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  • June 17, 2013
County Commission to revisit canopy plan

The county's comprehensive plan called for an urban forestry management plan to be "substantially' completed by 2006, but a final version was never approved.

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Cat Depot is offering kittens for half-price to encourage adoptions during kitten season.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 17, 2013
Cat Depot cuts price on kittens

Cat Depot is offering kittens for half-price to encourage adoptions during kitten season.

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Commissioners will discuss a possible two-plus-year process to rework the city’s zoning and development code.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • June 17, 2013
Commissioners to discuss citywide zoning code

The City Commission will also appoint a new planning board member to fill Commissioner Susan Chapman's seat.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 17, 2013
Police find missing swimmer's body

The Sarasota Police Department recovered the body of a 19-year-old man 200 yards off of Lido Beach Sunday, June 16.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Fathers and Fenders Car Show

Families celebrated a full-throttle Father's Day Sunday, June 16, at the Fathers and Fenders car show in Five Points Park. Families admired both classic and modern cars while celebrating the holiday.

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Construction of the 6,900-square-foot, stand-alone building began in December.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • June 16, 2013
Sarasota P.F. Chang's to open Monday

The closest P.F. Chang's is more than an hour away, with one in Tampa and one in Fort Myers.

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Pilot Jeff Walston always goes through a checklist before taking off to make sure the ride goes well and the landing is smooth.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Young Eagles Rally

The Experimental Aviation Association taught children about aviation and took them for a flight Saturday, June 15 at Dolphin Aviation for the Young Eagles Program. Each third Saturday of the month the EAA Chapter 180 invites kids ages 7 to 18 to participate in Young Eagle Rally day. Pilots taught kids about aviation safety and how they communicate with towers for take off and landing. Kids had their photo's taken and were given a Young Eagles Certificate.

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  • By Amanda Heisey
  • June 14, 2013
June 14: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Lakewood Ranch named top retirement community; Emergency chief sends storm reminder; Mar Vista hearing canceled

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Ramiro Chavez draws on the sidewalk in Five Points Park.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Flag Day in Five Points Park

Groups of people gathered in Five Points Park Friday, June 14, to celebrate Flag Day. Passersby drew on the sidewalk with chalk, got their faces painted and admired the work of other chalk artists.

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An image shows Hurricane Charley (2004) passing close to Sarasota on its initial projected path, before the storm changed course and made landfall near Port Charlotte.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • June 14, 2013
Emergency chief sends storm reminder

Sarasota County's emergency management chief urges storm season preparation, reminding officials of Hurricane Charley in 2004.

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Ben Hatcher, Joseph Fierro and Stephen Jaynes
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Sarasota Area Sports Alliance June Sports Spotlight

The Sarasota Area Sports Alliance hosted Sports Spotlight Thursday, June 13 at the Courtyard by Marriott Sarasota Airport to unite the Sarasota area sports community. Vice president of the Suncoast Charities for Children and the director of the 29th Annual Super Boat Grand Prix Festival Lucy Nicandri and race team members spoke to community members about the festival and their experiences. Approximately 40 people attended.

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Annette Gueli of Pro-Motion Notions and Millie’s Café Event Planner Barbie Robinson
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • June 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Networking

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held their monthly networking breakfast Thursday, June 13 at Millie's Cafe to for local businesses to catch up with one another. Approximately 30 people attended the breakfast where they enjoyed fruit, coffee, bacon, bagels and other breakfast foods. The chamber gave away raffle prizes, which included tickets to the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals game on Friday, June 14.

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  • By Amanda Heisey
  • June 13, 2013
June 13: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Study will sketch Circle garage plans; Ford plans $2.5 million expansion; Fish Fry hooks new location; Camp Spotlight: Selby Gardens Camp Lookout

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Temple Emanu-El Director of Religious Education Sabrina Silverberg and students Katie Hurwitz and Abbie Jo Mount display the blue boxes used to collect tzedakah donations.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Charitable lesson

Temple Emanu-El Religious School donated its tzedakah - which means charity of righteousness in Hebrew - for the 2012-13 school year.

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Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2013
Mind blowing

Sarasota Christian School sent four teams - the most in Florida - to the Odyssey of the Mind's World Finals May 23 to May 25, at Michigan State University.

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