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CONTENTS Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article YEAR IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 56 YEAR IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 61 YEAR IN REVIEW: NOVEMBER 68 YEAR IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 76 NEWS BRIEFS 81 A Sarasota County project manager says the Siesta Key Beach stormwater project should go out for bids in November; the County Commission approves a staff request for hiring a consultant to help with designing specifications for the new emergency services communications system The Sarasota County School District is serving free and reduced-price meals to about 47 percent of its students; Sarasota County may consider a domestic partner registry similar to one in the City of Sarasota A Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation finds no grounds for criminal charges in the City of Sarasota computer issues case; the city terminates its contract with the firm hired to work on a new lift station near Mound Street A neighborhood group appeals the city Planning Board���s approval of the Walmart proposed for the Ringling Shopping Center; the County Commission agrees to accelerate the timetable for construction of improvements to Siesta Public Beach and use bond revenue to pay for it OPINION EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY 86 SARASOTA LEISURE ART INVASION 88 ASK OTUS 96 ARTS BRIEFS 103 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 108 SCHIMMEL SIGHTINGS 109 Streets flood with people for Art Basel in Miami Beach ��� Tyler Whitson How many of my fellow feathered friends did you guess correctly from the Christmas Bird Count quiz? ��� Otus Rufous facebook.com/SarasotaNewsLeader