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Rick Bernhardt, executive director of the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Planning Commission, said form-based codes have helped Nashville grow over the past decade.
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Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. welcomes Marty Katz as the new director of development and marketing.

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Join chef John Horne on a field trip to the locally owned and operated Siesta Key Rum distillery. Then go in the kitchen at the USF Culinary Innovation Lab as chef Horne prepares a spiced rum cake with rum syrup.

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Former Longboat Key resident Tana Sandefur was a philanthropic tour de force.
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Jessica Shiffner and the rest of the Sarasota volleyball team celebrate a point during their rivalry match versus Riverview Sept. 29.
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This year alone, Mote’s Stranding Investigations Program and animal hospitals have responded to more than 80 stranded sea turtles and 40 stranded marine mammals.
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Local children’s books author Howard Binkow presents his series on the adventures of his character Howard B. Wigglebottom.
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Local children's book author Howard Binkow presented new episodes of Howard B. Wigglebottom for Out of Door Academy students on Tuesday morning.

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Students of the precision machining program provided at SCTI had a 81% rate of being hired within 30 days of graduation.
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The Sarasota County Commission heard updates on two programs aimed at providing skills for the community's workforce.

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