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Carlos Reyes-Sanchez faces charges of first-degree murder in Rhode Island.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 21, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: January

Carlos Manuel Reyes-Sanchez, 30, was arrested without incident this morning at the The Longboat Key Club.

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Years after closing its Siesta Key location, Bob's Boathouse opened last fall on Tamiami Trail.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 21, 2014
Top Stories - Sarasota: January

Sarasota County staff denied the fourth request for an extension of the restaurant's temporary certificate of occupancy Thursday.

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After her mother's death, Ellen Gerth, with her husband, Dave, left, continues to run marathons and continues with her career, despite the fact that closure may never come.
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  • December 21, 2014
Top Stories - East County: January

Two years after Ina Gross was murdered, her daughter says she still believes the Manatee County Sheriff's Office will arrest the killer.

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Zoe Baglini, Bekka Larson, Harrison Chona and Adriana Fernandez
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  • December 20, 2014
Debutante Ball

Debutante Ball

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Reese Witherspoon in "Wild."
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  • December 19, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Wild'

Is suffering a necessary component in obtaining knowledge? Seemingly, that's the message which the new film, "Wild," wants to convey.

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"La Fille mal Gardée"
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  • Anna Dearing
  • December 19, 2014
DANCE REVIEW: 'La Fille mal Gardee'

Sarasota Ballet gave us the best present of the holiday season with its performance of Sir Frederick Ashton's masterpiece, 'La Fille mal Gardee.'

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Ken Abt and Alfred Goldstein
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  • December 19, 2014
La Fille mal Gardee Pre-Performance Holiday Dinner

La Fille mal Gardee Pre-Performance Holiday Dinner

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Indigo Alexis, Flori Roberts and Charles Martin
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  • December 19, 2014
Achievers Scholarship Partners Holiday Luncheon

Achievers Scholarship Partners Holiday Luncheon

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Adam Caldwell tells the story of Judah Maccabee at Hanukkah Happening.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El Hanukkah Happening

Members of the community were invited to join in on the holiday celebration with the congregation at Temple Emanu-El for Hanukkah Happening Friday evening.

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The trail currently extends from the Venice Train Depot to Palmer Ranch Parkway. File photo.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 18, 2014
Legacy Trail extension costs could exceed $15 million

The $72,541 goal to supplement the cost of the feasibility study for the Legacy Trail extension is complete.

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This week's FYI Friday features news about a lost ferret and a Christmas miracle, an update on downtown Sarasota's nightlife and more!
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 18, 2014
FYI Friday - Your weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

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The Art Center Sarasota gather to travel back to Sarasota after an eventful three days at Art Basel Miami.
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  • Nick Reichert
  • December 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Art Center Sarasota returns to Art Basel Miami

The Art Center Sarasota took art local artists and enthusiasts their annual southern migration to the gigantic art fair, Art Basel Miami

  • Arts + Culture
The playground, installed in December, was created for children ages two to 12.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 18, 2014
Joan M. Durante Park installs new playground

The playground is made from post-consumer recycled materials.

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Courtesy photo, Nolan TSA students Naomi Burg and Amanda Boccarossa paint a little library to be installed at Greenbrook Park in Lakewood Ranch in January.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 18, 2014
Sarasota County installs Little Free Libraries in parks

The stand-alone lending libraries are a part of a national program that encourages communities to share literature.

  • Siesta Key
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The construction sector shed 400 jobs in November in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area, while the retail sector added roughly 1,600 positions for an increase of 4% from October.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 18, 2014
Local unemployment rate continues tumble

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area added more than 4,000 jobs in November, while Sarasota County's unemployment rate fell to 5.3% from 5.6% the previous month.

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