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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

  • East County
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Motorcycles line Lemon Avenue during last year's Thunder by the Bay event in Sarasota. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 19, 2016
Motorcycle fundraiser thunders toward Lakewood Ranch

Thunder by the Bay will relocate its main festival to Premier Sports Campus in January.

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Wendy McGinnis, formerly of the Longboat Key Police Department.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • September 18, 2016
Short-time Longboat Key police officer made big-time impact

Police Chief Pete Cumming: Creative ideas helped define unique contributions

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A bomb threat led to an arrest early Sunday morning in eastern Manatee County.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 18, 2016
Bomb threat proves to be a hoax in East County

Manatee County Sheriff's office finds no threat after sweep.

  • East County
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Guatemala keeper Diego Luna denies Joshua Sargent of the U.S . point blank in the first half. Defender Fausto Santizo was late getting to the play.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 17, 2016
U.S. Under 17 soccer team rolls over Guatemala

U.S. team wins 9-0 at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Rhaja is believed to be one of less than 100 tigrons in the world.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • September 17, 2016
UPDATE: Big Cat Habitat clears tigon to be viewed by public

Sanctuary put Rhaja through a brief quarantine.

  • East County
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Braden River wide receiver Daveon Wortham celebrates with running back Raymond Thomas, who scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the Pirates 31-7 win.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 16, 2016
Braden River prevails over gritty Lakewood Ranch football squad

Pomp and circumstance of big rivalry game lives up the hype.

  • East County
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Since GateHouse Media acquired the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in 2015, the paper has dealt with multiple rounds of layoffs and other cost-cutting measures.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 16, 2016
Herald-Tribune newsroom votes to unionize

Amid cutbacks and layoffs at the GateHouse Media-owned newspaper, the staff of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune moved to form a union in a 22-16 vote.

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Haily Young said being a drama student should help her play to the crowd as the Pirates' mascot.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 16, 2016
Pirates land new, full-time mascot

Sophomore puts the 'Arrrs' in Braden River

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Tucker B., a sea turtle that was rehabilitated at Mote Marine Laboratory, was released into the gulf on Sept. 16.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • September 16, 2016
Mote releases sea turtle back into gulf

The sea turtle was brought to Mote on May 22 after an employee at Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande found it near shore.

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Entrepreneur harvey Vengroff is planning 368 affordable apartments near downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 16, 2016
Vengroff scales back affordable housing plans

Entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff has shaved 25 units off a new development slated for eight acres east of downtown Sarasota.

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Property tax rates have remained the same since 2008.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 16, 2016
Manatee County approves budget

The sheriff's office will receive additional funding.

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The Little Greek crew — Joe Marquez, regional manager, Michael Tudor, Tampa manager, Percy Rosemurgy, co-owner, and Ben Hedgecock, LWR general manager — stand in front of the soon-to-be Little Greek.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • September 15, 2016
Little Greek promises big flavor

The new mediterranean grill to open soon in Lakewood Ranch.

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