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  • Amanda Morales
  • February 26, 2015
Lifetime of education

Out-of-Door Academy celebrates 90 years since first opening its doors.

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  • February 26, 2015
School board

Cardinal visits St. Martha; Garden Club offers scholarships

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  • February 26, 2015
Do the hop

When the curious students at the Forty Carrots Family Center checked on their class garden, they noticed something moving in the mulch.

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  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 26, 2015
County wants to dial into residents

The Office of Neighborhood Services wants to update its database of community contacts to keep neighbors informed about projects and changes affecting them.

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  • February 26, 2015
What's happening: Week of Feb. 26, 2015

SCOPE hosts community discussion workshop

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    By
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  • February 26, 2015
Q+A with Wade Matthews

Wade Matthews serves as the vice president of the Better Government Association of Sarasota County.

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  • February 26, 2015
Sensational sundial

A remodeled Sarasota home basks in the sunlight.

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    By
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  • February 26, 2015
Two properties in Harbor Acres sell for $3,656,000

Two properties in Harbor Acres top all transactions in this week's real estate.

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  • February 26, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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Sarasota Russian Ballet dancers perform.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 26, 2015
Music festival promises a range of genres

Yay Winterfest

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Cops Corner: Longboat Key

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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming holds the plaque he received at his Feb. 13 graduation ceremony.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2015
Cumming books 400 hours in training program

Police Chief Pete Cumming is ready to put the lessons he learned in a four-month Southern Police Institute course to work on Longboat Key.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock won't divulge how long he wants to be the town's manager.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 26, 2015
Succession plan: Life after Bullock

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock began his career with the town four years ago.

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Bob's Boathouse is currently closed to the public. Even though the future of the business is a question mark, residents fear the re-emergence of sound issues from live music at the restaurant.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 26, 2015
What about Bob's?

Nearly a year after the county tightened its sound regulations, residents near Bob’s Boathouse say noise problems persist.

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Islandside Property Owners Coalition President Bob White has seen a concept Key Club project.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 26, 2015
Key Club checks in with IPOC on Islandside plan

IPOC President Bob White has reservations about hotel traffic but still hopes to sign an agreement in support of a future Key Club project.

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