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Update: Serial flasher caught again

A man arrested for exposing himself to women in Manatee County has now been charged in Sarasota, as well.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran, Sarasota County Area Transit Director Rocky Burke and Assistant County Administrator Mark Cunningham watch as County Commissioner Alan Maio cuts a ribbon in front of the Siesta Key Breeze.
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Sarasota County Commissioners and Island leaders take inaugural ride on Siesta Key Breeze trolley.

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First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon races through Sarasota

Runners wound their way around St. Armands and through Indian Shores to finish the Sarasota Half Marathon at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.

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The Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County facilitates an alternative Spring Break option for area high schoolers.

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Children at the Humane Society of Sarasota County spring break camp got up close and personal with some fury (and feathered) friends.

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Friends of Selby Library welcomes Hedrick Smith

The Pulitzer Prize winner spoke to members and patrons of the Friends of Selby Library March 17 at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.

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Team Captains Jeremy Lipford and Tatum Cox with the Men’s Point Trophy, Women’s Point Trophy, and Overall Team Point Trophy. Courtesy photo.
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Sarasota Crew helps its rowers win on and off the water

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Parker Shanahan is Cardinal Mooney' s "field general."
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Cardinal Mooney catcher proud of work behind the plate

The senior has helped the Cougar pitching staff get out to a great start in 2017.

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City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said the city and county will work together to coordinate traffic signals.
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  • March 16, 2017
City, county team up on traffic-timing project

The city and county are spending $1.8 million on an effort to coordinate traffic signals, a project officials hope will pay off by early 2018.

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The city and state will consider adding a roundabout to U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
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  • March 16, 2017
FDOT to hold workshop on Gulfstream roundabout

The state is studying the future of the U.S. 41-Gulfstream Avenue intersection, and it’s inviting the public to share feedback on potential plans for a roundabout.

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DeMarcay developer Greg Kveton said he wants to use a more efficient construction method.
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  • March 16, 2017
Residents protest proposed DeMarcay changes

A developer wants to build an 18-story condo the same way as every other high-rise in the city. So why do neighbors want to block the use of a standard construction method?

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Andrew Georgiadis and Karin Murphy formerly worked together in the city' s Urban Design Studio, but now one is accusing the other of improper practices.
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  • March 16, 2017
Draft code triggers intellectual-property concerns

A planner who contributed to the city’s form-based code says portions of a draft were cribbed from another document, but is that out-of-bounds for government work?

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