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Pat Baer, Eve Kommel and Bob Baer
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 17, 2011
Temple Beth Israel Gala

Temple Beth Israel Gala

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Ruth Ades and Jan Coleman, head of the Grand Bay Social Committee.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • January 17, 2011
Grand Bay residents hold sweet celebration

Grand Bay residents held a birthday bash in honor of the condominium's 16th anniversary on Monday, Jan. 17. In honor of the celebration, residents baked 12 cakes: one for each month of the year.

  • Longboat Key
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Circus Sarasota ringmaster Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 17, 2011
Downtown circus stunt ready for lift-off

Circus Sarasota ringmaster Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. will perform a never-before-seen stunt tomorrow morning in downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr.
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 17, 2011
Downtown circus stunt ready for lift-off

Circus Sarasota ringmaster Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. will perform his "Wheel of Destiny" stunt tomorrow morning 240 feet above downtown Sarasota.

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Elizabeth Cartier
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  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 17, 2011
Simply ballroom

Professional dance champions sizzled Jan. 15 at the Sarasota Star Ball competition at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Sylvia Zimmerman is a longtime resident of Southwest Florida.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 17, 2011
Sylvia Zimmerman joins Saunders

Zimmerman will work out of the company's Longboat Key South office.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Joe Gruters, 33, was the youngest candidate running for chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • January 17, 2011
Gruters loses GOP campaign

The chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County failed in his bid to become the state party chairman.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town Hall is closed today for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 17, 2011
Town Hall closed today

The town of Longboat Key and its various departments are closed today. The garbage schedule is not affected.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The chase began at Barrington Ridge in the East County and ended on 11th Street West in Bradenton.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 17, 2011
Man arrested after high-speed chase

Marquel V. Jovan, 22, was arrested for auto burglary, fleeing and attempt to elude.

  • East County
  • News
Lynn Longenecker, left, Denise Kleiner, Lori Dengler and Bill Growney return to the ramp with a boat load of items recovered from the river.
  • By Bill Halstead
  • January 17, 2011
Historical Society hosts river cleanup

Members of the Old Braden River Historical Society headed to the river Jan. 15 for the group's first river cleanup of the year.

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  • Neighbors
Lorene and Mike Donahue, Lisa and Walter Gotsch, honoree Les and Carol Brualdi and Alaa and Christine Mira
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 16, 2011
Winter Gala

Winter Gala

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The Moss Family: Jeffrey Album, Peggy Moss, Gloria Moss, Marian Moss and Robert Batey
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 16, 2011
17th annual Generations Gala honoring Gloria Moss

17th annual Generations Gala honoring Gloria Moss

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The sponsors and newly inducted members of the Circus Ring of Fame unveil their plaques on Sunday afternoon on St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 16, 2011
24th Annual Circus Ring of Fame Inductions

The 2011 24th Annual Circus Ring of Fame Inductions took place on St. Armands Circle on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. The annual event was attended by friends, family and circus lovers who came out to see the four newly inducted members; The Three Atayde Brothers, Ward Hall, Charles Schlarbaum and Jean 'Tarzan' Zerbini.

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District Commodore Mary Paige Abbott; Sarasota Power Squadron Commodore Leon Warshaw; and Executive Officer, Susan Lomastro
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • January 16, 2011
Sarasota Power Squadron changes watch

The Sarasota Power Squadron held their Change of Watch ceremony Sunday, Jan. 16, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Kara Bettle, Liz Cashen and Cristina Najmy
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 16, 2011
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