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Jaymie and Tommy Klauber officially signed the lease on the Polo Grill while on a 55-person trip through Asia.
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Doctors restore sight through cataract surgeries

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Cardinal Mooney honors its outstanding seniors

This year's Outstanding Senior Award at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School went to Joie Giannini and Culhane Cole, who were recently honored during the school's annual Senior Awards Night, at Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

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Observer Group acquires Pelican Press

The locally owned Observer Group is the new owner of the 40-year-old Sarasota weekly.

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Sarasota police department TVs display live footage from remote cameras around the city. Views can be changed by joy sticks and a computer operated by Capt. Jeff Karr.
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The strip of 12 individual newspaper and magazine boxes at Ocean Boulevard and Calle Miramar would be replaced by two homogenous green boxes to hold all of those publications.
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The mix of newspaper racks on Siesta will be replaced by uniform racks, which Key leaders hope will make the Village more attractive.

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The Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain opened on Arbor Day 1936 at Lukewood Park.
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Historians uncover hidden tribute

The Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain, in Lukewood Park, was covered after World War II.

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Landscaped bulbouts will separate angled parking spaces on Ringling Boulevard from the Palm Avenue roundabout.
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Ringling roundabouts take shape

One lane of traffic will remain open on Ringling Boulevard during construction of two roundabouts.

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