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Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken from Siesta Key Beach.
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  • December 12, 2013
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Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken from Siesta Key Beach.

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  • December 12, 2013
Chalk Festival organizers open new store

Chalk Line, which opens Friday in Burns Square next to the Sarasota Chalk Festival office, will sell art and merchandise to fund the nonprofit behind the festival.

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Meghan Serrano and Adria Jensen from Shumaker with Lashawn, Tyler, Hailey and Bill Sadlo President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.
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  • December 12, 2013
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota receive holiday donation

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota received a $2,000 holiday donation from Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Friday, Dec. 6.

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Eve Adams and Ollie Johnson
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FASS Celebrate the Arts Luncheon honoring Howard Millman

FASS Celebrate the Arts Luncheon honoring Howard Millman

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  • December 11, 2013
Urban Design Studio to provide form-based code update

A joint meeting of the Sarasota City Commission and Planning Board will feature a presentation from the Urban Design Studio regarding the development of a new form-based zoning code.

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Rachel's father, Bill, said he was very proud of her.
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  • December 11, 2013
Girls Inc. announces 2014 Girl of the Year

Rachel Mallett, 14, was announced as Girls Inc.'s Girl of the Year Tuesday, Dec. 10.

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Years after closing its Siesta Key location, Bob's Boathouse opened this fall on Tamiami Trail.
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  • December 11, 2013
Commissioners critique TCO for Bob's Boathouse

Sarasota County staff told commissioners during a Dec. 11 meeting that the restaurant should not have received an extension of its temporary certificate of occupancy through Dec. 30.

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Amelia Miley decorates the tree dressed as an elf.
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  • December 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Bay Haven class decorates courthouse tree

Bay Haven Elementary student's visited the Sarasota Judicial Courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 11. Mrs. Missy Owen's third-grade class, who have been learning about politics in school, sang carols and decorated the Christmas tree before taking a tour of the courthouse.

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  • December 11, 2013
Planning Commission considers Creekwood DRI changes

The Manatee County Planning Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Dec. 12, to discuss changes to the Creekwood DRI, among other land-use items.

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Sarasota County commissioners cut the ribbon at the Gulf Gate Library's temporary location in February.
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  • December 11, 2013
Friends gift land to Sarasota County

The Friends of Gulf Gate Library present a half-acre parcel adjacent to the new library site to be used for overflow parking.

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  • December 11, 2013
Lady Thunder cruise to victory

The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team cruised to a 9-1 victory over Imagine High School in a district contest Dec. 10.

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  • December 11, 2013
ODA boys blank Imagine High

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team defeated Imagine High School 5-0 in district action Dec. 10.

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  • December 11, 2013
ODA girls edge past rival

The Out-of-Door Academy girls basketball team defeated rival Cardinal Mooney 32-26 in district action Dec. 10

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Louis and Diana Doyle, owners of the Ringling Shopping Center, have challenged the Sarasota City Commission's denial of a Walmart on their property.
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  • December 11, 2013
Shopping center owners continue to fight Walmart decision

Owners of the Ringling Shopping Center have appealed a judge's decision to uphold the Sarasota City Commission's denial of a Walmart at the site.

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SoMa Creekside, in downtown Bradenton, offers an eclectic menu of savory dishes.
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  • December 11, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: SoMa Creekside

This week we went in the kitchen at SoMa Creekside while owner and chef Dave Shiplett prepares his signature spicy peanut calamari. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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