioles

The improvement comes ahead of the 2018 spring training season.

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Faith Holliday constructed this agility course for dogs at Donte's Den over the summer of 2017.
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  • January 25, 2018
Girl Scout goes for the gold

Cardinal Mooney’s Faith Holliday built an agility course for dogs at Donte’s Den.

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Christian McKay chats with coach Bob Smithers while changing weights during a practice at Booker High on Jan. 23. McKay will compete for a state title Feb. 2 at Panama City Beach.
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  • January 25, 2018
Sports gave Booker High senior a needed lift

The state title favorite weightlifter originally joined to gain mental toughness.

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  • January 25, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Isabella McDevitt

The Cardinal Mooney girls soccer captain talks breaking her back and mission trips to Jamaica.

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The home at 763 Freeling Drive recently sold for $1.7 million.
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  • January 25, 2018
Bay Island Shoes home sells for $1.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 8-12.

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Melinda Delpech and other Tahiti Park residents say a commercial development near their neighborhood would be problematic.
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  • January 25, 2018
Residents make play to block commercial development

Tahiti Park residents hope to turn two privately owned properties in their neighborhood into parkland.

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A proposed Florida Senate bill would allow builders to remove trees from private property without city intervention.
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  • January 25, 2018
City lobbies to retain tree regulation power

Residents and officials are fighting against a state bill that would eliminate the city’s right to regulate the removal of trees from private property.

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