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A Manatee County Sheriff's Office report states a home in the 10100 block of Cherry Hills Avenue Circle was burglarized sometime between 11 a.m. Jan 4 and 11 a.m. Jan. 6.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 7, 2013
Lakewood Ranch home burglarized

More than $30,000 in jewelry was stolen from a home on Cherry Hills Avenue Circle in River Club over the weekend.

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Former Sarasota GOP Chair Bob Waechter has resigned from the Sarasota County Tourist Development Council and the board of Zoning Appeals.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 7, 2013
Waechter resigns from advisory boards

Former Sarasota GOP Chair Bob Waechter has resigned from the Sarasota County Tourism Development Council and the board of Zoning Appeals.

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Fran Lambert, Margaret Ann Behrends and Elizabeth Power, Executive Director of The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 5, 2013
Perlman & Pearls Gala

Perlman & Pearls Gala

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Goodbyeddie headlined the event.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 5, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Music on Main

Attendees of Music on Main Friday night enjoyed food and beer and other festivities, while listening to live music by Goodbyeddie.

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Elisabeth and Gil Waters
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 4, 2013
Lifetime Visionary Award for Gil Waters

Gil Waters was honored as the first recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Visionary Award Friday, January 4, at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

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  • By Amanda Heisey
  • January 4, 2013
Jan. 4: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Gallons of sewage leak from Lift Station 7; City hires finance director; County denies negligence in Chen death; Colony submits settlement update; Feeding your New Year's resolution; Weekend Best Bets

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The 56th annual Sarasota Orchid Society's annual show and sale takes place Saturday and Sunday, at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • January 4, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BEST: Annual Orchid Society Show and Sale

Experience a symphony of thousands of orchids this weekend.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is receiving some landscape upgrades this week at its entrance as part of a town mandate.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 4, 2013
Colony submits settlement update

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association has submitted a $50,000 cash bond to the town of Longboat Key as it works through settlement negotiations for three acres of property.

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A reception will take plate after the ceremony at Bird Key Yacht Club, 302 Bird Key Drive.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 4, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Bird Key Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

Bird Key's new historical designation will be commemorated in a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Bird Key entrance on John Ringling Boulevard.

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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 4, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Bird Key Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

WEEKEND BEST BET: Bird Key Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony

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The concert is held at Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 4, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Music on Main

Tonight's event will feature music by Goodbyeddie.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 4, 2013
Sarasota High to hold cheerleading clinic

The Sarasota High cheerleading squad will hold an instructional cheer clinic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 12, at Sarasota High.

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Siesta Key resident Donna Chen was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Midnight Pass Road almost one year ago.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 4, 2013
County denies negligence in Chen death

The Sarasota County Attorney's Office said the Sheriff's Office is not liable for the death of Siesta Key resident Donna Chen.

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The Lift Station 87 project is shown in this file photo. The new lift station will replace the aging Lift Station 7 that has been prone to sewer spills.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • January 4, 2013
Gallons of sewage leak from Lift Station 7

City of Sarasota Utilities Department crews responded Thursday to a sewage leak near Lift Station 7 along the Hudson Bayou.

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Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • January 3, 2013
Jan. 3: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Walmart protest scheduled for City Hall; Mote to celebrate new Boca Grande facility; County approves ice rink sign changes; SEASON magazine published Jan. 3

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