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Todd Tedder and his daughter, Sophia, wore clown noses to the downtown block party that was held at Mattison's City Grille to watch local circus performer Nik Wallenda's daring tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.
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  • December 27, 2012
June Year in Pictures: Sarasota

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of June 2012.

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Scott Dolan, owner of Big Water Fish Market, stands behind the counter at his six-month-old store. During the recent tourist season, he shelled out 65 pounds of fish per day.
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  • December 27, 2012
June Year in Pictures: Pelican Press

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of June 2012.

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  • December 27, 2012
Sizable donation

The Friskies, a major award contest hosted by the popular cat food brand, awards cash prizes to the maker of the best original Internet cat videos.

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Bay Island Siesta Association Vice President Paul Balliette and President Tommy Vaughan-Birch. Courtesy photo.
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  • December 27, 2012
Bay Island celebrates holidays

The Bay Island Siesta Association held its annual holiday party Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Trey Austin-McGhee, Page Bobzin, Alexis Cordero and Shelby Delgado. Courtesy photo.
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  • December 27, 2012
Blowin' in the wind

Brookside Middle School students recently designed and built miniature windmills as part of their engineering technology class.

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  • December 27, 2012
Sizable donation

The Friskies, a major award contest hosted by the popular cat food brand, awards cash prizes to the maker of the best original Internet cat videos.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 27, 2012
Year in sports: A look back

Sarasota County athletes hit their strides this year as they set records and brought home championships.

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  • December 27, 2012
Top 5 moments in sports of 2012

Over the past 12 months, we've celebrated district, regional and state championships. We've watched our talented athletes and teams make school history, overcome injuries and adversity and rely on one another in the midst of coaching changes.

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Today, Jack Warren spends his time painting celebrities. Warren's work can be purchased at the Siesta Key Hardware store.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • December 27, 2012
Illustrations of the past

A white-haired Jack Warren sits comfortably on the patio in front of his studio at his Siesta Key home.

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Stacy White, Crescent Beach
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  • December 27, 2012
2012 Best of weather photos: Pelican Press

Looking back through our archives of weather photos in 2012, picking our best submissions was a near impossible task. You, our readers, submitted some of the most spectacular sunset and sunrise photos we have ever received!

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  • December 26, 2012
Kiddie Academy hosts holiday breakfast

Kiddie Academy welcomes more than 230 people to its Family Holiday Appreciation Breakfast Dec. 8.

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  • December 26, 2012
Bashaw students learn through dance

Zumba instructor Sandra Aguirre taught Bashaw Elementary School students Latin dance from Mexico Dec. 12, at the school.

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  • December 26, 2012
BRHS students honor veterans

Students at Braden River High School have continued their Christmas tradition of honoring servicemen and women.

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Freddie and Dick Baribault. Courtesy photo.
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  • December 26, 2012
Westchester celebrates holidays

Westchester residents celebrated the holidays Dec. 4 following the condominium's annual meeting.

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Minnie Mouse poses with Juan Luis Torres II
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  • December 26, 2012
Standout siblings climb ranks

Longboat Key Club & Resort banquet chef Juan Luis Torres and his wife, Lisa, have exciting family news to share.

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