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Sarasota High School homecoming queen and king Alyssa Sloan and Ryan Jenkins.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • October 23, 2015
SHS Sailors crown homecoming royalty

Sarasota High School celebrates homecoming game with royal procession and '65 football team.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 23, 2015
Mote has a Spooktacular Night

Mote Marine Aquarium celebrated Halloween at the Night of Fish, Fun & Fright Oct. 23.

  • Longboat Key
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Third-grade teacher Kim Hoy directs students to start the walk.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 23, 2015
Gene Witt students walk for animal wellbeing

The elementary school raised $505 for the humane society.

  • East County
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Scott and Jill Levine at the JFCS Gala in 2014.
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 23, 2015
December 2015

Black Tie Social Calendar: December 2015

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Zane Zimmerman with his grandmother Jaunita Zimmerman.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • October 23, 2015
Families flock to Sarasota Pumpkin Festival

The 7th annual Sarasota Pumpkin Festival brings entertainment, food and fall favorites.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota Military Academy Sergeant Major Dennis Richardson taught JROTC for seven years.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • October 23, 2015
Cadets bid farewell to Dennis Richardson

Sarasota Military Academy honors JROTC instructor Sergeant Major Dennis Richardson Sr.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 23, 2015
Trump picks Gruters to lead campaign in Florida

Sarasota GOP Chairman Joe Gruters will lead Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Florida, and Sarasota will boast the candidate's first office in the state.

  • Sarasota
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 23, 2015
Chamber congregates at Longboat Island Chapel

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours Oct. 22, at Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Dennis Smith replaces Tony Vasile, Jr., who vacated his position on the board in August.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 23, 2015
New resident fills GreyHawk Landing CDD vacancy

The board appointed Dennis Smith at the September meeting.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 23, 2015
Bird Key Yacht Club colors its walls with art

Bird Key Yacht Club held its monthly art opening on Oct. 22.

  • Longboat Key
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Come and experience 5 acres of terror. Walk trough the woods, but remember: you won't be alone..!! Photo courtesy of Belisa Mazzara.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 23, 2015
Upper Manatee River Road gets spooky with haunted trail

An East County family opened Delirium Haunted Trail to the public this year.

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Braden River head coach Curt Bradley has five former players on his staff: Malcom Belton, Michael Douglas, Kelvin Albritton, Brett Walker and Tyler Strahs.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 23, 2015
Tackling a new challenge

Five of Curt Bradley's former players have assumed roles in his Braden River program.

  • East County
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    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 23, 2015
Irish whiskey producer Jack Teeling visits Vom Fass Sarasota

Award-winning Irish whiskey producer visited the artisanal Main Street liquor store for a one-on-one whiskey tasting and talk.

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The city of Sarasota is currently undertaking a $2.2 million roadway project in front of the soon-to-be occupied Sarasota Times building.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 23, 2015
Owner revives Sarasota Times building

Sharon Carole bought the historic downtown building for $2.1 million in 2014, and now plans to open a new restaurant early next year.

  • Sarasota
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This is a digital rendering of Mote Marine Laboratory's new research facility located in Summerland Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 23, 2015
Mote's Summerland Key research facility receives approval

Researchers at Mote’s Summerland Key research facility are growing thousands of coral fragments in nurseries in the wild using naturally occurring generic strains .

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