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Cindy Gordon has loved birds since she was a child. Now, she's the founder of a new Ranch bird club — the Avian Club.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 13, 2015
Join the club!

Lakewood Ranch formed three new clubs this month and residents continue to add new groups to the mix.

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Joel Henderson has spent years in kitchens as a chef. Today, he's his own boss. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 13, 2015
Doing Business: Scrambled

Joel Henderson remembers what it was like to be an employee who dreaded going to work.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 13, 2015
Ranch showcases new films comes to Ranch

The Inspiration Academy will show 35 national and international films competing for a 'Best of Fest' award.

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Photo by Kristen Herhold
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  • January 13, 2015
News Briefs

Town Hall to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Amore by Andrea opens for lunch; New Pass dredging to begin this week

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Dr. Robert Morrison's Rolls Royce was a gift from the Queen of Holland. He frequently drove it on Longboat Key and around St. Armands Circle. File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 13, 2015
Morrison's insight improved vision for millions

Dr. Robert Morrison invented the soft contact lens and treated countless celebrities. His career began with the goal of being the best he could be.

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Roger Pettingell has sold 95 properties priced at $1 million or more over the past five years. File photo
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 13, 2015
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for third year in a row

Coldwell Banker's Roger Pettingell sold $67 million worth of real estate in 2014, more than any local agent.

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  • By George Rauch
  • January 13, 2015
Market Watch: Economic forecast stays sunny in 2015

More wealth was created in the United States in 2014 than in any other year in history.

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Barbara Gail and Demetra Nash
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Public Library Looking into the Crystal Ball

The Friends of the Selby Public Library held its fifth annual Looking into the Crystal Ball event on Jan. 14. The event featured psychics, a palm reader, performers and 50 exhibits. Proceeds from the night will go toward the library's youth programs.

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The county also discussed eliminating the fare for those riding Sarasota County Area Transit who are 80 years old or older.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 12, 2015
County commission tables parking ban for Siesta streets

Sarasota County commissioners asked the fire department review street parking safety on Avenida Milano and Avenida Madera.

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Town Hall 2015 Chairwoman, Nancy Morgan with guest speaker Charles Krauthammer.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • January 12, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Charles Krauthammer Town Hall lecture luncheon

Guests met for a luncheon with Charles Krauthammer following the kickoff to the Ringling College Library Association 2015 Town Hall lecture series at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

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(Courtesy Sarasota Police Department) Sarasota Police divers help pull a red Jeep Cherokee out of a north Sarasota lake Tuesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 12, 2015
Car backs into north Sarasota lake

A neighbor rescued three elderly individuals after their red Jeep Liberty backed into a lake on Glen Oaks Manor Drive.

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Office of Professional Standards Investigator Troy Pumphrey sued the Manatee County School District after being put on paid administrative leave Jan. 12.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 12, 2015
Manatee County School District investigator put on administrative leave, sues district

Superintendent Rick Mills announced Jan. 12 that Office of Professional Standards Investigator Troy Pumphrey has been temporarily placed on paid administrative leave, effective immediately. Pumphrey then sued the district and School Board member Dave Miner.

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Charles Krauthammer discussed U.S.-Cuba relations and his proposal to raise the federal gas tax during a visit to Sarasota Tuesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 12, 2015
VIDEO: Krauthammer discusses Charlie Hebdo before lecture

Washington Post columnist and conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer blasted Pres. Barack Obama's response to the terrorist attacks in France during a Ringling College Library Association roundtable Tuesday.

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Kafi Benz presents Lourdes Ramirez with an award naming her the 2014 Citizen of the Year.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 12, 2015
CONA elects new officers

Kafi Benz replaced Lourdes Ramirez as president of Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations at last night's meeting.

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Commissioner Stan Zimmerman, Mayor Willie Shaw, Van Wezel Foundation board member Marty Rappaport and Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 leader Michael Klauber chat following Monday's workshop.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 11, 2015
Commission offers support, guidance for bayfront plan

The City Commission was responsive to an update from Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 leaders, who offered some clarity regarding the next steps the group would take to implement its vision for the waterfront.

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