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Working ongoing to save shuttered Colson Hotel -- important to the early Black History of Sarasota

Working ongoing to save shuttered Colson Hotel -- important to the early Black History of Sarasota
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Developer appeals Colson Hotel demolition permit denial

Colson Hotel owner Max Vollmer is appealing a decision by Sarasota officials, denying his request for a permit to demolish the historic building.

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Lynching marker honors 6 victims who were killed in Sarasota-Manatee County by mobs

Almost six years in the making, the community remembrance marker sits just off Fruitville Road behind the Universalist Unitarian Church of Sarasota.

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Celebration of Newtown history intertwines with holiday season

The historic Leonard Reid house will be home to music, lights and holiday spirit as a Christmas tree at UTC shares the stories of Newtown.

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The Sarasota Experience is a documentary with a difference

The vibrant production from PBS member TV station WEDU focuses on the city's history, arts and challenges to its idyllic lifestyle.

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