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The event will be held from 5-7:30 p.m., at the Polo Grill and Bar's Fete Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2012
Private School Fair tonight

The Private School Fair will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. tonight, in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Ina Gross' cause of death has not yet been released. Warren said no suspect is being named, as friends, family and neighbors continue to be interviewed.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2012
Sheriff's Office rules death a homicide

After an autopsy, the death of 78-year-old Ina Gross, of Lakewood Ranch, has been ruled a murder.

  • East County
  • News
Gov. Rick Scott at 11 a.m. today will give his State of the State address.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2012
Florida Legislature starts session

The Florida House of Representatives began its first 60-day session of 2012 today.

  • East County
  • News
Of homes sold in the community in 2011, 56% were new homes and 44% were resales.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2012
Lakewood Ranch doubles home sales

LWR Communities reported it saw a 70% increase in new home sales in 2011 compared to the prior year.

  • East County
  • News
Regular hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 10, 2012
New annual, daily and seasonal rates have been announced for the Lido Pool

The heated Lido Pool is owned and operated by the city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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Images taken from the scene of the crime.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 10, 2012
White male robs 7-11 on Beneva Road

On Monday, at about 10:37 p.m., a white male, 30-40 years old, approximately 6 feet tall and 170 pounds, entered the 7-11 store on 2745 Beneva Road. The suspect demanded money from the register, implying that he had a weapon.

  • Sarasota
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Blake C. Talman has been in the Sarasota County Jail since just before 7 p.m. Jan. 7, approximately six hours after the incident was reported on Midnight Pass Road.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 9, 2012
Arraignment set Feb. 3 for driver in fatal accident

A 22-year-old Bradenton man will be arraigned Feb. 3 in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court in Sarasota in connection with the Jan. 7 death of a Siesta Key runner.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Voter registration forms are available at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, as well as locations throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 9, 2012
Deadline Feb. 21 to register to vote for town election

The deadline to register to vote in the town's March 20 general election is Feb. 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Combs has been charged with two counts of Crimes Against Persons for Committing Specific Felony Acts that Cause Death, and is being held without bond.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 9, 2012
Deputies make arrest in bizarre arson case

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested William Combs, 45, in connection with an arson case on Dec. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Road construction and maintenance occurs this week on U.S. 41, State, Interstate 75, and State Roads 72, 789, 758, 681.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 9, 2012
New road construction on U.S. 41, State Road 72

Four new construction and maintenance projects begin this week, while 10 projects continue in Sarasota County.

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  • News
A corrections sergeant discovered Bodner had agreed to supply an inmate with Oxycodone and Lorazepam during prearranged visits to the jail.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 9, 2012
Psychologist arrested for illegally providing pills to inmate

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested a Holli Bodner, 51, for providing controlled substances to an inmate at the Sarasota County Jail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The death is being considered "suspicious."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 9, 2012
UPDATE: Manatee County Sheriff's office investigates death

Manatee County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the death of a 77-year-old woman found dead in her home in the 11000 block of Hyacinth Place in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Schools Superintendent Tim McGonegal said the driver, Charles Robert Orr, was a substitute bus driver with five years of prior bus driving experience.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 9, 2012
Video shows moments before bus crash

Manatee County School District officials on Jan. 6 released video from inside the bus that crashed at 66th Street East and State Road 64 on Jan. 5.

  • East County
  • News
Danielle Berg with Cindi, Giacomo, Giovanni and Nick Bollettieri
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 8, 2012
Sarasota Polo 'Saint Stephen's Episcopal School Cup'

Sarasota Polo 'Saint Stephen's Episcopal School Cup'

  • Black Tie
Lakewood Ranch Country Club residents Karen and Dan Moriarty enjoy listening to jazz musicians Johnny Moore and Dominic Mancini.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Jazz on Sunday

Jazz enthusiasts enjoyed an evening of smooth jazz, rock and rhythm and blues by the Les DaCosta Quartet during the Jazz Club of Sarasota's Jazz on Sunday event Jan. 8 at the Polo Grill and Bar. The club hopes to make Jazz on Sunday a monthly event.

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