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  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 19, 2016
AJC July Lunch and Learn

AJC West Coast Florida hosted the July installment of its Summer Lunch and Learn Series

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More details regarding construction on the DeMarcay condominium project should come in September, the developer says.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 19, 2016
Palm Avenue condo construction delayed

After originally planning to begin work in June, the developer of the 18-story DeMarcay condominium project says a new start date is to be determined.

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A new Siesta Key condo is slated for land overlooking Big Pass and the Gulf of Mexico.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2016
Siesta Key condo concept emerges

Developer Crossgate Partners is planning a six-unit condominium complex north of Siesta Key Village.

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Mote's new librarian and archivist, Kay Garsnett. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • July 19, 2016
Mote announces new librarian

Kay Garsnett will serve as the archivist and librarian at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 19, 2016
Film review: 'The Innocents'

'The Innocents' questions faith in horrific circumstances.

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"Cyrano De BurgerShack"
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  • Marty Fugate
  • July 19, 2016
Theater review: 'Cyrano De BurgerShack'

Cyrano takes a shiny, happy trip to high school at The Players.

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Spanish Main Yacht Club aims to bury its overhead utility lines.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2016
Spanish Main explores private undergrounding

Rather than spend a combined $2.2 million over the next 30 years, one of Longboat Key’s oldest communities may bury its own utilities.

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Pat Seidensticker, of TableSeide Restaurant Group, and Mike Santa Lucia co-own Oak & Stone with Brett Decklever.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 19, 2016
Oak & Stone opens with self-service model

With its self-service beer technology, Oak & Stone puts the customer in charge.

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Author Lee Moran, an 84-year-old Mote Ranch resident, didn't begin to pursue his writing career until he was 75.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 18, 2016
East County ‘word man’ tumbles into new career

Mote Ranch resident is the perfect type to write stories at age 84.

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GWIZ has been closed for nearly four years.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 18, 2016
City may demolish GWIZ building

Sarasota city commissioners have asked staff to explore razing the former Gulfcoast Wonder and Imagination Zone.

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As opposition mounts on Siesta Key against the Big Pass dredge, Siesta Key Association board members call on county commissioners to request an environmental impact statement from the City of Sarasota.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • July 18, 2016
SKA continues to fight Big Pass dredge proposal

The Siesta Key Association is requesting an environmental impact statement to assess the alternatives to dredging Big Pass for the Lido Beach renourishment project.

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Sarasota High School Jeff Hradek during his final commencement ceremony as Principal last month.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • July 18, 2016
Hradek to retire before end of summer

Sarasota High School Principal Jeff Hradek will retire before the start of the new school year.

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Terry Nelson, Savannah Sinclair, Nethaneel Williams and Brad Wages. Photo by Marty Fugate
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  • Marty Fugate
  • July 18, 2016
Learning to Fly: "Peter Pan" takes flight at Venice Theatre

Venice Theatre gets this classic off the ground. No pixie dust required.

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Maria Wirries. Photo by Bill Booth
    By
  • June LeBell
  • July 18, 2016
Music Review: Maria Wirries at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center

Maria Wirries continues to sing beyond her years.

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Pelicans are among the wildlife using Roberts Bay Islands, which could become a Critical Wildlife Area.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 18, 2016
Celery Fields hosts Roberts Bay Islands workshop

Florida Fish and Wildlife considers making Roberts Bay Islands a Critical Wildlife Area.

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