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  • November 1, 2012
Edgar H. Price., Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner honoring Rhea Chiles

Edgar H. Price., Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner honoring Rhea Chiles

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Averi Douglas received a balloon hat from a clown.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • November 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Night of Light

The Tabernacle Church hosted the Night of Light on Oct. 31, a free family alternative to Halloween. Nearly 1,000 attendees dressed as superheroes as they enjoyed pony rides, hayrides, carnival games, bounce houses, balloons and rock climbing. Food vendors included Chik-Fil-A and Auntie Anne's. The inaugural Night of Light was in 1987.

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Luella Sztuska danced at the Woodland Fall Festival.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • November 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Woodland Fall Festival

At the annual Woodland Fall Festival on Oct. 31 children experienced an alternative to trick-or-treating at a free public event. Around 2,500 people enjoyed a petting zoo, horse rides, jungle gym, rock climbing and games. The same event also occurred at Buffalo Creek Middle School, where Woodland expects to build a second campus.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports the daily headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • November 1, 2012
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  • November 1, 2012
Coast Guard assists fishermen near Longboat Pass

No injuries were reported after five crew members reported that their boat was taking on water.

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Part of the driveway at 49 Beach Road collapsed Oct. 29, after the Gulf of Mexico surf ripped away the eroded ground underneath.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 1, 2012
County taps Derr for roadway repair

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection stalled plans to repair a portion of Beach Road that buckled early this week from erosion.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 1, 2012
County seeks bids on drainage project

Staff expects the $2.8 million stormwater upgrade project on Beach Road to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico.

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"I think it is a very good indication," John Hermansen said about the city’s effort to get a project going on city-owned land on Boulevard of the Arts.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • November 1, 2012
Vacant land attracts interest

A city-private development in the heart of the Rosemary District could kickstart change in a neighborhood with a mixed identity.

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Bank of America will move into a new smaller building currently under construction at the southeast corner of Fruitville Road and U.S. 301.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • November 1, 2012
Bank move opens up commercial space

Retail use will likely fill at least part of the impending vacancy on the first floor of one of downtown's most prominent buildings.

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Siesta Key resident Lourdes Ramirez said she plans to run for the Sarasota County Commission. Photo by Rachel O'Hara.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 1, 2012
Election contenders emerge

A case of identity theft has a Siesta Key resident contemplating running for the District 4 seat on the Sarasota County Commission.

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FDOT installed flashing pedestrian signs next to the Midnight Pass Road crosswalks and also installed a white sign with a stop sign on it warning drivers to stop when the crosswalks are activated.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 1, 2012
County installs speed-limit sign

Siesta Key residents' call for more speed-limit signage on Midnight Pass Road was answered with a solar-powered radar sign.

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  • November 1, 2012
News Briefs

Crystal Classic tries cross-promotion; Commission chambers to get A/V upgrade

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This rendering shows what a bricked Main Street could look like. File rendering.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • November 1, 2012
DID considers Main Street proposal

The board wants to know exact cost estimates to brick over lower Main Street and add infrastructure to close the street to traffic.

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  • Roger Drouin
  • November 1, 2012
Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant moves to Palm Avenue

The tapas restaurant is moving closer to the center of downtown, and a new restaurant, Social Eatery & Bar, is slated to open on First Street.

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  • Roger Drouin
  • November 1, 2012
City considers ordinance revision

The open-container ordinance was revised to close a loophole that made it vulnerable to legal challenges.

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