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  • November 15, 2013
City Commission to revisit paid parking at Palm Avenue

At Monday's commission meeting, the owner of Louies Modern will ask commissioners to delay the implementation of paid parking at the Palm Avenue garage.

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The Siesta Key Crystal Classic brings 30,000 to 50,000 visitors to Siesta Key each year.
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • November 15, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BETS: Chalk Festival and Crystal Classic

Two of Sarasota's most loved outdoor art events return.

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Cardinal Mooney plays host to St. Pete Catholic in a Class 3A-Region 3 semifinal tonight.
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  • November 15, 2013
Gridiron Glory: The playoffs

Join Sports Editor Jen Blanco for this week's edition of Gridiron Glory, and hear about the hottest high school football match ups.

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Downtown Sarasota radio show host Phil Grande has long been critical of the city's response to vagrant activity in Five Points Park.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 15, 2013
Fournier fires back at Grande

Sarasota City Attorney Bob Fournier has asked for a 'civil conversation' with downtown radio show host Phil Grande regarding city ordinances affecting vagrancy.

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A three-dimensional installation on the floor at the Re-Imagining Sarasota Chalk Artists Art Show
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  • November 14, 2013
Sarasota Chalk Show at the Ice House

Sarasota Chalk Show at the Ice House

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Debbie Shapiro serves herself some trifle
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  • November 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Tablescapes, Trifles and Teas

The Sarasota Garden Club held its second annual Tablescapes, Trifles and Teas, Thursday Nov. 14. Members enjoyed an afternoon of decedent desserts and elaborate tablescapes all made by other members. The theme for the party was 'Celebrate Sarasota', which meant each floral tablescape highlighted a different aspect of Sarasota.

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  • Nolan Peterson
  • November 14, 2013
Fruitville Elementary students to honor veterans

A music and visual arts program put on by elementary school students Tuesday will highlight the collected memories of veterans and pay tribute to their patriotism.

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  • David Conway
  • November 14, 2013
Sarasota draws closer to Sunshine settlement

Attorneys representing both sides of a Sunshine Law case against the city of Sarasota have signed an agreement that would bring an end to the lawsuit.

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  • November 14, 2013
Fit foundation

Pine View School graduate Helgi Olafson raced in the rev3 Florida 70.3 Triathlon, Sunday, Nov. 10, in Venice.

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Courtesy photo. Shan and Tayla Rosenthal on the catwalk.
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  • November 14, 2013
Family fashion

Temple Emanu-El mothers and daughters walked the catwalk at the temple's Intergenerational Fashion Show, Sunday, Nov. 3.

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Lights installed at Five Points Park in 2011 remain in the trees, but have been shut off since June. A new system for lighting the park’s trees could be forthcoming.
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  • David Conway
  • November 14, 2013
DID follows the lights

After shutting off the tree lights in Five Points Park due to maintenance issues, the Downtown Improvement District considers a new lighting system.

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Courtesy photo. Big Pass, between Siesta Key and Lido Key, has never been dredged.
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  • Nolan Peterson
  • November 14, 2013
Changes surface in Big Pass dredge

A twist in the debate to dredge Big Pass has increased county commissioners' leverage to demand more answers from the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Souvenir displays stand in the doorway at the Beach Baazar in Siesta Key Village to comply with an ordinance restricting them.
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  • Nolan Peterson
  • November 14, 2013
SKVA seeks input on change to county's outdoor display ban

Residents and business owners discuss which metrics to use to regulate the displays in front of stores on the Key.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 14, 2013
Sunshine group scrutinizes emails of BID directors

Citizens for Sunshine seeks to scan the volunteers' personal computers for emails on BID issues.

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  • Nolan Peterson
  • November 14, 2013
County agencies prepare for snowbirds

With the county's population set to increase by more than a third during the winter months, area agencies prepare for public services and utilities to adapt to the increased demand.

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