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  • Berkley Mason
  • September 20, 2016
Giving Challenge features a red carpet

The Humane Society and Sea of Strength hosted the Giving Challenge at Kona Grill.

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County commissioners will hear a report on the county's economic incentive process at tomorrow's meeting.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 20, 2016
County Commision to vet incentive policy

Per their May 24 request, commissioners will hear a report on the county’s business incentive process during Wednesday’s meeting.

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Tony Tannus said he wants to bring a mature crowd into the Sarasota Sky Bar & Club.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2016
Sarasota Sky Bar & Club to open Friday

The nightclub is slated to open in the Charles Ringling building on the east end of downtown this weekend.

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Red tide is back on Longboat Key bringing with it bad smells and dead fish. Doesn't seem to bother this gull though.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 20, 2016
Red tide, fish kills confirmed near Longboat Key

Dead fish are accumulating along the shoreline from Beer Can Island as far south as central Longboat Key.

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A Canadian developer has planned a Dairy Queen for Stickney Point Road.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2016
Dairy Queen planned for Stickney Point

A Dairy Queen and two retail spaces are slated east of the intersection of South Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point Road.

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The Sarasota Observer won the most number of awards in its class during the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper competition.
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  • September 20, 2016
Observers win press awards

The Sarasota Observer last week won the most Florida Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards in its class.

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  • Katie Johns
  • September 20, 2016
Hermine washes out Longboat Key sea turtle nests

When the tropical storm whipped through Longboat Key, it took some sea turtle nests with it.

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Thunder by the Bay has had a presence on Main Street in downtown Sarasota every year since 1999, but the motorcycle festival will move to a new venue in 2017.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 20, 2016
Thunder by the Bay relocates to Lakewood Ranch

Following complaints from downtown Sarasota merchants and residents, the motorcycle festival is moving almost entirely out of the city and expanding its presence elsewhere in the region.

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The Sarasota County School Board will decide which superintendent candidates will be interviewed by the board ahead of its final vote to decide Superintendent Lori White's replacement on Oct. 18.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 20, 2016
School Board to narrow superintendent shortlist

Sarasota County School Board’s superintendent shortlist will get a little shorter today as school board members prepare to select candidates to interview ahead of the board’s final vote on Oct. 18.

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JP Morgan Chase plans new bank site on Longboat Key at the Shoppes of Bay Isles.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 20, 2016
JP Morgan Chase exercises Longboat Key bank option after three-year delay

JP Morgan Chase plans smaller new bank site at the Shoppes of Bay Isles.

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The former Aaron's Fish Camp property could be slated for some major renovations.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 20, 2016
Siesta property owner hopes to fill fine dining void

Property owner Chris Brown hopes to create a fine dining option in Siesta Key Village with his plans to renovate former Aaron’s Fish Camp property.

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The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is looking for information related to the case.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2016
Cars burglarized in Heritage Harbour

Suspects entered unlocked cars on Beacon Harbour Loop last night.

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Main Street was closed between Links Avenue and Washington Boulevard between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. while emergency crews responded to reports of smoke coming from the roof of the Crisp building at 1970 Main Street.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • September 19, 2016
Emergency crews respond to fire on Main Street

The Crisp building on 1970 Main Street was evacuated earlier today due to a small rooftop fire.

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Sarasota developer Floridays will no longer work to redevelop former commercial properties on the north end of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 19, 2016
Floridays nixes plan for Longboat Key hotel

Floridays is terminating its contracts with three different ownership groups to redevelop the Whitney Beach commercial properties.

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Marina Proskurina, teacher of digital design at Manatee Technical College, wears her medal and holds the unique degree she recently earned.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • September 19, 2016
MTC photography instructor achieves unusual degree

Marina Proskurina honored for her artistic excellence

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