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Gene Jaleski has three complaints regarding past Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub hearings he wants the ZBA to review Thursday. File photo
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 10, 2015
Moore's, Mar Vista on Town Hall menu

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear complaints from Village resident and commission candidate Gene Jaleski Feb. 12.

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  • February 10, 2015
Daly raises $12,930 for campaign

Club Longboat resident Jack Daly has raised more than any of this year's candidates for Longboat Key Town Commission.

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Pentathletes will compete in a 3,200-meter cross-country run.
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  • February 10, 2015
Pentathlon is a win for Benderson Park

To secure the bid for the 2015 Modern Pentathlon World Cup No. 1 competition, the Sarasota-Bradenton area faced big-time competition.

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Obituary: Robert Lynn 'Bob' Washington

Robert Lynn 'Bob' Washington, 79, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 31.

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  • February 10, 2015
Obituary: Clare Hungerford Goss Randall

Clare Hungerford Goss Randall, 92, of Longboat Key and Madison, Conn., died Feb. 1.

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  • February 10, 2015
Obituary: Harry Bernbaum

Harry Bernbaum, 97, of Longboat Key and Highland Park, Ill., died Jan. 28.

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Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa stands on the north-end beach, where two groins are currently under construction to control erosion. Photo by Robin Hartill
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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 10, 2015
Q+A with Juan Florensa

Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa's department is responsible for the island's 12-mile stretch of sand - but don't think his job is just a day at the beach.

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  • February 10, 2015
Circle Traffic: Worse than ever?

As congestion continues to frustrate drivers, Circle stakeholders seek solutions this season.

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Larry Grossman
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  • February 10, 2015
Your candidate: Larry Grossman

A retired city planner, Larry Grossman thinks he's the perfect candidate to help reshape the town's codes. and transform underutilized Key sites.

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  • February 10, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Stacy Alexander, Mote assistant vice president for community relations and communications, and Assistant Vice President of Education Aly Busse
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 10, 2015
Exhibit with young sea life is Mote's new baby

'Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Seas' showcases marine animal romance just in time for Valentine's Day.

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Jack Daly
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  • February 10, 2015
Your candidate: Jack Daly

Jack Daly believes his background will help the town work through its code and comp plan overhaul.

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This home at 1300 Westway Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,800 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.6 million. File photo
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  • Adam Hughes
  • February 10, 2015
Three-bedroom Lido Key home sells for $1.6 million

Vincent and Julie Ciulla, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1300 Westway Drive to Robert and Anne Essner, of Sarasota, for $1.6 million.

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Michael Saunders & Co.
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  • February 10, 2015
3 Things: Better Than Ever

Sarasota may be experiencing a building boom, but its heart and soul remains its older homes in well-established neighborhoods.

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CEO Steve Bishop, General Manager Novel Day and Managing Partner Kevin Hagerty, of Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen
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  • February 10, 2015
New businesses boom on St. Armands Circle

Next time you stroll the Circle, check out these seven new businesses that add flavor and flare to the shopping district.

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