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Community members visited the new SMH courtyard Sept. 7, and had their photograph taken in an inflatable snow globe.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 14, 2013
SMH ranked fifth most affordable hospital

Consumer advocate website NerdWallet ranks Sarasota Memorial Hospital one of the top 10 most affordable hospitals in Florida.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • October 14, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • October 14, 2013
CONA set to discuss form-based code

Sarasota County neighborhood leaders will discuss form-based code at a Monday meeting.

  • Siesta Key
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Other seats up for election in March are Commissioner Lynn Larson’s District 1 seat, Commissioner Terry Gans’ at-large seat and District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz’s seat.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 14, 2013
Rajewski qualifies for commission seat

Other seats up for election in March are Commissioner Lynn Larson's District 1 seat, Commissioner Terry Gans' at-large seat and District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz's seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hank and Cash Howard are veterans at the Pumpkin Festival so they know where to spend their time.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 14, 2013
MONDAY EVENT MASHUP: Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival

The Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival; Party on the Pass; Sarasota SUP Race Series; Phillippi Shores 7K and 1 mile fun run; and MORE.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • October 14, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

  • Sarasota
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The suspects smashed through the store's window and piled merchandise into their minivan Sunday night.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 14, 2013
East County photo store burglarized

Two burglars stole more than $50,000 in merchandise from Johnson Photo Imaging Sunday night.

  • East County
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Rusty Chinnis, Caroline McKeon and Manatee County Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker release scallops via a funnel into the bay. (Courtesy Ronda Ryan)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 14, 2013
Sarasota Bay Watch releases first juvenile scallops

The organization has deposited 50 million larvae in the bay since 2011, but the release of 100,000 juveniles was a first.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota GOP collected $84,061 total in the most recent fundraising period from July 1, to Sept. 30, according to financial reports available on the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections website.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 14, 2013
Contributions bulge for Sarasota Republicans

The Republican Party of Sarasota raised $84,061 during the latest fundraising reporting period - more than 10 times the $6,048 collected by the Democratic Party of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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Downtown Sarasota businesses have tolerated summer construction of the Main Street improvement project.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 14, 2013
Main Street re-opens, work continues on 301

The city of Sarasota debuts a new brick sidewalk west of Five Points Park while landscape improvements begin on U.S. 301.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rocío Molina was the headliner at the Ringling International Arts Festival last week.
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • October 14, 2013
RIAF Review: Rocío Molina 'Danzaora y Vinática'

Rocío Molina's flamenco performance at the Ringling International Arts Festival, 'Danzaora y Vinática,' was hypnotizing with the rhythms created by Molina's movements, the traditional Spanish ballads, strums of the guitar and hand clapping keeping beat.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Orchestra guest conductor Christopher Confessore
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 13, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra 65th Anniversary Concert

The clock was rewound Saturday night at the Opera House when the Sarasota Orchestra celebrated its 65th anniversary with a recreation of its very first concert.

  • Arts + Culture
Aeolus Quartet
    By
  • June LeBell
  • October 13, 2013
RIAF Review: Stephen Prutsman & The Aeolus Quartet

Pianist/composer Stephen Prutsman put together a charming score that he and the Aeolus Quartet performed live, while we were sent hurtling through time to a gentler, funnier and, yes, more ingenious way of life.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • October 13, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Captain Phillips'

The new film, 'Captain Phillips,' is a white-knuckle, nail-biter.

  • Arts + Culture
Hank and Cash Howard are veterans at the Pumpkin Festival so they know where to spend their time.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pumpkin Festival

The Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival kicked off Saturday, Oct. 12. This year's festival features longtime favorites such as children's train rides, charity pumpkin games, a petting zoo and frog-jumping championships, but it also includes new acts, such as the Gunslinger Monster Truck Show and the Justino Zoppe Magic Show.

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Lucy Clark and Carlin and Ellie Mackintosh, granddaughters of Longboat Key artist May Lou Johnson, help release the first of 250 butterflies at Freedom Fest. The Fourth of July festivities also included a parade, canine costume contest, rededication of Bicentennial Park and family activities.
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Longboat Key pulls all the stops for special Freedom Fest
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The Pops Orchestra of Sarasota and Bradenton performs on the second stage.
  • July 4, 2026
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The 1,475 square foot Udermann house has been partially raised using about 50 hydraulic jacks in The Village in Longboat Key. It currently sits 4 and a half feet up and will eventually be raised to 12 feet.
  • July 4, 2026
Town may encourage home raising through code amendment
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State Rep. James Buchanan was one of the driving forces behind a one-year accommodation in a state tax bill that requires either county governments to cover any fees associated with collecting voter-approved school taxes or to waive those fees.
  • July 4, 2026
Buchanan proposal on school-tax fees now law
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Emersyn Baker, 3, woke up Thursday morning eager to ride in the bike parade at the Kiddie Academy.
  • July 3, 2026
Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch kicks off Independence Day weekend

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