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  • November 11, 2011
Sarasota City Hall closed today

Sarasota City Hall and various departments are closed today in observance of Veterans Day.

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  • November 11, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

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Planned Parenthood President and CEO Barbara Zdravecky, and event co-chairs Mindy Mast, Carol Williams and Peggy Abt
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  • November 10, 2011
High Tea at High Noon

High Tea at High Noon

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Susan and Jim Cavanaugh with Kim Cornetet
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  • November 10, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: NewGate Montessori School "In the Pink"

The NewGate Montessori School held a fun-filled evening under the stars.

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A dispute on how money should be used to clean up an underground landfill under Ed Smith Stadium has emerged.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2011
City of Sarasota, Orioles spar over stadium cleanup

The city of Sarasota believes a drainage project requested by the Baltimore Orioles for Ed Smith Stadium doesn't fall under the guidelines of an inter-local agreement.

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  • November 10, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

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Connie Pittman helps prepare the Publix store for its grand opening.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2011
Multi-level Publix opens today

A new Publix grocery store at 2031 Bay St. opens today and offers elevator and escalator access from the parking garage and a shopping cart conveyor.

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  • November 10, 2011
News Briefs

Downtown parking garage update; St. Armands median project on schedule; Veterans Day closings

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2011
Commission denies fast-track amendment

Two Sarasota city commissioners changed their minds and decided they couldn't support a code amendment that sped up the permitting process for applicants.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 10, 2011
FULL STORY: City mulls suspending impact fees for parks

Sarasota City Commissioner Shannon Snyder is making his case for why he believes the majority of the impact fees Sarasota County levied on city taxpayers should be axed.

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Bruce St. Denis. File photo.
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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 10, 2011
FULL STORY: St. Denis misses cut for administrator

The list of finalists for Sarasota County administrator includes two Floridians and applicants from York County, S.C., and Augusta, Ga.

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Photo by Loren Mayo.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 10, 2011
Neighbors: Golden Girl

Ellie Boder will be turning 11 on Nov. 11 - her golden birthday. The date, 11/11/11, only happens only once every 100 years.

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The Academic Center is located at New College’s entrance on U.S. 41 and College Drive.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 10, 2011
New College creates central connection

Until three months ago, New College of Florida classrooms were scattered all over campus. The students traveled between the far east and far west corners of the campus just to get to their classes and to meet with faculty members.

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Photo by Loren Mayo.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • November 10, 2011
Neighbors: Leonard Kessler

Leonard Kessler has just returned from a trip to the mechanic. When he opens the door to his Pelican Cove townhouse, it's not his crop of white hair that stands out, nor his crisp blue-and-white striped shirt beneath his sport coat or even the gray pencil sketch of his sister down the hallway.

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The third-floor artists are from France.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 10, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Myriad of murals

This week, artists with the Sarasota Chalk Festival did double duty by also adding colorful murals to the walls of the Palm Avenue parking garage. Each floor of the parking garage has its own theme, and artists created bright, bold images using the themes as inspiration.

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