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Top Headlines: Panhandling, Outdoor Dining, Shooting in Sarasota

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1. A 'Thinking of You' Card for Boston Bombing Suspect

Two Sarasota radio hosts and their listeners are sending the oversized card to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in his Boston hospital room to let them know what they think about him, and about America.

2. Panhandling Ban Not Enforced – Just Yet

Sarasota Police prepare to enforce a new ordinance that effectively ends panhandling on city streets.

3. Top 5 Outdoor Dining Spots in Sarasota – Do You Agree?

Here are the top 5 outdoor dining spots in Sarasota, as rated by Urbanspoon reviewers. Did they get it right?

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A Sarasota office manager is accused of performing a painful procedure on a woman after her cosmetic surgery.

5. Two Hurt in Shooting at Sarasota Home

Police were investigating the incident, which happened overnight in the 1900 block of 32nd Street, officials said.

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