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This Valentine's Day, 'Say I Do Again' on Siesta Key Beach, Florida
Each Valentine's Day, hundreds of couples renew their commitment as part of Sarasota County Parks and Recreation's "Say I Do Again" wedding vow renewal. Romance is in the air during the annual ceremony, held on the powdery white sands of Siesta Key Beach, which was named "America's Best Beach" by Dr. Stephen Leatherman, aka "Dr. Beach" in 2011.
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Pittsburg Pirates Spring Training
1611 9th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
The Pirates 2012 Spring Training schedule consists of 15 home games and will also feature an intrasquad "Black and Gold" game on Friday, March 2.
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Baltimore Orioles Spring Training
Ed Smith Stadium
2700 12th Street, Sarasota, FL 34237 (941) 893-6300
Single game tickets for all 15 of the Orioles Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium go on sale Saturday, January 28 at 10 a.m. ET. These may be purchased online, or at the Box Office or by calling (800) 745-3000. Season, group tickets, suites and other specialty areas are available now by calling (941) 893-6300. Website
Siesta Key Farmers Market, open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at 5124 Ocean Blvd.
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Siesta Key and Siesta Beach News
Vacation rentals in Venice, Anna maria Island and Siesta Key going fast
High demand has left little inventory in the peak February and March months on Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island, which had a strong season last year compared to the rest of the region. And so far, this season looks like it will top it, rental agents said.
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Welcome to winter, Southwest Florida style
After two consecutive abnormally chilly winters, when beach tourists toted hot toddies instead of cold beer, we start winter today with temperatures much more typical for the season — even a little on the warm side.
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Not-ugly Siesta Key beach sign chosen
Could there be a better way to promote Siesta Key beach’s Number-1-in-the-country status than with tiny, dark-brown signs that wouldn’t look out of place in a campground?
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Region's tourist season looking strong
Sarasota and Manatee counties are coming off a sizzling summer tourism season, driven by an incrementally improving economy, pent-up demand and Siesta Key's powdery shoreline being named the nation's best beach.
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Low-speed vehicles popping up around SW Florida
They can already be spotted crawling around the cities of Anna Maria Island and Sarasota’s keys. For three nights every week, they are creeping around downtown Sarasota.
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Sand sculpture on Siesta Key pays tribute to past and current members of armed forces
Standing at eight feet high and weiging thirty tons, Brian Wigelsworth's sand scuplture could be called a labor of love. "I realized what these soldiers have done and what they have given up to fight for our freedoms," he said.
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Lego Man artist revealed -- probably
Hours after an 8-foot-tall Lego Man statue mysteriously washed up on the shores of Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota last week, Internet detectives were busy trying to identify the artist behind the curious ... event.
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Giant Lego man washes up on Siesta Key beach
It's a publicity stunt, but whose stunt is it? Washed ashore on Siesta Key Beach Tuesday morning was an 8-foot-tall Lego man, his shirt emblazoned with an enigmatic and grammatically challenged message: "NO REAL THAN YOU ARE."
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Sarasota and Siesta Beachbto host international swimming championships
Some 2,000 adult swimmers from around the Western Hemisphere are expected to travel to Sarasota in May 2013 for the Pan Am Masters Championships in swimming, the first time the biennial event has been held in North America.
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Sand sculpting on 'America's best beach
Spectators will be able to see the stars of the Travel Channel show SandMasters working on some unique creations, while hour-long sand sculpting demonstrations will provide an insight into the craft.
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Florida lifeguards test their skills on Siesta Key
Florida's fastest lifeguards are racing across Siesta Public Beach this week, but a handful of ringers from Australia are stealing the show.
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Siesta Key reaps benefits of No. 1 beach ranking
In the weeks since Siesta Beach was ranked as America's top sand for 2011, visitor interest in Sarasota and area lodging bookings at many properties have skyrocketed, hoteliers and tourism officials say.
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Sarasota may outlaw all tobacco at city parks
A proposed smoking ban at city parks now seeks to outlaw all tobacco products, even smokeless products such as chewing tobacco.
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Siesta Beach No. 1
“Dr. Beach” says Sarasota’s Siesta Beach is the best in America. The 40-acre county park claimed the top spot in the annual rankings compiled by Florida International University professor Steven Leatherman, also known as “Dr. Beach.” Siesta Beach claimed the No. 1 slot in the annual Top 10 after being runner-up the last two years and third in 2008.
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