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  • Amanda Morales
  • March 10, 2015
Phillippi Shores students compete in Measurement Olympics

The students of Phillippi Shores Elementary International Baccalaureate School spent Friday morning throwing paper planes, pouring water and tossing cotton balls for the 3rd annual Measurement Olympics March 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo of Gloria and Louis Flanzer.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 10, 2015
Flanzer leaves legacy of helping

Dedicated philanthropist Gloria Flanzer strived to always help in community

  • Sarasota
  • News
Four candidates will face off in the May 12 runoff election.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 10, 2015
Headed to runoff, commission race takes partisan turn

City Commission races may be nonpartisan, but the local Democratic and Republican parties say they’ll fight to give their runoff candidates a fair shot of winning May 12.

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Right: Shelli Eddie with her parents Thomas and Martha Bullitt.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 10, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: City Commission Watch Party

Friends, family and supporters all gathered to wait for results Tuesday night for the City Commission races for District 2 and 3.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 10, 2015
Israel Tennis Center annual exhibition

Longboat Key welcomed five youth tennis players from Israel for Israel Tennis Center’s annual exhibition and dinner at Longboat Key Club on March 10.

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Co-Chairs Mike and Dawn Baer
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 10, 2015
6th annual Friendship Center Gala ‘Friendship Around the World’

The 6th annual Friendship Center Gala benefits Friendship Centers programs and services.

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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 10, 2015
Jono Miller briefs CONA on Sarasota County parks and conservation efforts

Jono Miller, a Sarasota County resident who's served on multiple county advisory board concerning conservation and preservation, discussed the challenges facing the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The east esplanade walkway is finished, featuring a blue, green and stone colored pattern.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 9, 2015
Playground, picnic areas open at Siesta Key beach

Parts of the Siesta Key Beach improvements opened Saturday.

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  • News
More than 3,000 absentee ballots have been cast in the city election, according to Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 9, 2015
Dent optimistic about Sarasota election turnout

Although six days of early voting in the City Commission race saw fewer than 600 residents cast ballots, the Supervisor of Elections says absentee voting has buoyed turnout figures.

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Jamie Aymerich, Honorary Chair Renee Hamad, Chairwoman Amy Sakes and Valerie Goddard
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 9, 2015
35th Anniversary Renaissance Woman of the Year Luncheon

Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County hosted its 35th Anniversary Renaissance Woman of the Year Luncheon on Monday, March 9, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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Karen Eastmoore, featured speaker Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Ringling College of Art and Design student Grace Cheung and Town Hall 2015 Chairwoman Nancy Morgan
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 9, 2015
Town Hall Platinum Dinner

Ringling College Library Association hosted its 2015 Town Hall Platinum Appreciation Dinner featuring speaker Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Monday, March 9, at Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 9, 2015
Beachplace golf tournament

Beachplace residents enjoyed a day of golfing at the complex’s ninth annual golf outing on March 9.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 9, 2015
Coastal Living features Sarasota as ‘Dream Town'

Less than one month after TripAdvisor named Siesta Key home to the No. 1 U.S. beach, Sarasota continues to gain national prominence with a nod from Coastal Living Magazine

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 8, 2015
Polo Under the Palms

Little Owl Charities presented the fifth annual Polo Under the Palms fundraiser today.

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Anna Castellina explains the sweet and savory spread from the University of South Florida Culinary Innovation Lab.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 8, 2015
Chocolate Sundae & Food Festival satisfies sweet tooth

United Cerebral Palsy Sarasota-Manatee hosts Chocolate Sunday & Food Festival fundraiser Sunday, March 8 at Michael's on East.

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