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Chairmen Dr. Hardy Schwartz, Dr. Allison Silver, speaker Lizz Winstead, chairmen Dr. Krista Toomre and Dr. Harold Johnson
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  • March 5, 2013
47th annual Dinner Celebration featuring Lizz Winstead

47th annual Dinner Celebration featuring Lizz Winstead

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Chairwomen Bert Minot, Ida Zito and Chris Sancin
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  • March 5, 2013
Out to Lunch 'Mrs. Kennedy and Me' featuring Clint Hill

Out to Lunch 'Mrs. Kennedy and Me' featuring Clint Hill

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • March 5, 2013
Plenty of sizzle in an evening with Ashton, Tudor and Walsh

Plenty of sizzle in an evening with Ashton, Tudor and Walsh

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Chairwomen Sue Stewart, Georgia Court, author Stacy Cordrey and chairwoman Stacey Carbone
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  • March 5, 2013
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida 2nd annual Leadership Luncheon

Keynote speaker: Stacy Cordery, author of Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts

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  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • March 5, 2013
What Wal-Mart did to us -- or for us?

What Wal-Mart did to us -- or for us?

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  • By Sarah Felder
  • March 5, 2013
The Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota: week two

The Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota: week two

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  • March 5, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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Margaret Guthman plays Broadway tunes as models stroll through the dining room.
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 5, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Promenade Fashion Show

The ladies of Promenade enjoyed a luncheon and fashion show Tuesday, March 5, at Sarasota Yacht Club. Residents modeled items from Eileen Fisher's 2013 spring line.

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Cheetah Lounge President William Bullard, in a Feb. 14 letter to Sarasota County Zoning Administrator Brad Bailey, wrote that the club was exempt from county ordinances enacted in 2008 to regulate adult entertainment businesses.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 5, 2013
Sarasota County sues Cheetah Club

County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh announced a request to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court to order the strip club to comply with a county ordinance March 5.

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Sarasota deputies arrest woman after car chase. Learn more about it in today's headlines!
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • March 5, 2013
March 5: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota deputies arrest woman after car chase; Sarasota County Commission approves road closure; Manatee Schools names its Educator of the Year tomorrow; Lakewood Ranch remembers longtime manager

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A new fire department contract was ratified by commissioners Tuesday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 5, 2013
Longboat Key fire contract ratified

The Town Commission ratified a new three-year contract with its firefighters Monday night.

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"Differences Work" by Liat Waks is this year's Best in Show piece to be showcased in this year's Embracing Our Differences exhibit. Courtesy.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 5, 2013
Gulf Coast Community Foundation gives $20,000 to Embracing Our Differences

The $20,000 donation helps students 'make a day of it' by providing free bus transportation to visit Embracing Our Differences' outdoor exhibits.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 5, 2013
Union vote underway for town general employees

The Public Employee Relations Commission will tally employee votes Friday, March 7.

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Vicki and Henry were reunited Saturday at Save Our Seabirds. Courtesy.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 5, 2013
Swans Vicki and Henry together find new home

The Bay Isles swan swans are happy together at their new home in Lakeland.

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Alvin Moses and Bill Fagerstrom
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 5, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Beat the Pros Round Robin and Cocktail Party

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center hosted a drill session, followed by a "Beat the Pros" round robin match and cocktail party, Monday, March 4.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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Andrew Carrillo poses for a photo on Dec. 16 at Out-of-Door Academy. He's been the go-to guy on attack for the Thunder throughout their 2025-26 season.
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
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