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The Tablet of Honor currently bears the names of 18 citizens who contributed to the Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 2, 2010
Historical Society asks town to move monuments

The group requested the town move the Tablet of Honor and a monument commemorating the Spanish landing to Bicentennial Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Senior Friendship Center Participant Cec Grodner and Ringling student Pinky Levine discuss the artwork they created.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • December 2, 2010
Students and elders connect through art

Students from the Ringling College of Art and Design and participants from the Senior Friendship Center are bridging the generational gap through art.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pete Theisen, 65, is making his second run for City Commission.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 2, 2010
Second commission candidate announces run

Alta Vista resident Pete Theisen is one of two City Commission candidates for the District 3 seat Mayor Kelly Kirschner is vacating next spring.

  • Sarasota
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Giraffe by Scott Causey
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 2, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: American Craft Show Sarasota

Holiday shopping never looked better. The 18th Annual American Craft Show Sarasota kicks off this Friday at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Convention Center.

  • Arts + Culture
Kira Mashke, Maya Lane, Skyler and Teagan Metnick, Alex Lane, Kai Mashke and Santa Claus attended the event last year.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 2, 2010
Sarasota predicts snow at Friday stroll

Get into the holiday spirit at the Holiday Stroll at Southside Village Friday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Melina Cuffaro says she enjoys playwright Lindsay Price's writing style.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 2, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Lakewood Ranch

Canadian playwright Lindsay Price visited Lakewood Ranch High School this week, holding playwriting workshops with theater students and working with actors in her play "Somewhere, Nowhere," which debuts at 7 p.m. tonight.

  • East County
  • Schools
Justin Novak and Taylor Lewis made sure to get a picture with Judah Maccabee portrayed by Landon Heitner.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 2, 2010
Chabad celebrates Chanukah

The Chabad of Bradenton ushered in the start of Chanukah with a special Menorah lighting ceremony Dec. 1 on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Attendees enjoyed traditional Jewish foods, face painting, music and even a chance to visit Judah Maccabee.

  • East County
  • News
Ted Morton created one of Sarasota's most recognizable businesses in Morton's Market.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 2, 2010
Sarasota remembers Morton's Market founder

Ted Morton, a businessman for more than 50 years in Sarasota, died last night.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Planning and Zoning Board member Walter Hackett has counted 405 signs along a 9.7-mile stretch of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2010
Town schedules sign meeting

Town residents and officials want the state to remove some of the signs along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2010
Church sends cookies to troops

Our Lady of Mount Carmel held its fifth annual Christmas Cookies for the Troops extravaganza in mid-November.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2010
Support for local mustache grows

Tom Selleck's legendary mustache may have its own Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages - but it ain't got nothin' on one Sarasota 'stache.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The next cleanup as part of the Defendant Work Program is scheduled for Dec. 4, at South Lido Park, where a group of criminal offenders will pick up litter in exchange for no jail time.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 2, 2010
Crime Cleanup

Sheriff Tom Knight grew tired of watching minor offenders getting sentenced to weekend-only jail terms and sitting around eating on the taxpayer' dime, so he created a program that made the criminals productive citizens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
If city commissioners agree to a change in the Pineapple Square agreement, City Hall would be obligated to build a parking garage on the State Street parking lot.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 2, 2010
City could build another downtown parking garage

A change to the Pineapple Square development agreement would obligate the city to build a parking structure on State Street within four years.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2010
Our View

Go full force against the johns

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • December 2, 2010
My View: All restaurants should pay taxes

The tax exemption Marina Jack enjoys has long outlived its need, if indeed it ever had one. The successful business should pay as its competitors do.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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