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A staff report recommends adjusting the 2013 fiscal year budget revenues upwards by — at most — $140,000 to fund the Chronic Homelessness Caseworker and Planning Program.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 12, 2013
City of Sarasota staff recommends homeless solution

City Manager Tom Barwin pitched the Chronically Homeless Master Caseworker and Planning Program in a March 5 memo to city and Sarasota County officials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By TWIS Street
  • March 11, 2013
VIDEO: The Black Diamond Burlesque's downtown drive -- blindfolded

VIDEO: The Black Diamond Burlesque's downtown drive -- blindfolded

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By TWIS Street
  • March 11, 2013
TWIS Tony's catamaran adventure with Economy Tackle

TWIS Tony's catamaran adventure with Economy Tackle

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  • Things To Do
  • By Sarah Felder
  • March 11, 2013
The Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota: week three

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

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Mark and Dimity Carlson
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 11, 2013
Town Hall Lecture Series featuring Captain Mark Kelly

Town Hall Lecture Series featuring Captain Mark Kelly

  • Black Tie
The car landed upside down in the bushes of Sea Oats condominium.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 11, 2013
BREAKING NEWS: Car flips on GMD

Police and firefighters are currently on scene in the 5600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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The Infinity condominium will be located on Longboat Key’s Gulf-side beach. Courtesy Rendering
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 11, 2013
Infinity project to add new condo inventory

The 11-unit planned condominium will replace the planned Bleu Claire development at 4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive to become the Key's first new condominium development in seven years.

  • Longboat Key
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Fewer Sarasota residents vote early in city election
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • March 11, 2013
March 11: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Fewer Sarasota residents vote early in city election; Traffic Advisory Council to consider Village parking; Manatee County to consider healthcare surtax; Black Tie Untied

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  • News
Early voting numbers at Town Hall were down when compared to a year ago.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2013
Early voting numbers are down from last year

The town of Longboat Key's early voting numbers are down when compared to last year's election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Library is located at 555 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 11, 2013
Library sale takes place tomorrow

The Longboat Library's Election Day book sale runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jake Freeman of The Huntsmen
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pickin' Picnic

Musicians and fans gathered Sunday, March 10, at the Cock and Bull for the second annual Pickin' Picnic event. Hosted by Faceless Bandits, the event featured nine bands, which played an all-day outdoor show, while fans chowed down on hot dogs and sliders.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 11, 2013
Manatee County to consider healthcare surtax

Manatee County commissioners will decide whether to move forward with a surtax to fund indigent health care in the community, during it's March 12 meeting.

  • East County
  • News
The news comes eight days after a sell-out production of "Let's Hang On," a tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons March 1.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 11, 2013
The Golden Apple's doors close in second eviction within a year

The Golden Apple's new partners were locked out by the landlord

  • Arts + Culture
Charlie Lambert, 6, shows off the broccoli the class is growing.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • March 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Temple Beth Sholom students learn to garden

Students at Temple Beth Sholom learn about gardening and horticulture Monday, March 11 at The Papa Ed and Mimi Organic Sustainability Kibbutz Garden. With the help of a grant from Ed and Betty Rosenthal and the Jewish Federation kindergarten teacher Shonna Brody started the garden in August 2011. 'This was just a plot and I had a vision to start a garden here,' Brady says. Kindergartners water the plants and learn about the life cycle of a seed and middle schoolers experiment with different fertilizers. During harvest time students cook the food they grew in a solar cooker and the school donates much of the crop to Every Day Blessings.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Susan Short, Guenther Edelsbacher, Gina Spicer and Scott Lewis
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Chillounge Night

South Palm Avenue was transformed into an outdoor lounge party Saturday, March 9, for the sixth annual Chillounge Night. Outdoor furniture and cocktail bars lined the street, and guests enjoyed a Samba parade, a fashion show and live music by The Lotus Fire and AJ and The Automatics. Proceeds from the night benefitted United Cerebal Palsy of Southwest Florida.

  • Arts + Culture
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