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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.

  • Sarasota
  • 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.

  • Sarasota
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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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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
  • News
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
  • News
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'

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

30th Anniversary Luncheon & Auction

  • Black Tie
Elliot Metcalfe, Tom Smith, Larry Larose and Capt. Geoff Smith.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Marine Corps Birthday Luncheon

Sarasota veterans and enlisted Marines gathered to celebrate the 239th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. on Monday, at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Abstract Artist Jim Dee
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Fall Art Festival

On Nov. 8 and 9, St. Armands held its 26th annual Fall Art Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
The downtown Sarasota Veterans Day parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning at Main Street and Osprey Avenue.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 10, 2014
Street, office closures planned for Veterans Day

In honor of the holiday, most city and county facilities will be closed Tuesday. Several street closures are scheduled for downtown Sarasota's Veterans Day parade.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch resident Taylor Lederman returned home to compete in the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic Presented by First Watch Café for the first time.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY 2014 Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic

Twenty men's and women's college tennis teams hit the court for the 2014 Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic Presented by First Watch Cafe Nov. 7 through Nov. 9, at the Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center.

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