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Sarasota schools to salute veterans11/06/09 Sarasota County Public...

Sarasota High School Sailors marched in last year's Veterans Day Parade. Sarasota Military Academy color guard, drum line and pipers will salute veterans in a special ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Sarasota County has no public drinking law? Oops

We may not have a drag queen parade or a Hemingway look-alike contest, but for the next few days Sarasota County will have more liberal public drinking laws than Key West.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Despite talent, Sarasota Opera House's production of 'La Traviata' has shortcomings

L a Traviata is one of Verdi's most intimate operas, with its intense relationship between a Parisian courtesan - a high-class prostitute, essentially - and a dashing young nobleman who makes her feel love for the first time.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Swine flu shots available for Sarasota students

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:44 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:44 p.m. Sarasota County pre-school and elementary-age children will be able to start receiving the swine flu vaccine Friday.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Oldies108.com

Sarasota, FL

CLICK HERE to listen to MJ's Greatest Hits album! Michael Jackson 's planned 50-date London concert series never came to fruition, but 80 hours of rehearsal footage from the show - owned by AEG Live and sold to Sony - were whittled down to a 111 minute mosaic montage by would-be concert director Kenny Ortega.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Venice Gondolier

Sarasota County receives $1.4 M in HUD money

SARASOTA a ' Sarasota County is scheduled to receive $1,418,459 in Community Development Block Grant funds, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Development.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Edward Jones opens Sarasota office

Ralph J. Cushing has opened a branch of Edward Jones in Sarasota. The financial services firm supplies financial products at an individual investor level for about seven million clients.STAFF PHOTO / CHIP LITHERLAND Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. Ralph J. Cushing has opened ...

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

"A Separate God-Journal of an Amish Girl" Author Book Signings in Sarasota

SARASOTA, FL, October 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lucinda Streiker-Schmidt, who left the close-knit Amish community of rural Indiana to start a new life, will sign her novel, A Separate God-Journal of an Amish Girl, at: Starbucks Saturday, November 7th / 10AM-2PM Bee Ridge & Beneva Sarasota, FL 941-924-7200 Circle Books Sunday, November 8th / ...

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Longboat Observer

SARASOTA -Home invasion suspect transferred to Sarasota County Jail...

Delmar Smith, the man suspected in at least four violent home invasions, has been transferred to the Sarasota County Jail to face those charges.

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St. Petersburg Times

Divine diva in Sarasota Opera's 'La Traviata'

In 2008, Georgian soprano Lina Tetriani was one of the finds of the Sarasota Opera season as Magda in Puccini's La Rondine .

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Child prodigy tears it up at Sarasota show

Rickie Johnson, 14, knew that the red-haired, pink-cheeked boy jamming on stage was young.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Regulators order Sarasota's Century Bank to merge or sell

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 3:36 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 3:36 p.m. Federal regulators have ordered Sarasota's Century Bank to merge with another bank or sell itself to another financial institution.

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The Spokesman-Review

Talk to estranged dad with a friend October 27, 2009

Dear Annie: I have an elderly father with a bunch of serious medical problems. We've never had a close relationship.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

YourObserver

Boutique owners to close shop10/26/09 Kelietza, a downtown Sarasota...

After two years of building the Kelietza brand, co-owners Kelly Augustyniak and Tim Bekkering announced they will focus on new business ventures.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Sarasota's first "star" architect

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:23 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:23 p.m. Editor's note: This article appeared in the print edition of the Herald-Tribune on Aug.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Sarasota blazes multi modal trail along Bird Key Park

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:40 p.m. Imagine traveling from downtown Sarasota to South Lido Key without relying on costly fuel and without increasing greenhouse-gas emissions in our community.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Ballet in different ways in Sarasota, St. Petersburg

Even though Contact , right, won the Tony Award for best musical in 2000, it isn't seen very often.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Venice Gondolier

Winning Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Sarasota

A Sarasota County store sold a winning Fantasy 5 ticket Tuesday and that buyer is due $67,712.88, the agency reported.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Sarasota picks civilian panel to review police

City commissioners appointed 11 people to a new police review panel on Monday. The panel, called for by commissioners after questions arose over how police handled an excessive-force complaint this summer, will assess the culture and performance of the Sarasota Police Department.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

WWSB

Murder suspect shot by Sarasota Police

Sarasota Police shot and injured a murder suspect Tuesday night. The suspect is believed to be responsible for a murder last month on Cocoanut Avenue in Sarasota.

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