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  • March 19, 2015
Come At Me, Sarasota: Line dancing at the White Buffalo

Come At Me, Sarasota: Line dancing at the White Buffalo

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Supervisor Alan Silverglat claps as retired Supervisor Tom Bishop accepts a plaque from board Chairman Marty Cohen and Supervisor Tom Leavey.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 19, 2015
Ranch CDD selects supervisor

Glenda Robertson will replace Tom Bishop on CDD 5.

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Goodwill employee Marion Motley greets the store's first customers with a smile.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 19, 2015
Goodwill Grand Opening

Community gathers to shop at new Goodwill

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Jon and Jackson Anderson with a ukulele and mandolin.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 19, 2015
Weekend Best Best: Sarasota Folk Festival

Events for the weekend include Sarasota Folk Festival and Gem, Bead & Jewelry show

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Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is incorporating community comments into a vision for the bayfront.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 19, 2015
Bayfront 20:20 enters second phase

As Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 moves toward the planning phase of its bayfront visioning process, members of the group turn to other cities for inspiration.

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As it updates the city’s zoning code, the Urban Design Studio wants to address the traffic onto St. Armands Key, Longboat Key and Lido Key that backs out onto Coon and Bird keys.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 19, 2015
Coon Key residents question new code

With rumors swirling about the Urban Design Studio's plans for the city's barrier islands, residents of Sarasota Harbour met with the group to get more information.

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The cost of extending the Legacy Trail to downtown Sarasota along an existing railway is estimated at $15 million — and that's before considering the price of the land.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 19, 2015
Arlington Park backs Legacy Trail extension

The Arlington Park Neighborhood Association hopes to use its own recreational trail to connect the neighborhood to the Legacy Trail.

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Showcasing eco-friendly and healthy living, this home incorporates the designs of the Sarasota School of Architecture.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 19, 2015
Simply Sarasota home tour showcases sublime houses

Junior League of Sarasota hosts the annual Simply Sarasota Tour of Homes

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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 19, 2015
This Week in History

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

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Rod Thomas and his wife speak on "Chamber Chat," a weekly podcast.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 19, 2015
Q+A with Rod Thomas

Rod Thomas is the president of the Osprey-Nokomis Chamber of Commerce.

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The school district is predicting 938 new students next year.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 19, 2015
School Board predicts increase in teacher vacancies for the fall

The school board is considering a status-quo budget for 2015-2016 to allow a focus on staffing.

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The Siesta Key Wastewater Treatment Facility, located on Oakmont Place, off of Midnight Pass Road, emits a distinct odor.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 19, 2015
Commissioners pump more money into Siesta Key station

The $25 million Siesta Key pump station project, scheduled to be completed in 2016, was delayed to coincide with a Phillippi Creek septic project.

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Courtesy Photo. The Sarasota Garden Club’s Gardens in Paradise Tour through will showcase local home gardens.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • March 19, 2015
Garden Club to spend the day in paradise

The Sarasota Garden Club is expanding the Gardens in Paradise Tour in its second year to include six private gardens.

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Pine Shores Presbyterian Church youth group members present the $19,256 check to All Faiths Food Bank Chief Operating Officer John Livingston and Director of Donor Relations Aundria Castleberry.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 19, 2015
Souper stars

A session of packing food and presenting a check for $19,256 to All Faiths Food Bank were part of the final steps in the Souper Bowl of Caring project the youth group participated in this year.

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2015 Celebration Luncheon honorees Cookie Boudreaux and Sherry Watts
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 18, 2015
Celebration Luncheon Honoree Luncheon

Girls Inc. hosted its Celebration Luncheon Honoree Luncheon to introduce and induct this year’s honorees on Wednesday, March 18, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. 

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