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Aerial view of the Honore Avenue Intersection Improvement Project. Courtesy
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 5, 2013
Sarasota County Commission approves road closure

The county will close a portion of Honore Avenue for about a month starting in late March to install new stormwater pipes.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 5, 2013
Texas Roadhouse chain to open restaurant in Lakewood Ranch

The Texas Roadhouse restaurant has leased a buildiong near the new Walmart Supercenter in Lakewood Ranch and will open its new site in May.

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Roger Hill started working for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch in 1981.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 5, 2013
Lakewood Ranch remembers longtime manager

Roger Hill, ranch manager for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, died March 1.

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A change order is an adjustment of a project's scope and associated costs. This order will add roughly $248,000 to the $20.7 million agreement with Prince Contracting LLC.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 5, 2013
Sarasota County Commission approves $250,000 change order

Commissioners amended the contract for the North Cattleman Road Improvement Project for the fifth time March 5.

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A Sarasota woman led Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies on a six-mile car chase east of I-75 yesterday morning.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 5, 2013
Sarasota deputies arrest woman after car chase

Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Sarasota woman after she allegedly huffed nitrous oxide and drove her Hummer 3 towards a deputy.

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More than 20 residents spoke at the meeting, with about half supporting less-restrictive regulations and the other half wanting more regulations on sound levels downtown.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • March 5, 2013
Ad-hoc Sarasota city committee will consider sound regulations

Sarasota city commissioners also accepted final findings of cyber report and honored performer Nik Wallenda at Monday night's meeting.

  • Sarasota
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Kay Aidlin and Hillary Steele
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 4, 2013
An Evening at the Sarasota Ballet

An Evening at the Sarasota Ballet

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Chairwoman Jeanie Kirkpatrick, Denise Williams and Saly Schule
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 4, 2013
Couture in the Courtyard

Couture in the Courtyard

  • Black Tie
Bob Simmons, Terry Gans, Phill Younger and Jim Brown greet early voters outside Town Hall Saturday, March 2
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 4, 2013
Early voting underway at Longboat Key Town Hall

A recent cold spell didn't deter campaigners from encouraging residents to vote for their candidates.

  • Longboat Key
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Untie your weekend with Black Tie Untied!
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • March 4, 2013
March 4: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Town Commission set to modify tourism ordinance tonight; Rezone application considered for new Walmart on Beneva Road; Commissioners to consider rezone on North Trail parcel; Black Tie Untied

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A modified ordinance the Town Commission is set to approve tonight allows the of the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort renovation-and-expansion application to move forward.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 4, 2013
Commission set to modify tourism ordinance tonight

Longboat Key commissioners will review a tourism ordinance and consider wage increases for non-union represented employees.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 4, 2013
Longboat Library sale runs through Election Day

The book sale takes place on early voting days and resumes on Election Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County Planning Commission voted unanimously Feb. 7, to recommend two zoning amendments that would allow construction of roughly 150 parking spaces and the 41,180-square-foot grocery store
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 4, 2013
Rezone application considered for new Walmart on Beneva Road

Sarasota County commissioners will consider an application to rezone 4 acres at the corner of Bee Ridge Road and Beneva Road to make way for a Walmart Neighborhood Market, March 6, at the County Commission meeting.

  • Sarasota
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Six candidates are vying for two at-large City Commission seats.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • March 4, 2013
Early voting for Sarasota city election continues until March 9

Early voting will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Office of the Supervisor of Elections, Sarasota County Terrace Building, 2001 Adams Lane.

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City Commissioners on Feb. 19 listened to residents lobby for less strict regulations on outdoor amplified sound.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • March 4, 2013
Commissioners to consider rezone on North Trail parcel

They will also discuss downtown sound regulations at the meeting.

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