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Linda Holland still lives in the 1926 historic home she moved into in 1980, when she came to Sarasota.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • February 14, 2013
Election: Neighborhood leader wants to bring two sides together

On the North Trail, Linda Holland wants to bridge differences between residents concerned with change and developers who want to redevelop the corridor.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 14, 2013
County Commission approves $2 million spending increase

County commissioners approved the staff recommendation intended to boost baseball-field maintenance.

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Connie Miranda moved seven months ago to Sarasota from Leon, Mexico, with her family. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • February 14, 2013
Student Spotlight: Connie Miranda

Sixteen-year-old Connie Miranda has a lot on her plate: high school, college-level courses, and she will represent The NewGate School at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition March 9, in Tallahassee.

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Richard Dorfman has worked to develop North Tamiami Trail, where he owns a condominium unit. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • February 14, 2013
Election: Dorfman takes a second shot at the City Commission

NBA Entertainment founder Richard Dorfman wants to give the future leaders of Sarasota a voice and quiet anti-growth stalwarts of the past.

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Sharon Chiodi, Joel Schemmel and Tracy Eisnaugle. Courtesy photo.
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  • February 14, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

SmartHouse Integration recognized for its innovation; Blalock Walters makes Fortune magazine list; SouthTech expands its technology team; PR association accepting Golden Image applications

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Nancy Hathaway submitted this photo of a sunset on Sarasota Bay.
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  • February 14, 2013
Weather Photo: GOLDEN HOUR

Nancy Hathaway submitted this photo of a sunset on Sarasota Bay.

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The ACLU filed a legal challenge on behalf of two homeless men.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • February 13, 2013
City agrees to stop panhandling enforcement

In a consent decree, the City agrees to abide by an updated 60-day injunction stopping the City of Sarasota from enforcing a solicitation law.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • February 13, 2013
Manatee County accepting applications for Planning Commission

Manatee County is accepting applications for a vacancy on the Planning Commission, a citizens advisory committee that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on land use items.

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Iwo Jima: A survivor's story
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • February 13, 2013
Feb. 13: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota residents voice roundabout suggestions; Manatee County Schools' innovation and design 'team' works to install Common Core; Iwo Jima: A survivor's story; Home of the Month: Artistic History

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More than 80 residents attended the Florida Department of Transportation public workshop Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Art Center Sarasota.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • February 13, 2013
Planners present roundabout project to residents

FDOT hears from residents who live near the first two proposed roundabouts on U.S. 41.

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Marty Samowitz, 98, holds a photo of himself at age 27, shortly after he joined the Air Force.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 13, 2013
Iwo Jima: A survivor's story

At 98, Marty Samowitz is the oldest-known Iwo Jima survivor. Feb. 19 will mark 68 years since the start of the pivotal World War II battle.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 13, 2013
Debate centers on past vs. future

While six candidates vie for three Longboat Key Town Commission seats, debate and frustration about past commission decisions loom.

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Mayor Jim Brown
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 13, 2013
Candidates unveil their platforms

Listed below is a sampling of what the six candidates running for the Longboat Key Town Commission had to say at a debate co-sponsored by the Longboat Observer and the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee Monday, Feb. 11, at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

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Molly Lefevre and Lance Plowman give Bacon bread bits as a treat a week after he narrowly escaped a fire.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 13, 2013
Bringing Home Bacon

Bacon, a miniature potbelly pig, broke through a window last week to escape a house fire. He survived with a few scratches.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 13, 2013
IPOC, Ocean Properties reach agreement

Ocean Properties Ltd. has a plan for the Longboat Key Club and Resort that calls for 350 tourism and residential units on the club's southern parcel.

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