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  • February 21, 2024
A day in the life with Sarasota's top Realtor

Roger Pettingell, Sarasota's best-selling Realtor for the 14th year, shares keys to his success in real estate and his efforts to humanize his work life.

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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 21, 2015
County's spin: More research needed

Commissioners took no action on an ordinance to ban cyclists, hoping to come up with an alternative solution.

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  • September 17, 2014
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  • February 2, 2026
Sarasota to start water-meter replacement project in March

All customers of the city's utilities department will receive new water meters in a $3.86 million project that will take two years to complete.

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  • January 31, 2013
First Street to undergo facelift

The street will get wider sidewalks, underground utilities, brick crosswalks and lush landscaping.

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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 22, 2013
Year in Review: January 2013, First Street to undergo facelift

The street will get wider sidewalks, underground utilities, brick crosswalks and lush landscaping.

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  • By Madison Bierl |
  • January 8, 2026
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Laurie Breslin cites facility upgrades, academic improvement and higher graduation rates as high priorities for 2026.

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  • By David Conway |
  • November 29, 2018
Downtown leaders talk event opportunities

Officials are exploring the creation of a recurring Main Street event and a new position to oversee downtown promotions.

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  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 9, 2024
Art Center Sarasota executive director is stepping down

Kinsey Robb is leaving to pursue a nonprofit visual arts role in New York City.

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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • June 6, 2013
City considers mixed use for garage

Three possible concepts each add more than 30,000 square feet of space for additional uses, ranging from 45 condo units to a luxury rehab spa on top of the State Street parking garage.

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  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 18, 2020
Convalescent plasma donations in Lakewood Ranch provide Pennsylvania Christmas miracle

SunCoast Blood Centers in Lakewood Ranch provide convalescent plasma donations to Bethlehem, Pa., for a Christmas miracle.

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 19, 2018
Cops Corner: Keep an eye out for porch prowlers

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 16, 2017
Longboater tracks memories at Iditarod

Every March, Phil Cady heads to Alaska to volunteer on the "Pee" Team at the Iditarod.

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  • December 23, 2009
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 15, 2023
Myakka City conservatory is for the birds and veterans

Greg Para started the Sarasota Parrot Conservatory after returning from Afghanistan in 2013.

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  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 6, 2026
Annual fishing tournament casts for a cause

Ben Shroyer has turned a parent's nightmare — childhood cancer — into a cause for good, helping families in the same boat as his was a few years ago. The waters off Siesta help fund the work the organization does.

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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 22, 2021
Barancik Foundation grant donates $250,000 to Healthy Pond Collaborative

START is due to receive the money over a three-year period.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 15, 2020
Local college softball summer league is a hit

College softball-level program rises in East County despite the pandemic.

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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 29, 2020
Longboat Key beach art grows and changes daily

Bob Dreyfus works on his beach installation daily. But by turtle season, it has to go.

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  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 31, 2018
Whittall seeks Commission OK for sales office

Unicorp leader says office needed to fuel marketing and financing; Planning & Zoning Board rejected similar request in October.

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