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Booker High School's new Law Academy is set up like a real courtroom.
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  • September 12, 2013
Van Wezel partners with Booker High Law Academy

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will begin workshops with Booker High Law Academy in October to teach them about law through theater with 'Chicago: The Musical.'

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Bay Island Park is on the island side of the Siesta Key north bridge, and often attracts fishermen.
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  • September 12, 2013
Siesta Key seawall project put on hold

The Bay Island seawall replacement project has been put on hold until Nov. 1.

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Bargaining employees in the Sarasota County School District will receive a 3.25% raise if the new bargaining agreement is approved.
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  • September 12, 2013
School Board to dish out 3% raises

The School Board of Sarasota County and the Sarasota/Classified Teachers Association reached an agreement Wednesday, Sept. 11.

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Terri Klauber was surprised to walk into her own surprise party on Saturday, Sept. 7.

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Behind the scenes of the Coastal Living photo shoot featuring Melissa Brown, Bryan Kasm, Steve Schwacke and Diana Kelly. Photo by Stephanie Hannum
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Although attention from the press is nothing new for Diana E. Kelly and her classic line of shoes, the most recent feature on the pages of Coastal Living was especially exciting.

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After a 90-day period during which the SPD focused on sound enforcement, Chief Bernadette DiPino suggested the end of the special sound detail, leaving noise regulations in the hands of regular patrol officers.
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  • September 12, 2013
Residents, businesses sound off on downtown

After the City Commission threatened harsh punishments for downtown noise violations, the owner of one nightclub is calling for a more measured discussion.

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  • September 12, 2013
Budget puts recession in the past

The 2014 Sarasota County budget passed its first public hearing Monday, moving the proposed spending plan one step closer to final approval.

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  • September 12, 2013
CRA extension committee looks forward

The Downtown Community Redevelopment Area Study Committee discussed big-picture issues Tuesday, calling for a grand vision to facilitate the CRA's effectiveness.

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Dr. Bassam Altajar, left, and his family have lived in the United States for 20 years. Altajar's three sisters still live in Damascus, Syria, within earshot of the Syrian Civil War's front lines. Courtesy photo.
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  • September 12, 2013
Syrian conflict more than a debate for family

A Sarasota doctor of Syrian descent fears for the future of his homeland and the safety of his three sisters caught in the crossfire of an increasingly deadly conflict.

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  • September 12, 2013
Downtown businesses seek to combat vagrancy issue

The Downtown Improvement District and merchants along Main Street are considering bringing in additional security to ward off vagrancy troubles.

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  • September 12, 2013
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SKA talks future events, island issues at meeting; Palm and Main intersection closed for construction

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City Manager Tom Barwin and Parking Division Manager Mark Lyons went to last Thursday’s meeting to hear from people in Burns Square and to try to develop a plan going forward.
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  • September 12, 2013
City searches for Burns Square parking solutions

City officials met with Burns Square stakeholders last week to discuss options to offset the loss of a parking lot, but some people aren't satisfied with the response.

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  • September 12, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • September 12, 2013
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Sarasota boys and girls finish one, two; Injuries hamper Thunder; ODA digs out win; Sarasota Christian nets win over Southeast

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  • September 12, 2013
Behind the lens: Children of 9/11

Sept. 11, 2001, will forever be remembered as a day of tragedy and resilience in the history of the United States. Listen to voices of this generation speak about what 9/11 means to them and how they learn about it.

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