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Art a la Carte owners Sue Kutno and Jo Sprung.
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Art a la Carte hosts grand opening

Art a la Carte hosted its grand opening Friday, Feb. 4, at Art Center Sarasota.

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Ashton Elementary students ran for 40 minutes around the school's track for their annual Star Sprint jog-a-thon.
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Runners star in Ashton Elementary jog-a-thon

Ashton Elementary students ran with all their might during the school's biggest fundraiser of the year, "Star Sprint," Friday.

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GSCC hosts Prime Time on college grounds

Members of The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce flocked to New College to attend Prime Time.

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Chris Innocenti lays vinyl over the windows at the Sarasota Museum of Art for future enhancements to the façade.
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Sarasota Museum of Art is getting a window makeover in hues of blue.

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Annual Healthcare Education Luncheon

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Sarasota County named a 'Best Community for Young People'

Sarasota was recognized as one of America's 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance and ING at an awards ceremony held Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds.

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Archives peel away New College layers

A banana peel that has been safely tucked away in New College of Florida's archives since 1970 was recently discovered.

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Get 'em while they're hot!

The Kiwanis Club of South Sarasota hosted a hot-off-the-griddle pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 29, at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant.

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Lady Pirates top Riverview in preseason opener

The Braden River High softball team defeated Riverview 1-0 in its preseason tournament opener Feb. 2.

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Marsha Panuche chose her dog, Donte, as the namesake for the upscale dog-care facility Donte's Den.
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  • February 3, 2011
Pet project

With no family or children to whom they can will their money, a Bird Key couple is banking their entire legacy on a one-of-a-kind facility for dogs.

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JFCS CEO Rose Chapman with the agency's Senior Outreach Service group. Back row: Charles Kaye, Rose Chapman and Elaine Mattera. Front row: Enid Ellman, Saundra Singer, Bernard Rothschild and Nell Coonrod.
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JFCS celebrates 25 years

Jewish Family and Children's Services of Sarsasota-Manatee is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.

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Chef Larry Barrett serves tea to Laura Raines.
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Steeped in tradition

Simply Gourmet Caterers is hosting royal English tea parties during the month of February at the Powel Crosley Estate.

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Seventeen arrests made in prostitution stings; Economist predicts recovery this year; Orioles and the county to promote reading

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Approximately 175 people attended the annual Casey Key Association meeting Jan. 27.
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  • February 3, 2011
Sparks fly during Casey Key power line discussion

Should Casey Key bury its power lines? Or should the island bury the proposed underground utilities project that has been discussed on and off for nearly a decade?

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  • February 3, 2011
Charter Review Committee rejects elected-mayor idea

The city's Charter Review Committee voted down a suggestion to recommend for a fourth time a directly elected-mayor proposal appear on the ballot.

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