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  • Samantha Chaney
  • March 12, 2019
County decides to slow down, reconsider future plans for SCAT

Following several hours' worth of debate and public comment, county commissioners have agreed to revisit options for public transit in a future workshop.

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  • March 12, 2019
Letters to the editor

Readers sound off on key issues.

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Trevor Bates plays the missing child and Summer Dawn Wallace plays Fiona in "In a Word." Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
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  • Marty Fugate
  • March 12, 2019
Lauren Yee’s 'In a Word' explores the aftermath of a child abduction

Urbanite Theatre approaches the unpopular topic of child disappearance in its latest gripping — and surprisingly funny — production.

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Guest Speakers Jason and David Benham
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  • Kayleigh Omang
  • March 12, 2019
Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center celebrates life

The Life is Beautiful! Dinner and Silent Auction was hosted March 12 at Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

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Elizabeth Sykes and The Sarasota Ballet in George Balanchine’s "Stars and Stripes." Photo by Frank Atura
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  • Anna Dearing
  • March 12, 2019
History and patriotism prevail in the Sarasota Ballet's 'Poetry and Liberty' program

The Sarasota Ballet makes a mark on the ballet world with its company premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton’s 'Apparitions,' while enthusing patriotism with George Balanchine’s 'Stars and Stripes.'

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  • Katie Johns
  • March 12, 2019
Longboat Democrats install new leadership award

Former club president Murray Blueglass is the namesake and first recipient of the leadership award, which was given out on March 12.

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Traffic leaving to the south from Tangerine Bay and other communities and businesses along Gulf of Mexico Drive often must contend with an unbroken line of cars in both directions.
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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 12, 2019
Longboat condo complex warns of traffic circle side effects

Tangerine Bay board says long-term vision for GMD might make it harder to exit and enter residences and businesses.

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Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Lucy Boynton (center) in "Sing Street." Photo source: Amazon Prime Video.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 12, 2019
Binge Blog: Rock 'n' roll is a risk

Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy," created by Gerard Way and starring Ellen Page, and Amazon Prime Video's "Sing Street," directed by John Carney and starring Lucy Boynton, are this week's picks.

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  • By Tina and James O’Brien, Agents and Neighbors
  • March 12, 2019
COYOTES AND PANTHERS AND DEER – OH MY!

COYOTES AND PANTHERS AND DEER – OH MY!

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Speed tables installed on Harbourside were too steep and are being replaced with ones built to a different specification.
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  • Suzanne Elliott
  • March 12, 2019
Bay Isles speed tables remade to right size

Right size speed tables will be put in

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Rachael and Donald Worthington
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  • Kayleigh Omang
  • March 11, 2019
Sarasota Opera patrons enjoy cocktails, dinner and a show

The Double Co-Producer Dinner was held March 11 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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Kate Honea, Education Director Christopher Hird and DNG Program Director Lisa Townsend
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  • Kayleigh Omang
  • March 11, 2019
The Sarasota Ballet stays on pointe with helping students

The On Pointe Luncheon was hosted March 11 at Michael's On East.

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  • Katie Johns
  • March 11, 2019
St. Mary dreams up spring fashion show

On March 11, more than 200 people gathered in the Harbourside Ballroom for the "Daffodils & Dreams" fashion show.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • March 11, 2019
'The Cakemaker' is an exceptional, emotionally-charged and unexpected film

This was director Ofir Raul Graizer's first feature film, 'The Cakemaker,' but its excellence mimics those of the most experienced filmmakers.

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Pretty enticing, right? Many residents have already received their new recycling bin — but the city says you can't use them until April 1. Photo courtesy city of Sarasota.
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  • David Conway
  • March 11, 2019
Keep using your old recycling bins, city says

The city has begun rolling out new wheeled recycling bins, but residents are still supposed to use their old bins until April 1.

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