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Thaxton mum about future
Wed  May 16 2012 08:00AM
Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton said Tuesday he will not do anything regarding his political future until Monday. Thaxton, 54, is prevented from running for a fourth term to the … Find out how to read more online.
Venice by the numbers
Wed  May 16 2012 08:00AM
The public is invited to participate in Community Data 2.1, a half-day workshop on innovative approaches to using community data to make community decisions. Friday morning at Venice City Hall … Find out how to read more online.
Chef hopes to keep Snook Haven open
Wed  May 16 2012 08:00AM
Sarasota County last week took steps to terminate its contract with the vendor operating Snook Haven, a popular Venice tourist attraction, for missing rent payments. Two months ago Sunrise Sunset … Find out how to read more online.
Hines plans BOCC run
Sat  May 12 2012 08:01AM
Joe Gruters got it right. The chair of the Republican Party of Sarasota County said that without District 5 County Commissioner Jon Thaxton running for re-election, voters are “likely to … Find out how to read more online.
State, National and World News
Autopsy: Evidence of marijuana in Martin’s blood
Thu  May 17 2012 08:37PM
ORLANDO (AP) — Medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin’s system after he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, an autopsy report released Thursday shows. The report was included in a large amount of evidence released … read more.

Rural homeless shelters in Fla. to get $2 million
Thu  May 17 2012 08:08PM
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Homeless shelters across the state will receive more than $2 million dollars in federal grants. The Department of Children and Families says the money will go  to 25 emergency homeless shelters in rural areas. The money will … read more.

Woman foils  would-be robbery by chasing suspects
Thu  May 17 2012 08:08PM
HOBE SOUND (AP) —  A Hobe Sound woman chased after four would-be robbers when she returned home from taking her husband to work and saw them climbing out of her window. Renee Granlund told Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers she saw … read more.

Central Fla. woman gives birth at gas station
Thu  May 17 2012 08:08PM
LONGWOOD (AP) — A Florida woman has made what can certainly be called a speedy delivery: She gave birth at a gas station. Orlando’s WKMG reports Shelly Tester gave birth with the help of her husband early Wednesday at a … read more.

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More Local News
New Challenger site urged
Wed  May 9 2012 08:01AM
Back and forth, and back again. Citing neighborhood opposition and a viable alternate site, the city is now pressing Venice Challenger Baseball to accept its gift of land in the middle of Wellfield Park for three ball fields for the … Find out how to read more online.

House to move again
Sat  May 12 2012 08:01AM
When Jim Ainslie purchased a 1935 cottage and moved it from Valencia Road to Villas Drive in Golden Beach, he wasn’t aware of the stir it would cause. He saw it as a workspace and a place to restore antiques. … Find out how to read more online.

Lovebugs? No, we hate them
Sat  May 12 2012 08:01AM
The heat of the highway. The intoxicating scent of fuel and exhaust. Hot, vibrating car engines. Put all those things together and it’s the perfect party setting for lovebugs. But if Southwest Floridians haven’t seen the coupling insects out in … Find out how to read more online.

263 dogs taken from Venice home
Sat  May 5 2012 11:57AM
It took Sarasota County Animal Services two full days to remove 263 dogs, many of them in need of veterinary care, from a Venice home. Lt. Scott Ortner, director of Animal Services, says it’s quite possibly the worst case of … Find out how to read more online.

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