Sothebys acquires Premier for joint real estate venture (Bradenton Herald)

SARASOTA — Signature Sotheby’s International Realty has acquired Premier Properties’ Sarasota office, the companies announced Wednesday.

Canned goods are needed to help build giant menorah (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

The Chabad Jewish Center of Venice will celebrate Hanukkah in an innovative and meaningful way by constructing a Canned Food Menorah. Once the project is complete, the cans will be donated to the Jewish Family Service Food Pantry.

top stories (Sonoma Index-Tribune)

While the real estate market has oscillated between skyrocketing and crumbling all over the Bay Area, the Sonoma Valley has remained fairly constant in terms of numbers of home sales. Prices, on the other hand, have fluctuated like the tides for the past year.