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Temple Beth Sholom honored the Longboat Key resident as the 'Light of Torah' at its annual Torah Fund Study Day and Award Luncheon Jan. 7.

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The Sarasota city attorney's office denies claims that the downtown nightclub was operating illegally as an "adult cabaret."

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The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team blanked Booker High 8-0 in a Class 2A-District 11 semifinal match Jan. 14.

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15 South, on St. Armands Circle, offers a range of authentic Italian cuisine and nightly live music and dancing.
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This week we went in the kitchen at 15 South with owner and chef Joseph Casadio as he prepares veal saltimbocca alla romana. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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Courtesy photo A woman soliciting donations on St. Armands Circle is upsetting merchants and concerns BID members.
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St. Armands Circle merchants are frustrated that a woman soliciting on the sidewalk allows her to do something they cannot: advertise outside.

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The 'It's Read Everywhere' contest and 'Love Story' contest are now accepting submissions online at YourObserver.com.

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Volunteer Jonah Duchesne-Shaw, 12, keeps young readers turning the page through the Literacy Buddy program.

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Sarasota Ballet signs director Iain Webb, Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri and Managing Director Mary Anne Servian for 10-year contract.

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USF Sarasota-Manatee regional chancellor Arthur Guilford, hired in 2007, will retire in 2015 after working in the USF system for nearly four decades.
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USF Sarasota-Manatee chancellor announces retirement

Arthur Guilford, the regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, will step down from his position at the end of July before retiring in January 2015.

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