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Siesta Key residents contend the dredging of Big Pass could harm their popular beach.
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UnidosNow Executive Director Luz Corcuera speaks to donors, staff and program participants at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County on Dec. 6.
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Riverview High Principal Paul Burns will not return to the school after winter break.
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