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Voula Karagan, Maria Focas and Tina Maravegias will make baklava for the Greek Autumn Festival. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 12, 2014
Church serves up fresh food and fun for event

St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church expands its annual bazaar with new name, more food and more culture.

  • East County
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GreyHawk Landing resident Raul Casas makes his Asian lanterns with washi paper and wood such as walnut. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2014
Arts group showcases members' work at show

Raul Casas' handcrafted Asian lanterns will be one of several art forms on display this weekend.

  • East County
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Korean War era veterans begin their march in the parade.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Veterans Day Parade

The new Rotary Club of Longboat Key held its inaugural parade that honored more than 125 veterans.

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Husband-and-wife team AllCare Medical Center doctors Matt Nessetti and Doris Ramirez-Nessetti broke ground on their new medical center Monday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 11, 2014
AllCare Medical prescribes new building

With patients ranging from a day old to 104 years old, an East County doctor duo seeks room to grow.

  • East County
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Veteran Shane Burggraff watches the Veterans Day Parade with his son Kyle and Joel.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Veterans Day Parade

From Osprey Avenue to JD Hamel Park, Main Street was lined with supporters and veterans to honor military personal for the Veterans Day Parade on Tuesday.

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  • Neighbors
The parking lot at Orange Avenue and Laurel Street closed last summer after the city let its lease of the land lapse. Laurel Park residents hope to secure the use of the lot for the long-term.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 11, 2014
Laurel Park residents push for parking lot purchase

At Tuesday night's Laurel Park Neighborhood Association meeting, residents agreed to send a letter requesting that the city purchase a nearby Burns Square parking lot.

  • Sarasota
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Amore by Andrea proprietors W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo (Robin Hartill)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 11, 2014
Amore by Andrea opens Thursday

The new Longboat Key restaurant occupies the building at 555 Bay Isles Parkway that's been vacant since Mattison's closed in 2008.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 11, 2014
VIDEO: Veterans Day parade packs downtown

The annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Sarasota highlighted retired and active local servicemen.

  • Siesta Key
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Joseph and Ora Mendels with President Murray Blueglass
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Democratic Club luncheon

The meeting on Nov. 11 featured esteemed political scientist Susan MacManus.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 11, 2014
Rotary Club to hold inaugural Veterans Day parade

The new club's first Veterans Day parade will take place today at 4:30.

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Sura Kochman, leader of the Pine Shores Neighborhood Alliance, shows CONA attendants at last night's meeting where Benderson's Siesta Promenade will be located.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • November 11, 2014
Pine Shores presents concerns on Benderson project

Sura Kochman gave a presentation on the proposed Siesta Promenade on U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road to the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations.

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The event will be held at Premier Sports Campus.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 11, 2014
Sam Woolf to perform at Winterfest

Organizers of Winterfest Music Festival have announced acts for the 2015 event.

  • East County
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The Longboat Key Club’s Islandside property is located at the south end of the Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 11, 2014
Ocean Properties seeks Key Club referendum

The Delray Beach-based owner wants voters to decide whether to allow tourism on the Islandside property.

  • Longboat Key
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Will Brown, Chuck Frith and Toshi Takahashi
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 10, 2014
Divas After Dark 'An Evening in White Gayla'

Divas After Dark 'An Evening in White Gayla'

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Denise Barker and Albert Marsh
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 10, 2014
30th Anniversary Luncheon & Auction

30th Anniversary Luncheon & Auction

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