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Longboat Key Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 2, 2011
Town Hall to close for Labor Day

Town Hall will re-open Tuesday, Sept. 6.

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  • News
City Hall and its various departments will be closed Monday, Sept. 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 2, 2011
City of Sarasota administration offices closed for Labor Day

The city of Sarasota administration offices will be closed Monday for the holiday. Trash and recycling schedules for the city are not affected.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 2, 2011
Authorities identify man in structure fire

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has identified the body found in a structure fire Aug. 29 as that of 20-year-old Lane Austin Jordan.

  • East County
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Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight announced Friday he was arresting three youth football coaches and a player for their actions at an Aug. 27 game.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 2, 2011
Sheriff makes arrests in youth football brawl

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight made four arrests stemming from the youth football brawl Saturday, at Riverview High School.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 2, 2011
County offices close for Labor Day

Although Manatee County government offices will be closed Sept. 5, the county's parks and public beaches will remain open.

  • East County
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Goodbye Eddie performed at Music on Main in January.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 2, 2011
Monthly concert hits Ranch Main Street

Lakewood Ranch Main Street's monthly Music on Main concert series will run from 6-9 p.m. tonight.

  • East County
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The Diva Angels motorcycle group organized the event.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Corn Hole Tournament

The Gulf Coast Diva Angels of Sarasota-Bradenton on Sept. 1 hosted a corn hole tournament at Manatee River Harley Davidson. The event, which also featured live music and food and drink, benefited Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 1, 2011
Town monitoring tropical disturbance

Tropical Disturbance 35 is currently traveling northwest in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 1, 2011
Pastry shop opens on Main Street

Pastries by Design opened today in its new Lakewood Ranch Main Street location.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 1, 2011
Heritage Harbour to vote on budget

Supervisors of the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District are set to vote on their fiscal year 2012 budget at 3 p.m. today.

  • East County
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Hearing-impaired audience members of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center can take advantage of a new hearing loop system this season.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 1, 2011
City installs hearing system at Van Wezel

Sertoma Sarasota paid for the installation of a new hearing loop system that allows sound to be transmitted to directly into a hearing aid or cochlear implant.

  • Sarasota
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Qualified dogs will be available for adoption for $30 (normally $80).
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 1, 2011
County holds pet adoption special, seeks volunteers

Pets who have been at Manatee County Animal Services for more than 30 days will be offered at reduced rates throughout September.

  • East County
  • News
This is a depiction of how a Palm Avenue parking garage wall could look. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 1, 2011
Public art idea continues to take shape

A Downtown Improvement District board member thinks a sculpture should be built in front of the city-owned Palm Avenue garage.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 1, 2011
Siesta sees population decline over past decade

U.S. Census data for the barrier island in 2010 reported 6,565 residents, a drop of slightly more than 8%, with almost 52% of them age 62 or older.

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A Delray Beach-based company is proposing to install virtual wayfinding signs to city buildings that would look like 42-inch, flat-screen televisions. Photo courtesy of Blueweb Mobile Media.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 1, 2011
City mulls interactive wayfinding system

A Delray Beach-based mobile media company is proposing to install a free downtown Wi-Fi system in exchange for its purchase of new interactive wayfinding signs or kiosks.

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