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Bea Langsdorf captured this shot of a lizard taking a ride on her windshield on Siesta Key under a blue sky.
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Sarasota weather page photo: June 30

Bea Langsdorf captured this shot of a lizard taking a ride on her windshield on Siesta Key under a blue sky.

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Families take in the fireworks display at Bayfront Park during the Fourth of July celebration last year.
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Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of June 30.

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Maggie "MJ" Wood scoops up seaweed from the bay.
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CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Campers splash in Sarasota Bay and explore the Ann Goldstein's Children’s Rainforest Garden at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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Courtesy photo. The Zizak family with mother Dana, twins Kayla and Kyle and father Tim.
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Online fundraisers bid war on cancer

An auction and GoFundMe account will help Dana Zizak with cancer treatment costs.

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Courtesy photo. Belle Babcock
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Have you seen this mermaid?

A mermaid washes onshore at Lido Beach.

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Martin Frame showed residents examples of David Weekley Homes projects in other areas at Tuesday's community workshop.
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  • June 30, 2016
Residents welcome Payne Park Village plans

A once-controversial development is getting a much warmer reception under new ownership, but the School Avenue project still has a few hurdles to clear.

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Staff outlined the proposed 2016-17 budget at a series of City Commission workshops this week.
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City budget prioritizes police, planning and parks

With property values continuing to rise, city officials are dealing with a new problem this budget season: figuring out the best way to grow.

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A condominium in The Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
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The Residences condominium unit sells for $1.8 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between June 13 and June 17.

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Bayfront 20:20 stakeholders Bob Easterle, Virginia Haley and Michael Klauber have helped steer the creation of a new entity that will take the lead on planning.
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  • June 30, 2016
Planning group to take the lead on bayfront redevelopment

For more than two years, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 has rallied residents around revitalizing the city’s waterfront. By the fall, a new group will assume the responsibility of coming up with an actual master plan.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Pollo Tropical plans to move into the former Square 1 Burgers across from Sarasota Memorial Hospital on U.S. 41.
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  • June 30, 2016
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A Caribbean restaurant prepares to move into midtown Sarasota, and local college leaders receive statewide recognition.

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Pip Smalley, 12, plays shortstop and also pitches for the Sarasota American 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
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  • June 30, 2016
A hero in his own right

Sarasota 12-year-old makes fourth straight Little League All-Star team.

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Jeslyn O'Shea prepares to serve the ball for Sarasota Christian during its Class 2A-Region 3 quarterfinal match last October. The school will hold its volleyball camp July 5-8.
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That's the ticket ...

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Riverview senior Austin Katz finished 15th in the nation in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials June 27 with a personal best time of 55.43 seconds.
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  • June 30, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sharks build for the future at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

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The Out-of-Door Academy and University of Florida alum Sekou Bangoura won the USTA Pro Circuit Winston-Salem $25,000 Futures Tournament June 20, defeating No. 2 seed Darian King of Barbados 6-3, 6-2. (courtesy photo)
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