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  • September 10, 2009
Downtown Merchants, Partnership merger is off

Two downtown merchants groups have decided to join forces, but will not merge with the Downtown Partnership.

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  • September 10, 2009
Bill Clinton to speak at Town Hall lecture

The Ringling College Library Association will hold its Town Hall lecture at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Van Wezel. The featured speaker will be former President Bill Clinton.

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  • September 10, 2009
District to host 2009 college fair

High school students planning to further their education will get the chance to meet representatives from more than 100 colleges and universities across the United States between 6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Robarts Sports Arena.

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  • September 10, 2009
Dirty dogs receive new leashes on life

Out of pure love for her dog, Luka, and to keep her clean, 32-year-old entrepreneur Asli Uysal created the Chakra Dog soap bar, an all-natural, glycerin-based soap that effectively cleanses a dog's skin and coat.

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  • September 10, 2009
Victory for veteran

City commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a World War II veteran's donation of the sculpture 'Unconditional Surrender' and keep it on the bayfront.

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  • September 10, 2009
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  • September 10, 2009
Vendors to control farmers market

The Downtown Partnership will no longer run the Downtown Farmers Market. The partnership's chairman said the change was an insult to those who've worked to make the market a success.

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  • Robin Roy
  • September 10, 2009
Power struggle emerges

Some Hamptons residents received approval to change from gas-powered to electric-powered lights. But after some opposition, the board that OK'd the switch was recalled.

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  • Robin Roy
  • September 10, 2009
Sarasota could delete concealed weapons law

A citizen's e-mail could lead to a concealed weapons ordinance from 1971 being stricken from the city code.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • September 10, 2009
Sweet Gigs: Homegrown gems

Carlos Mendez, a Gemesis employee, contends there's no difference between cultured diamonds and the real thing.

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  • September 10, 2009
Sweet Gigs: Diamond Devotee

Gemologist Darren Blum, of Coffrin Jewelers, spends the workday selling, designing and appraising jewelry.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • September 10, 2009
My View

Florida - sorry, still not over

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  • September 10, 2009
Our View

A conditional surrender

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  • Loren Mayo
  • September 10, 2009
Mountain climber tackles new challenges

Sarasota resident Jeff Olson, 60, is currently training for his next mountain-climbing expedition.

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  • September 10, 2009
Cops Corner

A supermarket employee stopped two teenage girls after they took two bandages from a box.

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