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Destiny Beckham and Sarah Macrae
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A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival

Sarasota Opera hosted its 2nd annual A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sarasota Opera.

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Riverview students help keep Phillippi Creek clean

Students from the marine science club participate in International Coastal Cleanup Sept. 19.

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Mark and Annette Gabrick groove to "What is hip?"
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Van Wezel brings the funk with Friday Fest

Reverend Barry and Funktastic Soul bring down the house with hits from Stevie Wonder and James Brown.

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FDOT was pleased with the results of the right turn lane at Fruitville Road during a trial period this spring.
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  • September 18, 2015
City Commission to discuss U.S. 41 median project

In an attempt to mitigate congestion and safety issues, the Florida Department of Transportation is planning a more permanent right turn lane at Fruitville Road.

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Drayton Saunders, president of Michael Saunders and Company, Chairman of Visit Sarasota County.
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Visit Sarasota County elects new chairman, vice chairman

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The Sarasota Police Department shared this image of recovered property following the arrest.
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  • September 18, 2015
Man charged with burglary of more than $20,000 in property

The Sarasota Police Department issued a warrant for the man’s arrest earlier this week, charging him in connection to multiple car and boat robberies this month.

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Florida’s senior senator, Democrat Bill Nelson, sided with the minority of senators who blocked a vote on the Iran agreement and assured the president would get what he wanted. Courtesy photo
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  • September 18, 2015
Cowardice

Our Founders pledged their lives and honor and showed remarkable courage. Today, courage has given way to duplicity and cowardice.

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  • September 18, 2015
Area volleyball clubs form merger

Coastline Volleyball Club and Boomtown Volleyball Club announced they will be joining together to form Coast Town Volleyball.

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Susan Molnar, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bayfront Park on Sept. 8.
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  • September 17, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: Sept. 17

Susan Molnar, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bayfront Park on Sept. 8.

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Richard Bottorff submitted this photo of an alligator, taken at Rye Preserve.
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  • September 17, 2015
Photo contest winners: August 2015

Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest.

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The Riverview High volleyball team beat Sarasota 3-0 Sept. 16.
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  • September 17, 2015
Riverview holds off Sarasota

The Riverview High volleyball team beat Sarasota 3-0 Sept. 16.

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Veronica Hernandez records trash findings with Michael Comes during the Young Professional Group's clean up of Overlook Park in 2014.
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  • September 17, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 9.17.15

Sarasota events for the week of September 17.

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File photo. A condominium in The Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
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  • September 17, 2015
Condominium in Tower Residences sells for $2,025,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between August 31 and September 4.

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An estimated 700 meals were prepared for the 40th Annual Pioneer Day Picnic last year.
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  • September 17, 2015
Rotary Club cooks up Pioneer Picnic tradition

Swamp cabbage takes center stage at the club's 41st annual picnic.

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Jon Thaxton makes friends with a scrub jay while taking notes in the wilderness.
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  • September 17, 2015
This week in history 9.17.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

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