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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • November 1, 2017
County struggles to balance budget this summer

Though budget workshops are over, the County Commission still has work to do as it looks to cut $5.4 million from the budget.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • November 1, 2017
Riverview High student arrested for social media threat

A student allegedly posted a photo of a gun on Snapchat with a message indicating he would bring it to school on Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mari Vial-Golden — Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 1, 2017
'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' continues its Sarasota run

The piece was well-received at Ringling International Arts Festival, and now it continues at Urbanite — but it’s not the same play.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Friends from Palm Aire gather around Gus and Betty Andreone, front left and middle, and fellow award recipient Harold Stephens, of Ocala, seated right.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 1, 2017
France honors Sarasota legend

France presents 106-year-old Gus Andreone with Legion of Honour medal.

  • East County
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The home at 552 S. Spoonbill Drive on Bird Key recently sold for $6 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 1, 2017
Bird Key home sells for $6 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 16-20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Isabel Lund McCarthy. Photo by Berkley Mason.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • November 1, 2017
Lakewood Ranch travel agency joins select group down under

Isabel Lund McCarthy represented Main Street Travel at a conference in Australia.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Keller Williams Realtor Gene Sherry, Lake Club's Kimberly Miele and her children Maximus, 7, and Jake, 13, enjoyed their House Hunters experience.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 1, 2017
Lakewood Ranch resident featured on House Hunters

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Bayfront Park officially opened in late June after a year of renovations. File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 1, 2017
Sarasota County and Longboat Key to host Bayfront Park celebration

The newly renovated park officially opened in June.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cheryl Loeffler, Teri Hansen and Scott and Candy Greer at last year's event.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 1, 2017
Bacchus on the Beach returns with perfect pairing

Food and wine enthusiasts are in for a treat on Nov. 9 and 10.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 1, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Nov. 2, 2017

Fulton Lewis III died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In October, the firefighter association took second place in Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cook-Off.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 1, 2017
Longboat firefighters ready to tee up

On Nov. 18, the Longboat Key Firefighters Association will host its first golf classic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key town hall has thousands of documents dating back decades.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • November 1, 2017
Longboat records go digital

Longboat staff have been digitizing and shredding all of the town's new and old records to save time and space.

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Longboat Key has proposed 26 administrative charter amendments be sent to voters in one bunded question come March.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • November 1, 2017
Longboat charter administrative changes: 26 amendments in one referendum question

Longboat residents may be presented with a referendum question in March that could have sweeping effects on town government: here's what they're proposing.

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The historic cottages on Longboat Key could become the home of the town's historical society.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 1, 2017
Three big projects face future on Longboat

The Paradise Center, The Historical Society of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Culture and Education are all fundraising for future efforts.

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Maria Ross, a former state champion at The Out-of-Door Academy, is now a freshman at Boston College. Photo courtesy Mike Gridley.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 1, 2017
Local college players come home for good cause

The Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic presented by First Watch Cafe is back for an eighth year.

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