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February 8, 2017

• Steve Martin and Martin Short appear together in Sarasota
• Traveling “water circus” Cirque Italia returns to Palmetto
• 5 injured in high-wire accident at Circus Sarasota
• Choroegraphic legend Twyla Tharp comes to Van Wezel
• Comedian Dave Chappelle comes to Van Wezel for two shows
• Thirty-third annual Greek festival starts Thursday
• National music acts highlight 2017 Florida State Fair
• Award-winning barbershop chorus performs in Bradenton
• Pops Orchestra features pianist Rich Ridenour in two concerts
• Publix no longer offers little slices of heaven (in the form of deli meat samples)
• Will legislators finally pay homeowners for citrus trees cut down during canker scare?
• Trump slams Nordstrom for dropping daughter Ivanka’s brand
• Another day, another ding for Florida’s economic incentive programs
• Lock your valuables with a smart padlock that has location tracking services
• USF sells TV station; will go off air
• After 97 days of rehab, sea turtle released off Lido Beach
• Manatee County receives 10 applications for new animal shelter vet
• Motorists blocking intersections can expect citations as police plan crackdown
• He crashed twice and was arrested for DUI
• Judge twice denied removing attorney in double-murder case. Now attorney wants out
• Former deputy now faces 25 criminal charges
• Man, 76, shoots new wife in butt after argument over sleeping arrangements
• He had a criminal record. He was deported 7 times. And he kept coming back
• Vaginal pain helps exonerate Miami man accused of murder
• Cuban health professionals who had been stranded in Colombia are allowed U.S. entry Miami airport
• Rowlett Academy expands its reach in Manatee County
• Abortion bills in Florida Legislature violate U.S. Supreme Court rulings
• More phosphate mining a threat to East Manatee, drinking water
• Compromise on noise ordinances, spare us hearing loss
• Lakewood Ranch heads to first boys soccer final four since 2014
• Just reaching a Super Bowl is tough. Bradenton’s Brian Poole and Sharrod Neasman deserve cheers even in a heartbreaking Atlanta Falcons loss.
• Bayshore boys basketball advances to district semifinals
• Alleged mastermind tells Obama 9/11 was America’s fault
• Uber bill easily clears first hurdle
• To ‘stop this no-snitch mentality,’ murder witnesses could be protected
• Gov. Rick Scott rips Florida House Republicans for ‘lecturing’ him on incentives
• Contentious Everglades reservoir plan gets swift early approval but opposition grows