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The SMA rifle team is a co-ed team made up of Sporter and Precision shooting.(Courtesy Photo)
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 28, 2014
SMA Rifle Team to compete in nationals

The co-ed team of SMA students will compete in the Army ROTC Service Championship and the Army Marksmanship Unit in February.

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Architect Mark Smith with Aledia Tush, CB’s Salt Water Outfitters
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 28, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: SKCC Annual Luncheon

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 28. The luncheon included an award ceremony for local businesses. The Village Cafe was awarded Large Business of the Year while Ronda Wiggins received Volunteer of the Year.

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Thomas Harmer, 55, was tapped to be Sarasota County’s interim county administrator for a period of six months following the firing of former County Administrator Randall Reid last October.
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  • Nolan Peterson
  • January 28, 2014
Harmer drops 'interim' from job title

On Tuesday the Sarasota County Commission moved to offer Interim County Administrator Thomas Harmer a permanent job.

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Thomas Harmer, 55, was tapped to be Sarasota County’s interim county administrator for a period of six months following the firing of former County Administrator Randall Reid last October.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • January 28, 2014
Harmer ditches 'interim' from job title

On Tuesday the Sarasota County Commission moved to offer Interim County Administrator Thomas Harmer a permanent position.

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Photographer Platon demonstrates the handshake of former Pres. Bill Clinton during a roundtable discussion at the Van Wezel.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 28, 2014
VIDEO: Platon finds inspiration in simplicity

The world-renowned photographer discussed his portrait style and his experiences with world leaders before speaking as part of the Ringling Town Hall Lecture Series Tuesday.

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Gary and Laurie Blakeman
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 27, 2014
The Play's The Thing: A Celebration of FST's 40th Season

The Play's The Thing: A Celebration of FST's 40th Season

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Forks and Corks 2014
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 27, 2014
Attendees talk Forks & Corks 2014

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals put on its annual Forks & Corks Sunday, Jan. 27 in the courtyard of The Ringling. The seventh annual event sold out in 8 minutes. Here's a video of the sights and sounds at the event in case you weren't one of the lucky 1,200 to get tickets.

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A proposed downtown circulator vehicle, provided by Cruise Car Inc., sits outside of the Palm Avenue parking garage before a trial run tests its battery life.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 27, 2014
Proposed downtown circulator vehicle gets test drive

Groups are beginning to investigate the viability of a downtown transportation system in which golf-cart style electric vehicles circulate passengers throughout the area.

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Joe Ashworth, Gina Pezzotti and Anne Marie Castabile
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 26, 2014
The 7th Annual Forks & Corks Grand Tasting

The 7th Annual Forks & Corks Grand Tasting

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'

THEATER REVIEW: 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'

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Co-Chairs Mary Keanely-Barbetta, Bridgett Spiess and Julie Delaney
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 25, 2014
25th Anniversary Catholic Charities Ball

25th Anniversary Catholic Charities Ball

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Keynote speaker Herman Boone with Mike Murphy, the Saint Stephen’s softball coach
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Saint Stephen's Sports Gala

Saint Stephen's Episcopal School held its second annual Game Changers Sports Gala at Lakewood Ranch Country Club, Jan. 25. The event, which raises money for the school's athletic department, featured Keynote Speaker Herman Boone, a football coach and public speaker whose story was captured by the film, 'Remember the Titans.'

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Paris and Rick Levine. Paris describes her style as funky, cool and edgey.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Daddy-Daughter Date Night

The Downtown Sarasota Kiwanis Club hosted its inaugural Daddy-Daughter Date Night Saturday, Jan. 25. Dads and their daughters from the Kiwanis Club, the Boys and Girls Club and the community dressed to impress for the dinner held at Florida Studio Theatre. 'The Kiwanis Club is really about the children,' said President John Moore, 'and this is a great way to celebrate our kids.'

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Charlotte Zwick's nephew, Richard Matson, gives a toast.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Charlotte Zwick turns 105

Charlotte Zwick celebrated her 105th birthday Saturday, Jan. 25. Zwick rode her new scooter, which was an early birthday present, into the dining room where friends and family sang her happy birthday. The Cleveland native looks forward to keeping a good outlook on life: 'I think your attitude is the most important thing you own,' she says.

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Seth Tucker and Olivia Lake compare their air potatoes.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: SBEP Air Potato Removal

Volunteers helped remove air potatoes, an invasive plant species, from Arlington Park Saturday, Jan. 25. Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and Around the Bend Nature Tours co-sponsored the pick up. 'This is a great project that is fun and good for the environment,' said volunteer Ashley Wang.

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