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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2013
Mustangs slug past rival Pirates

Cameron Pearcey hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to power the visiting Lakewood Ranch High baseball team to an 8-3 victory over Braden River Feb. 21.

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A reception tonight kicks off the weekend at 6:30 p.m. in the Rectrix Aerodome Center at SRQ Airport. File photo.
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • February 22, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Three-day event celebrates James Bond

The annual Sarasota Exotic Car Festival revs up this evening, offering residents plenty of opportunities to ogle some of the world's most luxurious vehicles for a good cause: United Cerebral Palsy of Southwest Florida, Inc.

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Chairmen Jackie and Vance Dickinson and Donna Simmons
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  • February 21, 2013
YMCA Foundation VIP Dinner 'Porsche, Pinot and Piemonte'

YMCA Foundation VIP Dinner 'Porsche, Pinot and Piemonte'

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Young advocates find collective voice. Watch the daily headlines for more!
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • February 21, 2013
Feb. 21: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Young advocates find collective voice; Rick Mills selected as superintendent of Manatee County Schools; Entrepreneur Jesse Biter invests in downtown; Unfiltered Nature: Virginia Hoffman

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The town's 30 union members voted on a new contract in shifts at the town's two fire stations over the past two days.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 21, 2013
Longboat Key firefighters ratify new contract

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Union ratified a new three-year contract Thursday that freezes their pension plans and shifts them into the Florida Retirement System.

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  • By Marc Gordon and Roger Drouin
  • February 21, 2013
Big house for sale garners national press attention

The 10,879-square-foot Indian Beach neighborhood waterfront home listed for sale picked up press in the Wall Street Journal.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 21, 2013
Peter Arpke named semifinalist for James Beard award

The Beach Bistro chef is a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef of the South" award.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • February 21, 2013
Rick Mills selected superintendent of Manatee County Schools

The Manatee County School Board chose Rick Mills, a former military man and chief executive officer of Minneapolis Public Schools, as its superintendent Wednesday night.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 21, 2013
Drainage construction set to start after the season

Sarasota County staff expects the Beach Road stormwater enhancements to be complete in December.

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Young Advocates for Sarasota mentor Casey Colburn, second from left, talks politics with Sean Duade, Rochelle Dudley, Chris Laney and Vickie Brill. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 21, 2013
Young advocates find collective voice

A recently formed youth advisory group has gained politicians' attention.

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  • Roger Drouin
  • February 21, 2013
Commissioners continue Ringling Walmart appeal hearing to Feb. 26

Paint chips, zoning and the definition of a 'department store' were the debate topics during the first round of the appeal.

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"The live, work, play vision doesn't work until a project like this is built," Jesse Biter said.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • February 21, 2013
Entrepreneur Jesse Biter invests in downtown

If the deal for an acre of land on Second Street goes through, it would become Jesse Biter's fourth major downtown property investment in the last two years.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 21, 2013
Candidates appeal to residential group

Sarasota City Commission hopefuls discussed growth, homelessness and the city budget during a Feb. 19 forum with the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association.

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  • February 21, 2013
News Briefs

Commissioners deny Foxfire Golf Course re-zone

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The Rev. Kelvin Lumpkin believes he’s a bridge builder who would make commission decisions with the whole community in mind.
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Roger Drouin
  • February 21, 2013
Election: Lumpkin ready to help community unify to combat issues

Kelvin Lumpkin believes crime needs to be curtailed in areas such as Newtown before revitalization can take flight in that community and on the North Trail.

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