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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 14, 2009
Larson qualifies for District 1

Lynn Larson's qualification ensures the town will hold a preliminary election in January.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 11, 2009
Alleged Ponzi couple extradited

John and Marian Morgan are flying back to the United States from Sri Lanka, where they have been in jail since August.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 11, 2009
Alleged Ponzi couple extradited

John and Marian Morgan are flying back to the United States from Sri Lanka, where they have been in jail since August.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 11, 2009
Orioles stadium plans revealed

The new stadium will have extra seating, more shade and more concessions.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 11, 2009
Rothenberg qualifies for fourth term

The town of Longboat Key will have at least three contested commission seat races this March.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 10, 2009
St. Armands fire station celebrates opening

The grand opening came a one-and-one-half months after the station opened.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 10, 2009
P&Z moves Islandside project forward

The planning board voted 4-3 to move The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project forward to the Town Commission next month.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 10, 2009
Sarasotan to carry Olympic torch

RBC Bank Regional Manager Telisa Miller will run with the torch this weekend in Canada.

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  • December 10, 2009
East County home damaged in fire

An early morning fire caused about $80,000 in damage to a home in the Gateway community.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 10, 2009
Commissioners vary on city manager review

The mayor and the vice mayor appear to have opposite views of how City Manager Bob Bartolotta has performed last year, while the other three commissioners fall somewhere in between.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 10, 2009
Paid parking decision reversed

Four months of approvals and reversals on paid parking downtown could lead to the end of regulated parking in the city of Sarasota.

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  • Robin Roy
  • December 10, 2009
Noise ordinance threatens Mattison's

An anonymous complaint forced Mattison's City Grille to stop its live music earlier than it has since it opened seven years ago.

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  • December 10, 2009
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 9, 2009
MPO seeks citizen adviser

The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking one person to fill an empty post on its Citizens Advisory Committee.

  • East County
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 9, 2009
Sarasota's first green fire station opens tomorrow

The St. Armands fire station was completed in late October.

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