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  • Molly Schechter
  • November 11, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 10, 2009
Photo of the day: Soldier salute

Can you guess where in Sarasota this holiday photo was taken Tuesday, Nov. 11?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 10, 2009
DID to resurrect park-improvement plans

Six designs have been submitted to make significant improvements to Five Points Park, but each one has been rejected. The DID board believes it's time to reintroduce those plans to the community.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • November 9, 2009
Sheriff announces plan for better customer service

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight releases his five-year strategic plan. He says it's the first time in the agency's 88-year history that such a plan has been formulated.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 9, 2009
UPDATE: County commission axes tree ordinance

Developers and builders lined up to oppose a proposed ordinance that would have required developers to get special permission to remove "baby" grand trees, which are about half the size of grand trees.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 9, 2009
Hospital recognizes two physicians

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System medical staff selected Dr. Kenneth Hurwitz as the hospital's physician of the year and bestowed a lifetime achievement award to Dr. Bernard Feinberg Oct. 27.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 9, 2009
Philanthropist Janet Kane, 83, dies

The Siesta Key resident was an avid supporter of the Sarasota Family YMCA Foundation, Forty Carrots Family Center, Animal Rescue Coalition and Asolo Repertory Theatre.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 6, 2009
Sarasota schools to salute veterans

Sarasota County Public Schools will honor veterans through ceremonies and other activities during the week of Nov. 9.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 6, 2009
County's open-container law expires

While no one was paying attention in Sarasota County government, the ordinance that prohibits public drinking expired two weeks ago. The county is scrambling for a new, emergency ordinance.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • November 5, 2009
Happy 40th birthday, Morton's!

Morton's Gourmet Market kicked off a week of 40th anniversary celebrations with a cake for the whole Morton's family.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 5, 2009
Demolition begins on U.S. 301 buildings

A mobile-home repair shop is the first building to be torn down on the property the city purchased to become the Boston Red Sox spring-training home.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2009
Sign that it's time to take inventory

Several concerned Laurel Park residents have called the city of Sarasota complaining about the "No Parking" signs that line the streets of their neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2009
Mullet sighting

All misguided mullet-wearers who were seen sporting business in the front and a party in the back were invited to take part in a "free mullet removal" Nov. 1 during Morton's 10th annual FireHouse Chili Cook-off Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2009
So long to sweat stains

Downtown techno music club-seekers must bid adieu to glitter and glow sticks, because club/restaurant hotspot Esca closed its doors last month.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2009
Row, row, row that boat

The Sarasota Scullers Youth Rowing Program participated in the Head of the Schuylkill, Oct. 24, in Philadelphia.

  • Sarasota
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