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Public Parks -- is everybody welcome?

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Ethel H. Young, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key and Chicago, died May 11. She was 100.

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Penny Rosenthal, of Longboat Key and formerly of St. Louis, died May 19. She was 93.

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Obituary: Janet Kaplan

Janet Kaplan, of Longboat Key and formerly of Sarasota, died May 8.

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Obituary: Walter Hess Jr.

Walter Hess Jr., of Longboat Key and formerly of Rockville, Md., died May 8. He was 89.

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Douglas Raymond Bruce, of Longboat Key and formerly of Norwich, Conn., died May 12. He was 71.

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State releases FCAT results; Local governments close for Memorial Day; Albertsons readies for June 9 closure

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  • May 22, 2012
County preps for hurricane season

Members of various Sarasota County agencies have started training for the 2012 hurricane season, which is expected to bring about 10 storms, at the Emergency Operations Center.

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If all hospitals performed at Sarasota Memorial's level of distinction, approximately 56,367 deaths among Medicare patients could have been avoided, according to the study.
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  • May 22, 2012
Sarasota Memorial among top 5% for patient safety

For the ninth year in a row, Sarasota Memorial Hospital received HealthGrades' "2012 Patient Safety Excellence Award."

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Sarasota city commissioners also approved a trespass code revision at City Hall Monday.
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The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a list of downtown projects Monday that include a Main Street streetscape projects.

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  • May 22, 2012
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Manatee County commissioners today will address concerns about pain management clinics.

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  • May 21, 2012
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WSLR makes big changes, hints at support for new stations

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