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Exchange students
thrive on sustainability in Sarasota |
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Urfer Family Park to open on
Nov. 14 |
 Engineering students from Lycee Pablo Picasso High School
in Perpignan, France will spend November 7-15 with students at Riverview
High School as the first part of a student exchange program between the
two cities. Perpignan's goal is to become the first ...
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 Sarasota County Commissioners and the Friends of
Sarasota County Parks will celebrate the grand opening of the
county's newest park on Saturday, Nov. 14. The grand opening ceremony for Urfer
Family Park
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Local health officials issue
tick-borne disease advisory |
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Sarasota County Government
closes for Veterans Day |
 The
Sarasota County Health Department is issuing a tick-borne
disease advisory in response to the identification of an
individual who acquired Rocky Mountain spotted fever locally.
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 All
Sarasota County Government offices, including libraries and
recreation centers, will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, to
observe Veterans Day. In addition, the Sarasota County History
Center will be closed.
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Three
new members join Sarasota County's Green Business Partnership
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SCAT new
route and schedule changes to take effect Oct. 31 |
 Sarasota
County's Green Business Partnership has added three new members
to a community of companies that are demonstrating their
commitment to a healthy environment for employees and the
community at large ...
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 Sarasota
County Area Transit (SCAT) will implement changes in bus routes
and schedules on Saturday, Oct. 31. Changes include schedule
revisions, frequency improvements and major route changes that
will
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The
33rd Annual Sandy Claws Beach Run is coming to Siesta |
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Sarasota County Libraries and SCAT team up for Bus Books |
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 Get
out your running shoes, the 33rd Annual Sandy Claws Beach Run is
coming to Siesta Beach, 948 Beach Road, Sarasota. The popular
event will be held Saturday, Dec. 12 with race day registration
beginning ...
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 Riders
on select Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) buses are now able
to enjoy novels, biographies, science fiction, and other types
of reading materials thanks to a new program from the Sarasota
County Library System. Bus Books offers riders a free selection
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Housing Office taking
applications for homebuyer assistance |
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Residents rate quality of life high, worry about jobs in survey |
 Eligible
first-time homebuyers in Sarasota County now have a source of
additional funding to help in their purchase of a home. The
Sarasota Office of Housing and ...
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 In
spite of the economic downturn, 89 percent of residents say
Sarasota County's quality-of-life is "excellent" or "good," an
increase since last year.
That's one of the key findings in the 2009 annual Citizens
Survey ...
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