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SARASOTA — The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation announced today the election of Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight to serve as a special adviser to its Board of Directors.
VENICE - Venice city officials announced that today and Thursday, the bond resurfacing projects will be milling and resurfacing San Marco Drive from The Rialto to Harbor Drive.
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NORTH PORT— The Jackman family has seen news reports about women who had babies in places other than the hospital.
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VENICE — They may need a year to recover from all the fun.
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VENICE — The fates of two local Lucky’s Market locations under construction remain unknown.
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WEST VILLAGES — For winter residents who want to have their vehicle in the area but don’t like the inconvenience of trailering it nor driving it, they have another option.
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VENICE — Venice is home to a group dedicating their time to making a difference in the future of women.
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VENICE — If you plant an urban forest and no one has seen it yet, does it have an impact?
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SARASOTA — A special public hearing by Region 4 of the EPA on a proposed fish farm takes place Tuesday.
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ENGLEWOOD — The blue signs that popped up alongside Englewood Road and the newspaper story about the new BeachWalk by Manasota Key development may have surprised some.
The North Port Concert Band and conductor Tom Ellison presented “See You at the Movies” recently at the North Port Performing Arts Center.
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SARASOTA — Attorneys for Sarasota County and three county commissioners responded Wednesday to a federally filed lawsuit claiming racially based discrimination in the county’s decision last year to change the boundaries of commission districts.
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MURDOCK — The annual Christmas Bird Count saw 5,881 less birds this year, making it the lowest count for the area in 20 years.
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VENICE — The Venice airport and skies above are home to planes like the ones here from 1943-45
Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County needs volunteers in North Port to work with adults who are learning English as a Second Language, or who need help improving their reading and writing skills.
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NORTH PORT — It was nearly three months later than expected, but the city’s Waffle House finally opened to the public.
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VENICE - A Saturday renewal of an annual event helps educate and inform the public about the importance of prescribed burns to the ecosystem.
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WEST VILLAGES — While area residents fight plans for a convenience store at State Road 776 and Manasota Beach Road, DiVosta Homes announced plans for a new residential development nearby.
As residents at Renaissance celebrate the new decade, they were asked to bring something of a time piece to create a time capsule to be buried in a location on the community’s property at some point, with the location yet to be determined.
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NORTH VENICE — They call it a Last Mile Distribution Center in Amazon parlance.
