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  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • January 20, 2020
Sarasota dishes out zest at seafood festival

The Sarasota Seafood and Musical Festival took over JD Hamel Park from Jan. 17-19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The salon's open house celebration stayed a party all day long.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 20, 2020
Design 2000 remains a place of community after 25 years

Loyal patrons flocked to the salon's celebration, whether they needed their hair done or not.

  • Longboat Key
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Guest conductor Steven Sloane's handling of Mahler's First Symphony was dynamic yet precise. Photo by Jarle Vine.
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • January 19, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks 3 remarkable in its precision

Guests conductor Steven Sloane, pianist Shai Wosner demonstrate skill guided by instinct

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 19, 2020
Qol Quartet's concert a hit at Christ Church on Longboat Key

The group's second performance at Christ Church included a lively bunch of songs and acting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 19, 2020
Taste of St. Armands showcases the area's culinary talents

The food festival offered light bites, drinks and raffle prizes.

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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 19, 2020
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium highlights research park at Farm to Fillet

The first Farm to Fillet event was held Jan. 19.

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Hershorin Schiff Community Day School Head of School Dan Ceaser, Wendy Katz, honoree Sue Rosin, Rabbi Michael Werbow and Stacey Edelman
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 19, 2020
Hershorin Schiff Community Day School hosts fourth annual Goldie Feldman Award Brunch

Sue Rosin was honored at Michael's On East Jan. 19.

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Built in 1994, 300 Ringling Point Drive sold for $1.6 million. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,920 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 19, 2020
Sapphire Shores home sells for $1.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for Dec. 30-Jan. 10.

  • Sarasota
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6477 Gulfside LLC sold the home at 6477 Gulfside Road to Timothy and Mary Karen Peterson, of Longboat Key, for $4,475,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 19, 2020
Beachfront home on Gulfside Road sells for $4.47 million

Longboat Key residential real estate transactions for Dec. 30-Jan. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The 104th Manatee County Fair's midway is full of rides, carnival games and other activities.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2020
Manatee County celebrates 104th Manatee County Fair

Manatee County celebrates 104th Manatee County Fair

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Eric Gilde and Leah Greene have a moment in "The Nether," but when nothing and no one are what they seem, it's hard to know what's really happening in the moment. (Photos by Matthew Holler)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 18, 2020
'The Nether' is an awfully good play about an awful, bad place

In Jennifer Haley's dark sci-fi drama, escapism is worse than reality

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Javisha Strong (with backup dancers Eliette Rogers and Naomi Lockerd) is convincing as a diva in distress in "Sister Act." Photo: Don Daly
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 18, 2020
Players Centre's 'Sister Act' faithful to the original

Strong vocals anchor a joyous production played for mass appeal

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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 17, 2020
Winter wonderland

Imagine Schools at Lakewood Ranch hosts annual Winter Wonderland

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Cynthia Saunders, the School District of Manatee County superintendent, said the district's attorney, Mitchell Teitelbaum created a situation that compromised the integrity of his work.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 17, 2020
School District of Manatee County's general counsel required to undergo sensitivity training

School District of Manatee County's general counsel required to undergo sensitivity training

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Administrative buildings, including City Hall, will be closed Monday, Jan. 20.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 17, 2020
City, county announce MLK Day closures

Sarasota government offices and other facilities will be closed or have limited hours in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20.

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