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Following the economic downturn — and a prolonged struggle for the golf industry in general — the city has searched for ways to draw more visitors to its municipal course.
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  • David Conway
  • September 4, 2015
Bobby Jones committee makes the case for capital investment

The Bobby Jones Golf Club Study Committee agrees the course needs substantial improvement, but it remains undecided on whether a restoration to the original design is warranted.

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Photo by Amanda Sebastiano. Nancy Hendricks, interim CEO Ron Gelbman and Andrea Feldmar of the Center for Building Hope.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 4, 2015
JFCS prepares to manage Center for Building Hope programs

Jewish Family and Children’s Services will step in to take over the Center for Building Hope services.

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County commissioners are seeking alternate means of enforcing protections on mangrove trees.
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  • Jack Short
  • September 4, 2015
County seeks authority of mangrove enforcement

Sarasota County commissioners will have to rely on the state to enforce mangrove violations, or apply for the authority to do so themselves, according to the 12th Circuit Court.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 4, 2015
SCS outlasts Braden River

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team beat Braden River 3-2 in non-district action Sept. 3.

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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 3, 2015
Families come together for Phillippi spaghetti dinner

Phillippi Shores Elementary School hosted its Welcome Back Spaghetti dinner for students and families Thursday evening.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 3, 2015
East Meets West at business expo

Businesspeople from across Sarasota and Manatee counties gathered at Robarts Arena for the seventh annual East Meets West Business Expo on Sept. 2.

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Bahama takes a snooze at the Bow Tie Challenge event.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 3, 2015
Furrever homes

Kittens Bahama, Kokomo and Bermuda are all adopted on the same weekend.

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  • Neighbors
Bow-Tie is the newest spokescat for Cat Depot.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 3, 2015
A cat's cause

With dapper style and a do-good mission, Bow-Tie is truly the Cat Depot's meow.

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The Out-of-Door Academy campus on Siesta Key became waterfront property following intense rainfall.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 3, 2015
This week in history 9.3.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

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File photo. Participants set sail for the 68th annual Labor Day Regatta in Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 3, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 9.3.15

Sarasota events for the week of September 3.

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File photo. A condominium in Sarabande tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 3, 2015
Condominium in Sarabande sells for $1.83 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between August 17 and August 21.

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  • Real Estate
Two intersections on Midnight Pass Road have recently been the target of FDOT initiatives to improve pedestrian safety.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • September 3, 2015
Siesta Key Village Association sends FDOT back to the drawing board

A proposal to remove a stretch of merge lane on northbound Midnight Pass Road at Stickney Point raised red flags at a recent SKVA meeting.

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Jonathan Katz wants to bring a whimsical experience to downtown Sarasota, and hopes the city is willing to get experimental.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 3, 2015
Could Five Points Park become a wildlife showcase?

As the city works on creating more activity in Five Points Park, Jonathan Katz has a wild idea about displaying unconventional animals downtown.

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  • News
Before the Burns Court Neighborhood Association was established, businesses in the area lacked theability to collaborate with one another, LeeAnne Swor said.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 3, 2015
Conversation with LeeAnne Swor

The Burns Court Neighborhood Association president talks about construction, historic preservation and marketing the neighborhood in a competitive region.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Developers this month will ask the county to build up to 130 residential units and a large commercial center at the the site of what public officials have called the most beautiful land in Sarasota County.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 3, 2015
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