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Maria and Burt Zupa, Amari Daniel and Isabella Zupa planned a picnic for the concert.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 17, 2010
Selby Gardens features concert al fresco

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens held its Fall Music Series Sunday, featuring a 'Bach to Rock' performance by the Sarasota Brass Quintet.

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Katie Aziotis, Audra Mega and Pete Kapinos
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 16, 2010
LECOM Dinner and Auction Gala

LECOM Dinner and Auction Gala

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Ken D'Agostino, Lee Goodman, Jeff Birnbach, Willa Saalwaechter and John Woelfel.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 16, 2010
SYC's Change in Watch

The Sarasota Yacht Club celebrated their change in fleet Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Yacht Club along John Ringling Blvd. Jeff Birnbach, previously the vice commodore, is now the commodore of the new fleet at SYC.

  • Sarasota
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People hold their lit balloons as they do the Light the Night Walk.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 16, 2010
Light the Night Walk lights up Payne Park

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society held their Light the Night Walk at Payne Park, Saturday, Oct. 16. About 350 people participated and helped to raise funds to fight blood cancers like Leukemia and Lymphoma.

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Lona Sims, Luan Hedley, Nancy Youngs, Sheri Paulsen, Mary Beth Albright and Shannon McMahon.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 16, 2010
Big success with 2nd Annual Phillippi 7K

The 2nd Annual Phillippi 7K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run happened this Saturday, Oct. 16 at Phillippi Shores Elementary. The theme of the run was 'Explore the World at Home'.

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Caitlin Grayson, Viviana Lopez and Vahtina Nunez
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 15, 2010
SSAS: Walk like an Egyptian

Students at the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences donned elaborate Egyptian fashions and accessories for "Egyptian Day." They presented projects on everything from mummification to pyramids and ate traditional Egyptian foods.

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Bob Waechter, Commissioner Carolyn Mason, Shawn Byrd and Lori Brink
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 15, 2010
Chamber highlights past, present and future at 90th annual meeting

Nearly 500 business and community leaders attended the 90th annual meeting of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce today.

  • Sarasota
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Median sales prices for homes climbed just $500 from August to September.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 15, 2010
Sarasota real-estate sales hold steady

The Sarasota Association of Realtors reports that sales figures have changed little during the past year.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 14, 2010
Tasting Room at Michael's opens

Members of the Gulf Coast Connoisseur Club enjoyed a private opening Thursday, Oct. 14, at The Tasting Room at Michael's Wine Cellar. The official opening to the public will be this Saturday evening.

  • Sarasota
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Peterson and Fisher
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 14, 2010
Couple scoots around on cool ride

Bob Peterson and Monique Fisher pulled up to Cafe Epicure on their cooler-scooter Tuesday, Oct. 12.

  • Sarasota
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Principal Tom Buchanan gets slimed by his wife, Pam, and Lori White.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 14, 2010
Tuttle's principal goes slime time

A slime-filled event Tuttle Elementary School raised more than $500 for Tuttle's Positive Behavior Support celebrations for students.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 14, 2010
Study: For biggest tax gains, avoid malls

Research shows that the county's best bet for the highest property-tax revenue does not lie with shopping centers.

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  • News
More than 100 participants gathered Saturday at the Church of the Redeemer.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 14, 2010
Citizens rank bayfront connectivity as top project

Participants in the SemCon 2010 conference voted on nine different downtown improvement projects.

  • Sarasota
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Holder
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 14, 2010
Florida House candidates focus on jobs

Faced with a constituent base suffering from high unemployment, incumbent Doug Holder and his opponent, Nancy Feehan, both tout their job-creation strategies as they battle for the Florida House District 70 seat.

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Sarasota Tsunami swim team coaches Ira and Cindy Klein
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 14, 2010
Tsunami Swim Team makes landfall in town

The Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team, which started in May without a single swimmer, has grown to 70 participants in just five months.

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