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Thrifty fashions thrill trendy parishioners11/25/09 The Saint...
The Saint Boniface Episcopal Church Thrift Shop held a fashion show and luncheon featuring sport, casual and dramatic eveningwear Tuesday, Nov.
In Sarasota, giving on Thanksgiving
Last year, Dorothy Guadagno whipped up a Thanksgiving feast for 11. Turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, veggies -- the works.
One of Sarasota's first female firefighters retires
One of the first female firefighters in Sarasota County is calling it quits after almost 30 years on the job.
Saunders lands leasing role for 45 choice commercial properties
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:23 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:23 p.m. Michael Saunders & Co.
Judges duly cautious with alleged Sarasota Ponzi schemers
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Bail denied.
Siesta Beach to host Great American Smokeout11/18/09 County health...
Kissimmee Police detectives are investigating a suspicious death in the Siesta Key subdivision.
No bail yet for Sarasota former currency trader
Currency trader Beau Diamond tried for a second time on Tuesday to get out on bail while his lawyer continues to try to negotiate a plea agreement to settle charges that he defrauded roughly 200 investors out of millions.
Law Firms Signing Up Clients in Acreage Cancer Case
After "intense negotiations," state Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said he's "cautiously optimistic" that State Farm won't drop all of its Florida homeowners policies.
County workshop set on beach access limits
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. "No Trespassing" signs and other attempts to discourage the public from crossing or laying out on a particular stretch of sand would be more heavily regulated under a new law that goes before the public for the first time today.
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.
County commission needs to stand firm on beach access
When the Sarasota County Commission holds a public hearing in early December on the topic of beach access, we expect a packed house.
Again . Except this time around, it's long-term. We move two weeks from today, and because of that things may be relatively silent around here for a little while.
Birds of many feathers must learn to coexist
Northern tourists, native beachgoers and snowy plovers will have to coexist on Siesta Key Beach.
Sarasota considers ordinance to guarantee public access to beaches. MIKE LANG SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE Buy photo MARIANNE PAGE has erected "No Trespassing" signs along her property at Point of Rocks on Siesta Key.
Low end pulls in bids at auction
A real estate auction held in downtown Sarasota on Tuesday confirmed what many in the region already knew: Residential properties at the lower end of the market are moving, but luxury real estate is sitting still.
Commissioner will face first opponent in a while
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson will not go unchallenged in her bid for a fourth term.
Design Star' finalist dreams up a white Christmas10/20/09 Jason...
Two to challenge Nora Patterson10/22/09 A Republican and Democrat...
Siesta Key architect Mark Smith will challenge County Commissioner Nora Patterson in the 2010 Republican primary.