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	<title><![CDATA[Pastry Art owner passes the cup]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[After owning Pastry Art for five years, Forrest Shaw sold the café to Chip and Katie Beeman, who own two local eateries, Main Bar, in Sarasota, and Katie’s Café, in Bradenton.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Residents grapple with larger homes]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Hudson Bayou residents say protecting trees is one possible way to preserve the character of their historic neighborhood.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[News Briefs]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Monthly property sales surpass 1,000; City of Sarasota ranks high for walkability; City of Sarasota offices will be closed Memorial Day]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[New roundabouts planned for U.S. 41]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Planning Organization  will vote next month on two proposed additions.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Siesta Overlay District workshop sheds light on codes]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A zoning administrator decision prohibits Siesta Key businesses from using portable, or A-frame, signs. Key.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Village crosswalk lighting receives green light]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Merchants and residents helped design the project to aid pedestrians and cars.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Moments in time]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The Observer takes a look back at this week in Sarasota's history.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Cell Phones for Soldiers opens new lines of communication]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The Jacobites Pipe Band has partnered with area churches to collect cell phones for active-duty military members, as part of the national non-profit organization, Cell Phones for Soldiers.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Foster siblings stick together at Everyday Blessings]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The non-profit foster organization focuses on comfort by keeping foster siblings together.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Athlete of the Week: VICTORIA KRUPA]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Cardinal Mooney High senior goalkeeper Victoria Krupa was named a 2013 US Lacrosse Girls High School first-team All-American May 8.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Air force honor; Baseball blast; Prime principal; Singing sailors]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Student Spotlight: ZACHARY JORDAN]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Zachary Jordan has spent his life on the water. Last year, the 15-year-old Pine View School for the Gifted student came up with the idea for Amazing Water Experiences, or AWE, a program that provides children with the opportunity to kayak and experience nature.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Your Neighbor: Mary Francis Carroll]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Mary Francis Carroll has seized opportunities throughout her life with the same confidence, independence and vigor she exudes today.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May 22: Daily Headlines Video]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Today's Stories: Town manager seeks $300,000 in budget cuts; Half-cent sales tax would cover indigent health care; Surging Tsunami: Jillian Santiago; Teenager composes a promising future]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/Front-Page/0522201327167/May-22-Daily-Headlines-Video</link> 
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BID agrees to pay $50,000 for a Circle parking study]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The study would look at ways to address the parking shortage, including the possibility of a parking garage and valet service.]]></description> 
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
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