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The Conservation Foundation of the Gulfcoast held their annual members reception in conjunction with the grand opening of the new Center for the Arts, Sunday, Nov. 20, out at Bay Preserve.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Center for the Arts opens at Bay Preserve

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast held their annual members' reception and the grand opening of the Floyd C. and Flo Singer Johnson Center for the Arts, Sunday, Nov. 20, out at Bay Preserve at Osprey.

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City commissioners meet today at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. for their regular meeting at City Hall.
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  • November 21, 2011
City of Sarasota discusses grants today

The Sarasota City Commission will decide whether or not to do away with Community Redevelopment Agency grants today.

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Jamie Marshall and Victor Mongillo
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  • November 20, 2011
'All Jazzed Up!' Season Opener Brunch

'All Jazzed Up!' Season Opener Brunch

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Gavin Platte swings through the air.
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  • November 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fifth Annual Reading and Art Day

The festival, held at The Children's Garden, featured local children's book authors, illustrators and artists, stage performances, kid's activity booths, face painting and balloon making.

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Ken Slavin and Cat Depot founder Linda Slavin
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  • November 19, 2011
Pawpurr's Ball

Pawpurr's Ball

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Janet and Richard Smalley
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Dream Makers Ball

Dream Makers Ball

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Amanda Cattaneo, Elizabeth Van Riper and Carol Whitebold
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The Artful Lobster

The Artful Lobster

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Julie Tucker and Myra Chateau
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'Pinstripes and Penguins'

'Pinstripes and Penguins'

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Co-Chairs Bonnie Femec and Rhoda Walk with President of Sarasota Opera Guild Mary Cook
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'The Fabulous 50's'

'The Fabulous 50's'

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Asolo producing artistic director Michael Donald Edwards and My Fair Lady Director Frank Galati
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My Fair Lady Opening Night Dinner

My Fair Lady Opening Night Dinner

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Read some of our favorite Cops Corner entries from this week.
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Narcotics detectives with the Special Investigations Bureau performed a search warrant at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at 4153 Honolulu Drive. Photo courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
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  • November 18, 2011
Narcotics detectives arrest two Italian citizens in a grow house bust

Deputies confiscated 32 mature cannabis plants weighing almost 119 pounds.

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Sue Jacobson, Bert Fivelson, Sarah Elbert, Ursula Pearson, Mimi Edlin and Grant Jones pose together, Friday, Nov. 18, at Edlin’s home at the Sarasota Bay Club.
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  • November 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sharing birthdays with friends

Mimi Edlin held a joint birthday party for four people with the same birthday, November 17, and one with a birthday close by, November 12, Friday, Nov. 18, at her home at the Sarasota Bay Club.

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Jason Moore tries to blow through the bull horn, but fails during his attempt. Photo by Rachel S O'Hara.
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  • November 18, 2011
Photos of the Week

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The Sarasota County Commission voted Randall 'Randy' Reid for the position of Sarasota County Administrator, Nov. 15
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  • November 18, 2011
In the Public Eye: Randall 'Randy' Reid

After working first as an intern and seasonal employee in the city government of his hometown, Vandalia, Ohio, Randall 'Randy' Reid served as assistant city manager there, from 1976 to 1981.

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