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INTERACTIVE: Sarasota’s unemployment rate continues decline

The unemployment rate in Sarasota County fell to 4.8% in October, which is the lowest the economic indicator has been since June 2007.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has chosen Sarasota for his Florida office.
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Charles Preston Rawls, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of sailboats at sunrise in the bay at Island Park.
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Sarasota weather page photo: Nov. 19

Charles Preston Rawls, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of sailboats at sunrise in the bay at Island Park.

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Selby House, Marie and William Selby’s original residence, was built in the early 1920s.
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Riverview junior Austin Katz won four gold medals at the Class 4A Swimming and Diving State Championships Nov. 14.
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Cardinal Mooney seniors Matt Garcia, Reagan Griffith and Taylor Garris all signed scholarships Nov. 11.
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Area athletes ink college choices

Thirteen local athletes signed national letters-of-intent Nov. 11.

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A condo unit at Beau Ciel tops all real estate transactions this week.
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Beau Ciel condo sells for $2.5 million

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Jesse Biter and Eric Baird pose in front of the Hollywood 20 complex. They are part of a group of investors that purchased the property on Nov. 12 for $18.1 million.
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Betsy Mitchell stands at the base of the ramp, where the dock at Blackburn Point Park is partially submerged. At high tide, she said, the water reaches the spot where she stands.
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  • November 19, 2015
Tides turn on accessible rowing dock

A Blackburn Point Park boat ramp made the bay accessible to disabled rowers until recently.

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In 2005 Mark Spreen decided to return to his alma mater to continue the legacy of the Riverview High School Kiltie Band.
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  • November 19, 2015
Conversation with Mark Spreen

Riverview High School Band Director Mark Spreen remembers when he wore the plaid Kiltie uniform and tries to uphold the same traditions of previous directors.

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Doris Leeper's "Garden Sculpture 3" sits on the corner of First Street and Orange Avenue.
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This week in history 11.5.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

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SMA Season's tidings

Sarasota Military Academy seeks funds and volunteers for Wreaths Across America at Sarasota National Cemetery.

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Caroline Creevy performs with the group In Treble at the 2014 Rock for a Cause.
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  • November 19, 2015
Sarasota calendar 11.19.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Nov. 19.

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CitySide developer Jay Tallman sat on the committee evaluating the expanded improvement district, which got a cold reception from other project representatives.
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  • November 19, 2015
Rosemary developers caution against improvement district

Representatives for three Rosemary District projects said they still view investment in the neighborhood as a high-risk proposition.

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