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  • By April Doner
  • August 27, 2012
Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable

Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable

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  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • August 27, 2012
Autopsy of a Deal: Beneva and Fruitville

Autopsy of a Deal: Beneva and Fruitville

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • August 27, 2012
Carreño Dance Festival delights and disappoints

Carreño Dance Festival delights and disappoints

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Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 27, 2012
Aug. 27: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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  • August 27, 2012
EMB Pee Wee squad posts shutout

The East Manatee Bulldogs Pee Wee team opened the season with a 24-0 shutout of the Manatee Wildcats Aug. 25.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 27, 2012
Mitey Mite Bulldogs open season with win

The East Manatee Bulldogs Mitey Mite team opened its 2012 season with a 33-19 victory over its crosstown rival the Manatee Wildcats Aug. 25.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 27, 2012
Sarasota graduate to be inducted into FSU Athletics Hall of Fame

Sarasota High School graduate John-Ford Griffin will be inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame Aug. 31.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 27, 2012
Manatee County announces fall adult flag football league

The Manatee County Government Parks and Recreation Department has formed a Fall Adult 5-on-5 Flag Football League.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 27, 2012
Junior Midgets post pair of shutouts

The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Midget team opened its season with a pair of shutout victories at the Jamboree Aug. 18 at G.T. Bray West.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 27, 2012
Tiny Mite Bulldogs tie Wildcats

The East Manatee Bulldogs Tiny Mite team opened its season with an 18-18 tie versus the visiting Manatee Wildcats Aug. 25.

  • East County
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Donald Trump told reporters during a press conference at the Ritz Carlton that if President Barack Obama is reelected there may not be a country left in four years.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 27, 2012
Trump electrifies as Statesman of the Year

Donald Trump gave a 30-minute speech to a record-breaking audience last night at the Ritz-Carlton.

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High winds and heavy rain are expected to begin late this morning or early this afternoon, and rough surf with anticipated wave heights of 6 to 8-feet will result in dangerous rip currents as the storm passes. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 27, 2012
Residents urged to stay alert as Isaac passes

While Emergency Operation Centers in both Sarasota and Manatee counties are preparing to shut down, officials are warning residents of rip currents, possible tornadoes and flooding today.

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Marina Sommers is currently enrolled in the NYC Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she is about to become AADP Certified Health Coach.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 27, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Marina Sommers

Siesta Key resident Marina Sommers shares a chilled avocado gazpacho recipe with this week's in the kitchen.

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The island could still experience flooding in low-lying areas due to higher-than-normal tides and rainfall. Photo courtesy of NOAA.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 27, 2012
Isaac's path shifts away from Longboat

Longboat Key is unlikely to experience tropical storm or hurricane conditions but could still experience flooding, rip tides and erosion.

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Bonnie and Harvey Sussman celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 27, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Rhythm and Jews at Temple Sinai

Members of Temple Sinai celebrated the return of its students and campers, who recently traveled to Israel, with its popular Rhythm and Jews service. Members wore their Shabbat whites and enjoyed wine and cheese and a dinner from Demetrio's.

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