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2015 Hall of Fame Honorees David S. Howard, Jay Handelman, Carol Poteat Buchanan and Robert Kimbrough
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After hearing an update on a St. Armands Circle parking study, the City Commission unanimously voted to further examine its options for constructing a garage in the area.

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Today, the City Commission will hear an update on the St. Armands parking feasibility study — including potential avenues for constructing a long-awaited parking garage in the area.

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Dr. Robert Marbut will submit a report to the county in June.
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The national homelessness expert will make at least two visits to survey local stakeholders on their progress.

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Digging up the past: Bay Haven students unearth 1995 time capsule

The students in Maribeth Ditmars' fourth grade class helped unearth a time capsule that her first class in buried in 1995 at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.

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The Palmer Ranch community hopes to gain traction with the Sarasota County Commissioners.

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Lynches Pub & Grub commemorated the past and looked ahead to the future on April 19. Regular customers and well-known faces came to the party, where Jason Burns officially took over the restaurant from former owners Chris and Ethna Lynch.

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Artists of varying kinds of media gathered at the Paragon Fine Art Festival on St. Armands Circle on April 18 and 19.

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Guests attended the 2015 Greenfield Prize Award Dinner honoring Bobby Previte on Saturday, April 18, at Michael's On East.

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