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  • Molly Schechter
  • November 18, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 18, 2009
Bird Key Park construction could begin in January

The Sarasota City Commission voted 4-1 Monday at its regular meeting to approve a two-phase plan for Bird Key Park.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 17, 2009
Gift shop has keys to heaven

The Women's Guild of St. Michael the Archangel opened the Keys to Heaven gift shop April 1 on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 17, 2009
Photo of the day: Spell-check suggested

This sign was spotted at the intersection of 11th Street and Cocoanut Avenue.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 17, 2009
Author Stephen King gets key to city

The part-time Casey Key resident was handed the key while on stage at the Van Wezel.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 17, 2009
Police review panel's duties detailed

City commissioners assign duties to the board it appointed to examine the police department's policies and practices.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 16, 2009
School drama guild needs $5,000 for spring performance

Although Sarasota High School's Drama Guild Halloween fundraiser was successful, it still needs $5,000 to begin work on its spring production.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 16, 2009
Scullers take trophy in Tennessee

The Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing team won the overall team points trophy at the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 16, 2009
Osprey church sends 6,000 cookies to troops

Parishioners from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel spent Sunday morning packing cookies with care for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
City seeks 12 downtown sculptures

A call to artists has been issued for sculptures that will be put on display throughout downtown for a year.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
Sheriff collects unused prescriptions

Residents turned in 277 pounds of unused and expired prescription drugs during the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's first Operation Medicine Cabinet.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
Sarasota home sales continue to rise

October sales were up 36% compared to last year.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
Sheriff collects 277 pounds of unused prescriptions

Residents turned in unused and expired prescription drugs during the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's first Operation Medicine Cabinet.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 13, 2009
City to expand historic structure survey

Sarasota hires a contractor for $30,000 to add up to 350 buildings to its list of historic places.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 13, 2009
County sued over missing public records

An anti-spring-training stadium group files suit against the county and a company it hired for baseball negotiations after that company lost public records relating to those negotiations.

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