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Sarasota High's Angelina Grebe finished second in the 3,200-meter run at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 23. File photo
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Frustrated with the worsening conditions along the city’s congested roadways, the City Commission is taking a big-picture look at the city’s transportation problems.

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As Ringling College attempts to move forward with plans for a multimillion-dollar soundstage complex, residents worry their priorities don’t align with the school’s.

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Harvey Vengroff said the sale of an industrial property will help finance the first phase of his proposed housing project, if approved. File photo
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Landlord and entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff says he has a plan to help tackle the city’s affordable housing problem, but a question remains: Will the city allow it?

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The families of Temple Emanu-El celebrated Israeli Independence Day, or Yom HaAtzmaut, Saturday, at the temple beginning, with a bagel breakfast.

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This home at 703 Casey Key Road, along with two vacant tracts of land, sold for $5.3 million. The home has three bedrooms, four and a half baths, a pool and 4,648 square feet of living area. Courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
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Casey Key property sale fetches $5.3 million

Timothy O’Donnell, trustee, of New City, N.Y., sold the home at 703 Casey Key Road and two vacant tracts on 100 Circuit Road and Casey Key Road to J. Dean Stauffer and Shelagh Stauffer, trustees, of Nokomis, for $5.3 million.

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Sarasota Police arrest ‘Rambo’ in drug raid

The Sarasota Police Department has charged 22-year-old Nolan Rebollo, who is known as ‘Rambo’, with possession of cocaine with intent to sell within 1,000 feet of a park and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Attention, globe trotters: You have five months left to submit your photos for the 2015 ‘It’s Read Everywhere’ contest.

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Sea turtle nesting season starts on Siesta Key

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