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Sarasota weather page photo: March 23

Matthew Press captured this shot of a snowy plover on Siesta Key Beach.

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The home at 2823 Casey Key Road sold recently for $3,472,500.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 23, 2017
Casey Key Road home sells for $3,472,500

Real estate transaction for March 6-10.

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Sarasota Memorial Health Care System COO Lorrie Liang and Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast CEO Heidi Brown discuss plans to expand each organization’s cancer services.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 23, 2017
JFCS ramps up cancer programs with SMH partnership

Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast has teamed up with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System to expand wellness programs for those affected by cancer.

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Sarasota sports roundup: 03.23.17
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  • March 23, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 03.23.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 03.23.17

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Nahman L' Hrar poses with his portraits of Kofi Annan and Felipe Calderon.
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • March 23, 2017
A tale of two portraits

Ringling Town Hall student artist Nahman L'Hrar created two portraits. The second portrait was presented to its subject March 22. The first has yet to meet its subject.

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  • Neighbors
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • March 23, 2017
If the suit fits

Fitness competitors spend months perfecting their physiques. When it comes to dressing them for the stage, there are few better than June Blaustein.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Phil Pagano, executive director of the Sarasota Farmers Market, intends to relocate the event because of safety concerns.
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  • David Conway
  • March 23, 2017
State Street merchants push to keep farmers market

The Sarasota Farmers Market plans to move some vendors from State Street to First Street, but some businesses are fighting to preserve the current layout.

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Les Urbanski with Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown, who won a raffle at the March 10 fundraiser and donated his winnings.
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  • David Conway
  • March 23, 2017
City staff rallies support for co-worker

City staff organized a fundraiser to help support Les Urbanski and his family following his cancer diagnosis.

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Two dogs, Liebchen and Dennis, run around Sapphire Shores Park free of leashes. The city considered regulations that would require leashes in all parks.
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  • David Conway
  • March 23, 2017
City unleashes conversation on dogs in parks

Sarasota is considering changing its park rules to require dogs to stay on a leash, but some pet owners think officials are barking up the wrong tree.

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Sarasota High junior Steven Colon pitches against Charlotte.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 23, 2017
Sarasota baseball tournament is truly a Classic

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

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Kinga Aletto and Lauren McMahan are headed to the Junior Olympics in April.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 23, 2017
SMA juniors prepare for air rifle Junior Olympics

The pair also has an eye on a more distant target.

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Brooks Larson.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 23, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.23.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.23.17

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Mike Welcer.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 23, 2017
Sarasota High Five Moments: 03.23.17

Sarasota High Five Moments: 03.23.17

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    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • March 22, 2017
Mayors’ Feed the Hungry celebrates 30 years

The organization’s 30th anniversary celebration was held on March 22 at Harvest Church.

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Sarasota County emergency personnel begin picking through the rubble after a car crashed through the front of a south Sarasota business last Thursday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 22, 2017
Car crashes into Sarasota gym

The owners of Personalized Fitness & Massage Center estimate about $40,000 in damage to their South Tamiami Trail business.

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