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The Golden Spoon Awards are featured in Florida Trend's December issue.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 3, 2013
Local restaurants win Golden Spoon awards

Florida Trend magazine honored 14 Sarasota and Manatee county restaurants in its December issue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chabad President and event organizer Dr. Barry Stein hangs a sign.
  • By The CHABAD of Sarasota
  • December 3, 2013
Photo Gallery: Taste of Hanukkah

Members of the Jewish community celebrated Hanukkah Sunday, Dec. 1, during the Taste of Hanunkkah event held at the Sarasota Fairgrounds. This year's event featured the first highwire Hanukkah celebration when the Wallenda family helped light a menorah in midair.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Six kittens that were born on Longboat Key are in need of a loving home. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 3, 2013
Socialized feral kittens seek loving home

Six kittens rescued on Longboat Key are now 11 weeks old and available for adoption.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 3, 2013
Sea of Strengths Academy to host film screening

The Sea of Strengths Academy will host a viewing of the documentary Dislecksia: The Movie, at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7., at Burns Court Cinema.

  • Arts + Culture
The video reached a potential audience of eight million viewers and depicted the county’s unique Amish community.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • December 3, 2013
Visit Sarasota County honored for coverage of Amish

Visit Sarasota County will be honored for their video entitled "Amish Las Vegas" that was featured on the Today Show's website.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key Association board member Peter van Roekens, who started the Adopt-A-Road pickup in 2003, with first timer Marilyn Romanus.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 3, 2013
Siesta Key cleanup volunteers bag record event

The Siesta Key Association/Siesta Key Village Association Adopt-A-Road pickup netted the best ever turnout of 24 volunteers and 32 bags of trash.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Commissioners also voted to fund the legal defense of Commissioner Susan Chapman for another 3 months in a Government-in-the-Sunshine lawsuit.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 3, 2013
City Commission seeks to increase downtown activity

During a busy meeting, commissioners expanded the city's sidewalk cafe regulations, delayed paid parking at the Palm Avenue garage and placed a moratorium on events at St. Armands Circle Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • December 2, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County and city officials discussed Sunshine laws, Sarasota 2050 and term limits during a Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce event.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 2, 2013
Term limits and Sunshine highlight Chamber luncheon

Three leaders of local municipalities introduce themselves to the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce during Engage Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Through Dec. 6, residents can respond to a 16-question survey regarding their views of the downtown area.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 2, 2013
Sarasota holds survey on downtown business mix

Over the next week, the city of Sarasota is holding a survey as part of a market study to determine the optimal retail mix for the downtown area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tropical Storm Andrea brought flooding to many north-end side streets. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 2, 2013
Quiet hurricane season comes to an end

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season brought 13 named storms, just one of which made landfall in the United States.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioners will establish the election date for the municipal election on second reading as March 25, 2014.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2013
Commission considers dissolving ZBA

Commissioners will also consider an ordinance that will allow a 13-day early voting period, that would begin Monday, March 10 and run through Saturday, March 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Each of the suspects face four counts of armed burglary and one county of attempted armed burglary
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • December 2, 2013
Two arrested for burglarizing storage facility

Two men were arrested Sunday night after stealing items from a storage facility in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River’s Callista Marquette controls the ball during her team’s 4-4 tie versus the Lakewood Ranch Chargers Nov. 30.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 1, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: BRSC Thanksgiving Tournament

The Braden River Soccer Club hosted its Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Dozens of boys and girls teams, ranging in age from U9 to U17, participated in the event.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Memorial Cricket Club from Houston, Texas brought home a win in the final.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • December 1, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: 2013 Six-A-Side Festival

Fifteen cricket teams from around the world competed in the 20th annual Six-A-Side Festival Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 at the Sarasota International Cricket Club in Lakewood Ranch. The Memorial Cricket Club from Houston, Texas defeated a team from the Cayman Islands in the Dec. 1 final.

  • East County
  • Sports
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