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Two Local Breweries Are Shuttering

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The Limelight District Is the Next Cool Place to Live

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Developers Push Massive Data Center Complex in DeSoto County Amid Backlash

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What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

Summer gets an early start this weekend with live jazz, reggae, roller derby, a Pride Month kickoff concert, outdoor art, family pool parties and a few quieter ways to spend the day, from birding to handmade cards and Florida-inspired art.
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Sarasota Tourism Rose in March. Visitor Spending Didn’t.

More travelers came to Sarasota County during peak season, but shorter stays and softer restaurant and entertainment spending kept March’s economic impact nearly flat.
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Going for the Gold

It was off to the (bidding) races at the Sarasota Y’s 25th annual Going for the Gold at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, which started with a big-screen viewing of the Kentucky Derby and included spirited silent and live auctions.

Photography by Rebecca Baxter May 9, 2016

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It was off to the (bidding) races at the Sarasota Y’s 25th annual Going for the Gold at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, which started with a big-screen viewing of the Kentucky Derby and included spirited silent and live auctions.

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