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Some tennis players have refused to play on the three courts nearest to the police headquarters, because the air-conditioner noise is too loud for them.
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  • November 18, 2010
Loud racket annoys tennis players

The air-conditioning system at the new police headquarters on Adams Lane is loud enough that it is bothering people in nearby buildings and a park.

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Many residents along South Palm Avenue want to protect the residential nature of the street by preventing commercial development and keeping building setbacks to at least 20 feet from the public right of way.
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South Palm Avenue to get overlay district

The new zoning district essentially reverses the 2005 zoning change that allowed commercial development.

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Giants' player Caleb Rumble tries to outrun Pirates' catcher Jameson Syprett to home plate during the final T-ball game of the season Saturday, Nov. 13, at Twin Lakes Park.
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  • November 18, 2010
Photo of the Week: Headed Home

Giants' player Caleb Rumble tries to outrun Pirates' catcher Jameson Syprett to home plate during the final T-ball game of the season Saturday, Nov. 13, at Twin Lakes Park.

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"Demolition Dee Dee" makes her way around the track.
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  • November 18, 2010
Athlete of the Week: 'Demolition Dee Dee'

Kristin Edelman, better known as "Demolition Dee Dee," is a member of the Sarasota Roller Girls, a roller derby team here in Sarasota.

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Unit P4 at the Pointe on Midnight Pass has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,380 square feet of living area. It sold for $412,500.
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  • November 18, 2010
The Oaks II home sells for $950,000

A home in The Oaks II tops all real-estate transactions from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20.

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Nov. 8 Two-timer 10:28 a.m. - 2000 block of Main Street. General Suspicion. A man asked an attorney to amend his marriage license that was signed in 2006, so it showed their wedding had just occurred. Getting suspicious, the attorney looked a little further into the matter. The man divorced his first wife last July - four years after he married his second wife. The attorney reported the man to police, because he believed he might have committed a crime.

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Geoffrey and Brenda Michel with Robert Stock
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  • November 17, 2010
The Met celebrates 10th anniversary

The Met celebrated its 10th anniversary with Robert Stock, designer of the Robert Graham line, and Tampa Bay Rays' Grant Balfour.

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Chairwoman Rachel Silverman and Rosa Mandelblum
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  • November 17, 2010
Jewish Book Festival concludes with luncheon

The Jewish Book Festival held their closing luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Hyatt. Joan Nathan, author of "Quiche, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France," was the featured speaker. Rachel Silverman chaired the event.

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Syesha Mercado is is currently starring in the national touring production "Dreamgirls."
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  • November 17, 2010
Syesha swings into town to serenade principals

Syesha Mercado performed during the Arts Council's 10th annual Principals Recognition Luncheon today, at Van Wezel. (video)

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The city of Sarasota enacted a beach-smoking ban last year.
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  • November 17, 2010
Commission OKs tobacco-free parks push

The state wants to increase by 10% the number of parks that ban tobacco use.

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Sean Fitzpatrick puts the finishing touches on the turtles he has sculpted out of sand.
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  • November 17, 2010
Sculptors ready to shape Siesta Key

Sand sculptors who will be participating in this weekend's Siesta Key Crystal Class Master Sand Sculpting Competition on Siesta Beach were out Wednesday morning working on a special group sand sculpture.

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Fewer than 20 male peacocks currently reside in the Village neighborhood.
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  • November 17, 2010
Peacock imbalance doesn't fly in Village

Between 30 to 35 of the neighborhood's 50 peacocks are females, meaning that the population could heavily increase during spring breeding season if the flock is not culled.

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  • November 17, 2010
Observer Cup to be in full swing

The inaugural Observer Cup 2010/11 Greater Sarasota 2-Player Golf Tour will take place Dec. 11, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort; Jan. 9, at Heritage Oaks; Feb. 20, at The Founders Club; and March 26, in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • By Gary Moore
  • November 17, 2010
My View: The federal debt isn't as bad as you think

When compared to Americans' total assets, the federal debt really isn't as bad as all of the economic pundits say - it's approaching 100% of GDP.

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Donny Vosburgh, left, with Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin
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  • Michael Eng
  • November 17, 2010
Groove Master

Legendary drummer Donny Vosburgh moved to the East County in July. Now, he, along with other music luminaries, is working to help younger musicians make it in the music business as part of a new organization called the Teach the Dream Foundation.

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