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The current plans for a Cocoanut Avenue streetscape project would remove parking along the median, replacing it with a reduced number of spaces along the widened sidewalks.
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Cardinal Mooney graduates Hanna McMahon and Annie Montgomery will return home to compete in the 7th Annual Fiesta on Siesta April 8 through April 10. (courtesy Tim Britt)
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Pine View senior Jessica Stich's best event is the uneven bars. "You really get the feeling of being in the air," Stich said. "I just like swinging bars."
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ODA junior Maria Ross will compete in her first Nick Bollettieri Women's Sarasota Open April 14 through April 17.
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Larry Marthaler, pictured in front of the New Pass Bridge in 2008. Marthaler developed a plan to ferry passengers between Longboat Key and the mainland when the bridge became stuck in open position in 1983.
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After Woman’s Exchange representatives and Laurel Park residents argued for and against the store’s plans for expansion, the City Commission postponed its final ruling to a future meeting.

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