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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Oak smoke

Nancy's Bar-B-Q will officially open in approximately six weeks, at 301 Pineapple Ave.

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A thief stole a Salvation Army donation kettle containing an undetermined amount of money.
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Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who grabbed a donation kettle from a Salvation Army volunteer.

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Merida Mayor Angelica Araujo and Mayor Kelly Kirschner sign the sister city treaty.
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Children and their parents line up for cookies and juice at the annual holiday party put on by Healthy Families Sarasota.
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The Healthy Families Sarasota held their 13th annual holiday party at the First Baptist Church on Main Street on Thursday, Dec. 9 from 6 to 8 PM.

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This weekend, the first round of The Observer Cup tournament and the 11th annual Observer Challenge will take place.

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Little superstars perform 'A Christmas Story'

Students at the Dreams are Free School at Bishop Nevins Academy donned angel, animal, king and shepherd costumes Tuesday for their nighttime performance of "A Christmas Story."

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Entrepreneur's book sales to benefit charities

All profits from Carol Green's book, "Spiritual Transformation in America," will be donated to national foundations, such as the Lupus Research Institute and Sunshine from Darkness.

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Chance and Bodhi Topjun stick their tounges out at one another.
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Big Cat Habitat brings out its babies

The Rosaire family held a pre-season gathering Nov. 29 at the Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Cost Sanctuary.

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The colorful and elaborate lighting display at this shopping center in Vaulx-en-Velin, France, shows the capabilities of the lighting system that will be installed at Selby Five Points Park.
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Selby Five Points Park sees the light

An $81,000 tree-lighting system, capable of 60 million color tones, will soon illuminate Selby Five Points Park.

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Minimum wage charter change not supported

Voters won't get the chance to reverse a referendum that North Sarasota leaders say has been devastating to the economy there.

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Buchanan to share wishes with soldiers

Congressman Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, is collecting holiday Christmas and Hanukkah cards for U.S. soldiers who were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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City to build State Street parking garage; energy-efficiency plan to save $2 million per year; community leader reveals her run for commission

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Tot Shabbat kids gift holiday cheer

Children and their parents participated in a special Tot Shabbat Nov. 27 at Temple Emanu El.

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Each week, The Sarasota Observer will feature a different donor who is involved with Season of Sharing, a 10-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by the Community Foundation.

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