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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 7, 2012
Lido Beach restrooms closed this week

Beach restrooms are closed until Saturday on Lido Beach. Temporary restrooms have been erected during the closure.

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Sarasota Liquor Locker owner Broc Smith makes spicy ground beef-and-chorizo tacos and a Mexican tequila-chaser called sangrita.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 6, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Broc Smith

Friday has finally arrived, and at Broc Smith's house that can only mean one thing - taco night.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 6, 2012
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CVS opened its new Longboat Key store at 7 a.m. Sunday.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 6, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Open for business

Longboat Key's new CVS opened its doors Sunday morning, one month ahead of schedule.

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Volunteers count the number of hatched eggs during a public nest opening last summer. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 6, 2012
LBK Turtle Watch holds first nest opening tonight

The nest opening is the first public excavation of the summer.

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City of Sarasota Commissioner Terry Turner tells Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations board members they could face big tax hikes if city employee costs aren't controlled.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 6, 2012
Turner frames grim budget picture

City of Sarasota Commissioner Terry Turner Saturday told members of the Coalition of City Neighborhood Association the city would be $20 million in debt by 2022.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 6, 2012
Sheriff named to Florida sheriffs' board

Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube has been named to the Florida Sheriffs Association's Board of Directors.

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The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. in the county administrative building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 6, 2012
Manatee County commission to discuss Baker Act and detox service

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will hold their regular meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

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More than a year of construction for a new Costco location at Sarasota Square Mall is mostly complete. The store opens Aug. 17.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 6, 2012
Sarasota Costco opens Aug. 17

A new Costco location at the Sarasota Square Mall will open in two weeks.

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Lacy Janson tied for 15th place in the women's pole vault qualifier. File photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 6, 2012
Sarasota native makes Olympic debut

Sarasota native Lacy Janson cleared 14 feet, 5 ¼ inches to tie for 15th place in the women's pole vault qualifier Aug. 4.

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Informative signs skirt areas roped off to protect Snowy Plovers on Siesta Key beach. Two chicks have been spotted on the north end of the beach.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 6, 2012
Plover chicks brave weekend

Of the two remaining Snow Plover nests on Siesta Key beach, two chicks have hatched and survived the weekend.

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Jacque Abney and Chastanna Niemann with Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 3, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Monthly Luncheon

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly luncheon at Clayton's Siesta Grill Friday.

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Jeff Horton enjoyed potato chips with members of his family, Courtney and Andrew Benear, who were visiting from Michigan.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 3, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Music on Main

Overcast skies and chances of rain didn't keep East County residents from flocking to Lakewood Ranch Main Street Aug. 3, for the plaza's monthly Music on Main concert, which featured the Billy Rice Band.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 3, 2012
Man critically injured in crash

Bradenton resident Richard Olsson, 57, was transported to Blake Trauma Center following a noontime acident.

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 3, 2012
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