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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 12, 2012
Parking changes make merchants' 'nice' list

St. Armands merchants can cross one item off their holiday wish lists, following a commission decision to return parking policy to pre-March enforcement.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 12, 2012
Burying GMD power lines proves costly

It's unlikely the Longboat Key Town Commission will ask residents to foot a bill to bury Gulf of Mexico Drive power lines.

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  • December 12, 2012
Our View: The real fix for schools

With Florida being a typical bipolar, 50%-49%, blue state-red state with a predominantly left-leaning media, Republican Gov. Rick Scott seldom gets credit for the good he does and is doing.

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • December 12, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

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  • December 12, 2012
News Briefs

Town interviews planning consultants; Town accepting Toys for Tots donations

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H. Terrell "Terry" Griffin holds a copy of his newest novel, "Fatal Decree," published by the Longboat Key-based Oceanview Publishing.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 12, 2012
Q&A with Longboat Key novelist H. Terrell Griffin

Longboat Key novelist H. Terrell 'Terry' Griffin discuss his seventh novel, 'Fatal Decree,' which comes out in January.

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The Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll. Courtesy photo.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 12, 2012
Longboat Island Chapel makes likely pastor selection

Longboat Island Chapel's congregation will vote in January on whether to accept the Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll, of Sarasota, as the church's senior minister.

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  • December 12, 2012
Obituary: David Lund

David Lund, 80, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 29.

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  • December 12, 2012
Obituary: Nancy Berkely

Nancy Berkely, 90, of Sarasota and Dodge City, Kan., died Dec. 5.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 12, 2012
Former Mayor Legler served a constructive nine years

Former Mayor Kennedy "Ken" Legler Jr., who served nearly nine years on the Longboat Key Town Commission, died Sunday, Dec. 9. He was 89.

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The Wiegand family has made participating in the Living Nativity a family tradition. Pictured clockwise from bottom left are: Fairyn, Alexander, Benjamin, Catherine, Lance, Elizabeth, Davis and Sarah.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 12, 2012
A Christmas Story

The Tabernacle Church will host its 26th annual Living Nativity Dec. 13 through Dec. 16.

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Originally from Argentina, 39-year-old three-goal polo player Francisco Llosa says he learned to walk and ride at the same time.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • December 12, 2012
Polo season kicks off with fresh faces, new scoreboard

Competitors from across the country invade the Sarasota Polo Club for the latest winter season starting Dec. 16.

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Joseph Axtell, a 23-year-old University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee senior, won the #VolvoJoyride contest on Pinterest, earning a four-day, three-night road trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., in his dream car.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • December 12, 2012
Joy Ride: East County resident takes trip in his dream car

Joseph Axtell won the #VolvoJoyride contest on Pinterest, earning a trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., in his dream car.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • December 12, 2012
District budget woes grow

Interim Superintendent David Gayler remains optimistic, despite finding more budgetary problems.

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The Center for Building Hope offers classes like this Qigong class, meant to help reduce stress, for cancer patients and others affected by cancer.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • December 12, 2012
Center for Building Hope hosts medical students

FSU students Huy Pham and Gerald Bieniek participated in a three-week clerkship meant to broaden their understanding of medicine.

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