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Singer and guitar player Larry Stokes will be among the performers.
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 11, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Winter Fest

Business owners in the Centre Shops plaza host a family- and dog-friendly festival.

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Siesta Shuttle Transportation Jan. 7 launched an eBay auction for advertising space on a shuttle bus starting service this month.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 11, 2013
Firm to launch shuttle for Siesta

Siesta Shuttle Transportation has a 40-foot bus ready to run a route to Siesta Key beach by the end of this month.

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A stretch of northbound sidewalk will be closed during the week. Pedestrians can cross at the Bird Key Drive and Sunset Drive intersections.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • January 11, 2013
Bird Key sidewalk closed for maintenance

Crews are expected to complete the maintenance project by the end of January or beginning of February.

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Premier Sotheby's Realtor Debbie Rempert with Debbie Ainswort and Janice Trout
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Premier Sotheby's Grand Opening

Premier Sotheby's International Realty celebrated the grand opening of its new Lakewood Ranch Main Street office tonight.

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Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan for the Daily Headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 10, 2013
Jan. 10: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Notice to approve issued for gun club at Lakewood Ranch; Sarasota County will contract feral-hog hunters; Sarasota police chief DiPino reports on first week; Chinese scholar's dream takes shape one year after death

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The town of Longboat Key saw burglaries rise when compared to last year, but total crime activity decreased in 2012.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 10, 2013
Longboat Key releases 2012 crime data

Longboat Key saw a 25% increase in burglaries in 2012 when compared to 2011.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 10, 2013
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program accepting grant applications

Applications for Bay Partner Grants of up to $3,000 are due by March 1.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 10, 2013
Deadline passes for Manatee Schools top job

The deadline to apply for the Manatee County Schools Superintendent position passed Wednesday.

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The Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation is building a library to house its namesake’s tens of thousands Chinese books. Yaryna Klimchak.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 10, 2013
Chinese scholar's dream takes shape one year after death

Property owner Elling Eide battled with the county for nearly a decade as he sought to make his lifelong dream a reality.

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As of Dec. 10, smokers on Siesta Key Beach are no longer confined to specific smoking areas at the beach pavilion. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 10, 2013
Court strikes smoking ban

Sarasota County can't enforce an outdoor smoking ban on most public-owned land.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 10, 2013
Former GOP chairman resigns from boards

Bob Waechter left the Tourist Development Council and the board of Zoning Appeals but remains on the Siesta Key Association Board of Directors.

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  • January 10, 2013
News Briefs

Deputies remove aggressive dogs; Siesta beach wins more accolades; Impact fee data delayed for months

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Besides being a sure shot, DiPino has earned 18 commendations in Ocean City.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • January 10, 2013
Sarasota police chief DiPino reports on first week

Bernadette DiPino always keeps a protein bar in her bag. They have come in handy during her busy first week as Sarasota's new chief.

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Feral hogs can weigh up to 700 pounds. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 10, 2013
Sarasota County will contract feral-hog hunters

Firms chosen for targeted territories must remove 2,300 of the invasive animals the first year under contract.

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  • January 10, 2013
Letters to the Editor

An idea for increased police presence in schools; Do not infringe on the rights of U.S. citizens

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