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More than half of the units at Arbor Village, depicted in the above drawing, will go to homeless individuals with disabling conditions. The developer says the complex will function like a normal apartment property.
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  • March 29, 2018
Fruitville housing project stirs controversy

A developer wants to provide housing for homeless individuals along Fruitville Road, but neighbors harbor concerns about the apartment complex.

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital plans to add a new cancer center, right, to its campus by 2020.
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A new oncology center is the latest in an ongoing series of improvements at the hospital's midtown campus.

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John League, left, discusses the proposed Legacy Trail extension on Saturday at Payne Park.
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  • March 29, 2018
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As the county explores a possible Legacy Trail extension, the city is exploring the ways it could capitalized on the popular bicycle and pedestrian route.

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A group of planners is floating some major changes to the bayfront land around the Van Wezel as an effort to better gauge community desires.
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The Bay Sarasota has three early outlines for redeveloping city-owned bayfront land that include ambitious ideas — including a new building for the Van Wezel.

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The new mall is coming before next season, builders hope — although they say it's hard to say for sure.
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  • March 29, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: New mall coming to City Island

After losing the new Mote aquarium to Nathan Benderson Park, the city hopes a shopping center can keep attracting visitors to the barrier islands.

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APRIL FOOLS: Group pushes to clothe David on city logo

Citizens for Public Decency demand sparks city contest to suggest ways to cover up classic image.

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Toll revenue would help county leaders finance other projects.
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Legacy riders will pay up in proposal to free up more county money for other projects.

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McKitrick has won 240 golf tournaments, including 41 at the Longboat Key Club.
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  • March 28, 2018
Longboater swings through obstacles

Golfer Arlene McKitrick has persisted in her career, despite her acute type 1 diabetes.

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Evan Lefils Victor Arismendi stand with Mote and Booker staff to show off their creation for Mote's red tide detector.
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Booker High School and Mote team up in red tide efforts

Two Booker seniors created a housing unit for Mote's red tide detector.

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  • March 26, 2018
Pizza restaurant announces downtown location

MidiCi, a Neapolitan pizza restaurant, will open in The Mark development on State Street.

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  • March 26, 2018
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate receives humanitarian award

NRT LLC, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, awarded Coldwell the 2018 Humanitarian Outreach Award.

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The Schuert brothers visit the Sarasota National Cemetery. Photo courtesy Randy Shuert.
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  • March 26, 2018
Veteran brothers meet for a reunion decades in the making

The Schuert brothers, who all served in the U.S. Army, reunited in Sarasota at the beginning of March.

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Actress Ali Wentworth is set to speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on April 9.
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  • March 26, 2018
Actress Ali Wentworth announced as new speaker for RCLA Town Hall 2018 Lecture Series

Actress Ali Wentworth is set to speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on April 9.

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