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Entrepreneur Mike Evanoff recently revamped storefronts on Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: White Buffalo owner mulls plans for nearby property

Entrepreneur Mike Evanoff is considering an upscale gun range or gun shop near the successful White Buffalo Saloon.

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Madelyn Kumar doesn’t want to wait until she graduates from college to experience life in the “real world.” So, she didn’t.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: Students take on real world connections

The Future Problem Solving Program International program promotes critical and creative thinking in students in grades fourth through 12th.

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It’s hard to witness high school students being so enraptured and enthralled with anything as they were to Susan Egan’s every note and story.
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  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: Musical Mentorship

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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A fire at the Lido Beach Holiday Inn forced an evacuation this morning, but didn’t cause major structural damage or leave anyone injured.
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  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: Lido Beach resort fire forces evacuation

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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    By
  • Cliff Roles
  • December 20, 2015
Debutante Ball 2015

Debutante Ball 2015

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The Great Lawn is covered in larger-than-life butterflies.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 19, 2015
Selby comes to light with Lights In Bloom

Families stroll Marie Selby Botanical Gardens for 12th annual Lights In Bloom exhibit.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 18, 2015
Runners jingle in Lakewood Ranch

More than 2,000 runners participated.

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  • Neighbors
CDD 1 supervisors hope friends of the boys who died will place flowers and other memorabilia at an alternative site.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 18, 2015
Lakewood Ranch CDD 1 has new plan for memorial site

Supervisors hope a bench can serve as a new, safer memorial location.

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Sam Brown, Paul Bowman and Ron Morris
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • December 18, 2015
Y-Achievers Scholarship Partners Holiday Luncheon

The YMCA Foundation of Sarasota hosted its annual Y-Achievers Scholarship Partners Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 18, at The Francis.

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Jose Escobar, of Bradenton, shows off his early Christmas present.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 18, 2015
Salvation Army of Manatee County distributes gifts to families

The organization collected thousands of toys through its Angel Tree program.

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  • Neighbors
Growth in the healthcare and education sectors has helped drive the unemployment rate down, and actually served to buoy the local economy during the recession, according to local metro area data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 18, 2015
INTERACTIVE: Sarasota’s unemployment rate continues to fall

With about 1,600 fewer unemployed residents in November than the same month in 2014, the local jobless rate continues its decline to 4.5%.

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    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 18, 2015
Siesta Key Condominium Council announces lighting contest winners

The annual contest decides the best and brightest of the council's members.

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CEO Richard Fletcher, COO Chris Loftus and Chief Nursing Officer Judy Young judged the entrees. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 18, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center staff sweeten up hospital café

Twelve departments participated in a gingerbread house contest this week.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 18, 2015
The Rev. Michael Mansperger celebrates 25 years

The Rev. Michael Mansperger celebrated 25 years of service to the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Dec. 17, at Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
There is light rain and cloudy skies this morning on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 18, 2015
Cold front passes through the area today

Light rain and cloudy skies this morning is part of a cold front passing through that's bringing cooler temperatures to the area.

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