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Jeff and Giovanna McGrath with Wayne Ard
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  • February 19, 2011
Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Tropical Dinner

Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Tropical Dinner

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Marilee Roberts, Valentino Balboni, Onofrio Triarsi, Ariane and Bob Dart
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  • February 18, 2011
Luxury Lifestyle Jet Port Reception

Luxury Lifestyle Jet Port Reception

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2011 honoree Jean Cooper, Kristine White and Sue Seiter
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  • February 18, 2011
'She Knows Where She's Going' Honoree Luncheon

'She Knows Where She's Going' Honoree Luncheon

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Juan Dalrymple, Sarah Walsh, Ryleigh Nader, Abbi Raphael and Parker Torres
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  • Maria Amodio
  • February 18, 2011
GALLERY: Imagine School Stampede-A-Thon

Students at Imagine School at Palmer Ranch learned just how fun exercise can be while raising funds for their school at the Stampede-A-Thon on Friday, Feb. 18.

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Rhonda and Joseph Pecoraro and Vilma Vega
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  • Loren Mayo
  • February 18, 2011
GALLERY: Hearts Afire Benefit

Hearts Afire hosted its fifth annual global humanitarian outreach benefit "A Night Laughter, Love and Hope," at Michael's On East.

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Florida Power and Light replaced an electrical pole that was damaged in a one-car crash.
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  • Robin Roy
  • February 18, 2011
Driver destroys power pole

A 25-year-old woman was arrested after smashing into the concrete pole.

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Howard Alan, Sarasota Arts Festival producer, and Florida State Representative, Ray Pilon, with Treasury Dude, center.
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  • Maria Amodio
  • February 18, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Treasury Dude

Florida State Representative Ray Pilon named 'Treasury Dude' this weekend's honorary Secretary of Treasury at a press conference this morning in Selby Five Points Park. Pilon presented the sculpture, made by Tube Dude creator Scott Gerber, with a symbolic oil can in order to 'grease the wheels of progress' for the Sarasota Arts Festival this weekend. The Arts Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 and Sunday, Feb. 20, on Main Street.

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Sondra Campbell with Antonette and Bill Cunningham
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  • February 17, 2011
Fat Tuesday Street Party Sponsor Party

Fat Tuesday Street Party Sponsor Party

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Mimi Bernhardt and Deborah Saint John
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  • February 17, 2011
8th Annual Caring Hearts Luncheon honoring Paul Welch

8th Annual Caring Hearts Luncheon honoring Paul Welch

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Ken and Mary Mexell have been married for 75 years.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • February 17, 2011
Couples vow to reaffirm their love

More than 300 couples participated in the "Say I Do, Again" ceremony Feb. 14, on Siesta Key Beach.

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Lydia and Lorenzo Aguinsky
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  • Loren Mayo
  • February 17, 2011
Surprise renewal floats their boat

Lydia Aguinsky walked onto the Floating Chapel on the Bay Feb. 14, thinking she was heading out for a boat ride with her husband, Lorenzo. Little did she know the boat's captains had secretly planned for the Aguinskys to renew their wedding vows.

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Free parking at the Palm Avenue parking garage is expected to end April 1.
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  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
Garage payment plan unveiled

Details emerge on when the Palm Avenue garage will start charging drivers to park there and the different payment methods available.

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The back of the Laurel Park neighborhood sign has the city's logo painted on it. City rules call for just one side of the sign to be decorated.
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  • February 17, 2011
Laurel Park sign: two sides to story

Noticing a change to their neighborhood sign, residents questioned why the city altered it without asking residents and violated its own rules.

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  • February 17, 2011
Commission eyes high-tech savings

Apple iPads will replace hundreds of sheets of paper at each City Commission meeting, which will amount to $7,500 in savings annually.

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Hamilton
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  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
Three-way race to decide District 3

Three candidates are seeking to replace Mayor Kelly Kirschner, who decided not to run for a second term on the City Commission.

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