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Premier Sotheby's International Realty represented the buyer in the sale of a $4.92 million European-inspired estate on Casey Key.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 9, 2012
Casey Key home sells for $4.92 million

A home on Casey Key Road last month was the third largest sale ever on the eight-mile island.

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All the race participants rode around the course with American flags during the playing of the National Anthem, Saturday, July 7, at Sarasota BMX during Olympic Day.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota BMX Olympic Day

More than 80 participants ranging in age from 2 to 60 participated in Olympic Day, Saturday, July 7, at Sarasota BMX.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 6, 2012
July 6: Daily Headlines Video

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Phil King, Sarasota Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent and Lee-en Chung
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 6, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bay luncheon

The Tiger Bay Club held a luncheon, Thursday, July 5, at Michael's on East. The featured speakers included Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent and Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

  • Sarasota
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Restaurant employees called 911 at 2:47 p.m. Thursday to report that a man in a white Mercedes sedan had just driven off after threatening to kill the driver of a brown car
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 6, 2012
Man threatens driver with gun at drive-thru

A man waved at a gun at a driver at a McDonalds drive-thru after he pulled in front of him at the entrance.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton and Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent volley criticisms about each other's political record.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 6, 2012
Thaxton takes on Dent's transparency

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent took questions from Sarasota Tiger Bay Club members during a luncheon yesterday along with her challenger in the August primary election Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

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Rick Borges with Tina Smith and Kaitlyn Smith
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  • Nick Friedman
  • July 5, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Gardens Tropical Fourth

Selby Gardens hosted its annual Tropical Fourth of July event this Wednesday, July 4. Hundreds of people celebrated Independence Day with a stroll through the gardens, enjoying food and beverages and a children's area. As the sun set, attendees enjoyed the bayfront fireworks show.

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 5, 2012
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Red-and-gold sparks lit up the night.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 5, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Fireworks over Sarasota Bay

Fireworks lit up the night as they soared over Sarasota Bay July 4.

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The Palm Avenue parking garage's bottom floor space will be designed and built out by three local design and construction firms.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 5, 2012
Palm Avenue restaurant owner selects design firms

The Seidensticker family's latest restaurant venue on the first floor of the Palm Avenue parking garage is scheduled to open in November.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta wants further government consolidation after staff vacates the sixth floor of the Administration Center. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 4, 2012
Sarasota County wants to shed land

Commissioner Joe Barbetta has made consolidating government services a goal since he was elected. Now he wants the free space created in private hands.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 4, 2012
City commission 'targets' defunct parking meters

The city of Sarasota is posed to lose 90% on the purchase price of 47 parking meter pay stations.

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  • By John Gudritz
  • July 4, 2012
My View: More tourists requires more parking

It was disheartening to read about the reason for the closing of Anna's Deli in Siesta Key Village.

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  • July 4, 2012
Letters to the Editor

SRQ was over-expanded

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Pam Nadalini refused to sign the evaluation that listed her management skills as "Below Expectations," choosing, instead, to write a two-page letter to Turner dated Monday, July 2, detailing her concerns with the low marks she received.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 4, 2012
Turner gives Nadalini poor evaluation

Sarasota City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini refused to sign an evaluation Commissioner Terry Turner submitted last month.

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