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  • March 18, 2015
Theater SRQ&A: Shelley Whiteside

Theater SRQ&A: Shelley Whiteside

  • Arts + Culture
GRITS founder Elizabeth Lanier helps Dyana Goss with her shooting form.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 18, 2015
GRITS targets Ancient Oak for new chapter

The women’s-only shooting group aims to make rounds in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 18, 2015
Scene & Heard

Scene & Heard column in Sarasota, FL.

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The overpass, as Schroeder-Manatee Ranch officials suggest, would dead end into Cattlemen Road, somewhere north of the southern boundary of the lake at Nathan Benderson Park.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 18, 2015
Traffic solution

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch unveils its preferred route for an I-75 overpass between University and Fruitville.

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Andria Cucci, front, is recovering well from a optional double mastectomy after learning she was at high risk for developing breast cancer. Her friends and relatives, including Kathleen Cucci, Alexa Najmy and Maria Smith, are organizing an April 12 fundra
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 18, 2015
Pink and proactive

Sisters Andria and Lauren Cucci are defying their odds of developing breast cancer thanks to BRACAnalysis testing.

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Hot Club of San Francisco
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  • March 18, 2015
A&E Highlights and Picks

A&E Editor Nick Reichert picks the events to attend this week in Sarasota, FL.

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Olympia Dukakis, right, leads the FSU/Asolo Conservatory students through the obstacle course that is ancient Greek drama.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 18, 2015
It’s all Greek to them: Olympia Dukakis leads the FSU/Asolo conservatory

Acclaimed actress Olympia Dukakis leads FSU conservatory students through their craft and their future with ancient Greek theater.

  • Arts + Culture
Artistic Director Lee Dougherty Ross and Executive Director John Fischer combine their talents to exhibit the diverse music of Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 18, 2015
Cozy Classical: Artist Series Concerts reach 20 years of performances

Entering its 20th season, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota continues hosting renowned classical and pop musicians and entertainers in intimate venues.

  • Arts + Culture
CinéBistro is another step closer to opening in Westfield Southgate Mall with a permit from the city of Sarasota for a $297,000 demolition of the former Saks Fifth Avenue, while nearby redevelopment continues to take shape.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 18, 2015
City issues permit for Saks demolition

CinéBistro is another step closer to opening in Westfield Southgate Mall with a permit from the city of Sarasota for a $297,000 demolition of the former Saks Fifth Avenue, while nearby redevelopment continues to take shape.

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Manatee County Commissioners approved a request for proposals for vendors seeking to operate a canoe/kayak rental business out of Jiggs Landing.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 18, 2015
County seeks vendors for Jiggs Landing

A vendor would provide canoe/kayak and other rentals, as well as boat tours of the river.

  • East County
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  • By Jennifer McPheeters
  • March 18, 2015
Book Review: ‘The Girl on the Train’

‘The Girl on the Train’ brings fiction to life.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 18, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Patrick's Day at Shamrock Pub

PHOTO GALLERY: St. Patrick's Day at Shamrock Pub

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The last dress rehearsal for “Don Carlos” turns the Sarasota Opera into an opera lab, with staff tweaking every detail to perfection.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • March 18, 2015
Music Marathon: Sarasota Opera runs through Verdi's 'Don Carlos'

Sarasota Opera nears the finish line of its ambitious Verdi Cycle as it presents Giuseppe Verdi’s longest opera, ‘Don Carlos.’

  • Arts + Culture
Flori Roberts and Brenda Williams
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2015
Black Tie & Tales

Friendship Centers makes new friends; Oh what a night!; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 18, 2015
Jack Duncan takes mayor’s seat

Mayor Jack Duncan and Vice Mayor Terry Gans will lead the Longboat Key Town Commission after Monday’s statutory meeting.

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