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Sam Woolf performs locally. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 7, 2014
Sam Woolf performs hometown concert

American Idol contestant and Braden River High School graduate Sam Woolf will perform Nov. 9, in Bradenton.

  • East County
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Steven Walters, 50, allegedly began punching 41-year-old Michael Gatz during an altercation in front of Petco in the Paradise Plaza parking lot Thursday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 7, 2014
Longboat resident charged in road rage stabbing

The Sarasota Police Department charged 50-year-old Steven Walters with aggravated battery in connection with a fight in a Petco parking lot Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
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Gene Burke, Suzanne Silverstein and Christie Dean
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 6, 2014
Le Petit Marche

Le Petit Marche

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • November 6, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Ringling Underground

PHOTO GALLERY: Ringling Underground

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  • Nick Friedman
  • November 6, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: YPG November Happy Hour

PHOTO GALLERY: YPG November Happy Hour

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Jamie Aymerich, Candice McElyea
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 6, 2014
Heart & Sole: Elegant Fashion Show and Luncheon

Heart & Sole: Elegant Fashion Show and Luncheon

  • Black Tie
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12
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  • Nick Friedman
  • November 6, 2014
Busted: This week in police reports — Thursday, Nov. 6

Busted: This week in police reports — Thursday, Nov. 6

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The Sarasota Police Department arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man in the face during a road rage incident.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 6, 2014
Road rage incident ends in stabbing

The Sarasota Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred in the Paradize Plaza parking lot before 3 p.m. today.

  • Siesta Key
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Several residents pointed out the highest building on Main Street right now is three stories.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 6, 2014
Commission approves seven-story building behind Main Street

Despite objections from Lakewood Ranch residents, the Manatee County Commission approved a building height change Thursday.

  • East County
  • News
Chris Brown purchased the four lots in the Siesta Market complex Oct. 30 and Nov. 3 for $2.8 million
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • November 6, 2014
Brown buys Siesta Market

Business owner Chris Brown continued adding to his Sarasota and Siesta Key investments with the $2.8 million purchase in the heart of the Village.

  • Siesta Key
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Stacey Rhoads, a bartender at Blue Rooster, said she’s gotten lots of surprised reactions from tourists who want to order a mimosa or bloody Mary with Sunday brunch — only to find out they can’t before noon.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 6, 2014
Sarasota County bags Sunday booze ban

On Wednesday, Sarasota County commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance amending the County Code to allow alcohol sales before noon on Sundays.

  • Siesta Key
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Food Bank of Manatee volunteer Evelyn Parcels serves up a seafood soup.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 6, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Empty Bowls

On Nov. 6, patrons who love sipping on tomato basil, seafood, chicken noodle and a range of other soups flooded Lakewood Ranch Main Street for the 14th annual Empty Bowls event.

  • East County
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The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) selected Tim Novak for the director position of the Masters in Health Services Administration program.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 6, 2014
LECOM welcomes new masters program director

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine selected Tim Novak as the program director for its new program - Masters in Health Services Administration.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 6, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Rowan S. dresses as Sleeping Beauty, and Drew F. is a pirate. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 6, 2014
Preschoolers on parade

The St. Boniface Episcopal Church Preschool held a Halloween parade for its costumed cuties Oct. 31.

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