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Kylie Giasson and first-grade teacher Amy Pedler
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Meet the Teacher night at Southside Elementary

Southside Elementary School held its Meet the Teacher night Thursday, Aug. 15. Students and parents met their new teachers, picked up school supply lists and caught up with friends just in time for school to start Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place before the Key’s seasonal population returns.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 16, 2013
Old Publix plaza building coming down

Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Police seek help identifying a man seen using a stolen debit card at a Longboat Key gas station Aug. 1.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2013
Longboat Key camera catches burglary suspect

Sarasota Police have released photos of a man suspected of stealing $240 and a debit card from a car parked near Lido Beach Aug. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Supervisors approved the budget in a 5-0 vote.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2013
Heritage Harbour CDD adopts budget

The Heritage Harbour South Community Development District adopted its 2013-14 Fiscal Year budget Thursday night.

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  • News
Venice High senior Shawna Sims represented the Sarasota Crew at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 16, 2013
Crew rower wins silver medal

Sarasota Crew rower Shawna Sims won a silver medal for Team USA in the 4X at the Jr. World Championships Aug. 10 in Lithuania.

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  • Sports
Carlos Beruff, middle, says the Long Bar Pointe is a "transformational" property, where he and his partners seek to develop something better than just another subdivision. Photos by Lori Sax / Business Observer
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 16, 2013
Point Taken: Long Bar Point developer outlines next step

The power of a strong social-media presence can be persuasive - in any industry. A prominent local homebuilder takes that lesson personally.

  • East County
  • News
Linda Ballenger and Assunta Lorrao
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • August 15, 2013
'Women & Wine' tasting event: Jimmy Choo Shoe-ology and Champagne

'Women & Wine' tasting event: Jimmy Choo Shoe-ology and Champagne

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selvapork
    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • August 15, 2013
Selva: Sustained, Sophisticated, Stylish, and Savory'¦Seriously

Selva: Sustained, Sophisticated, Stylish, and Savory'¦Seriously

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  • Eat + Drink
Lakewood Ranch CDDs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 adopted their 2013-14 Fiscal Year budgets today.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 15, 2013
Lakewood Ranch CDDs adopt budgets

Residents in Lakewood Ranch CDDs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 will all pay higher assessments for the 2014 Fiscal Year.

  • East County
  • News
Windy Hill features 37 home sites, many overlooking the 10th hole of the Royal Lakes Golf Course.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 15, 2013
Country Club East gets new neighborhood

Windy Hill is the latest neighborhood in Lakewood Ranch, which is trying to meet an increased demand for new homes.

  • East County
  • News
U.S. Marshalls captured 29-year-old Sarasota fugitive Oliver Locke in Huntington Beach, Calif. Aug. 15.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 15, 2013
Sarasota fugitive arrested in California

U.S. Marshalls arrested 29-year-old Sarasota fugitive Oliver Locke in Huntington Beach, Calif. Thursday, Aug. 15.

  • Sarasota
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Chris Caswell, Dan Gagne and Ron Shields
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Networking at Noon Luncheon

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its Networking at Noon luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 15, at Bridge Street Bistro. Longboat Key Dental's new owner Dr. Michael O'Neil sponsored the luncheon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fifth graders Dru Cappar, Josh Streitmatter, Blaze the mascot, Paige Palmer and Faith Rice
  • By Sarasota Christian School
  • August 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : First Day Sarasota Christian School

Sarasota Christian School students were welcomed back Wednesday, Aug. 14, with a red carpet, music in the halls, games and photo ops with Blaze the school mascot. Students settled into their classrooms and participated in team building exercises to strengthen relationships with classmates.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The former Quay property has sat unoccupied for years, but a step towards its eventual sale and development was taken Monday, Aug. 12.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 15, 2013
Quay property for sale

After years of litigation, the bayfront land at Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 is on the market - with an asking price of as much as $40 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Fire Rescue had a 5% increase in total call volume for the first six months of 2013.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 15, 2013
Fire Rescue emergency medical calls increase 12.6%

Longboat Key Fire Rescue treated three major trauma patients, five major cardiac emergencies and six major stroke emergencies in the first six months of 2013.

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