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Dorothy Wallace Foisy with several of her quilts, which will be donated to local children in need.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
100-year-old Longboat Island Chapel member threads love to children

Dorothy Wallace Foisy sews five quilts a week for charity.

  • Longboat Key
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This rendering shows the finish tower proposed for Nathan Benderson Park. Officials hope to break ground on it within 60 days. The architecture matches the design of a future boathouse, for which the Nathan Benderson Park Foundation still is raising money
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 24, 2015
Foundation sets goal for tower construction

Officials hope to break ground on an iconic finish tower at Nathan Benderson Park within 60 days.

  • East County
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Entrepreneur Linda Pelletier has embraced networking as a way to make friends and generate business.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 24, 2015
Conversation with Linda Pelletier

Linda Pelletier will serve as the new director for SWAT Networking's Lakewood Ranch chapter.

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This home at 6827 Turnberry Isle Court has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,474 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 24, 2015
Country Club Village home tops real-estate sales

A home on Turnberry Isle Court sold for $607,000.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 24, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 06.25.15

Find out what crimes happened in your community this month.

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277 S. Polk Drive
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 24, 2015
Lido Beach home sells for $2.3 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between June 8 and June 12. A home on Lido Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. James Cannon, trustee, and Virginia Bailey, of Baltimore, sold the home at 277 S. Polk Drive t

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.25.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 24, 2015
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix to propel into its 31st year

The annual grand prix is back with both new events and old traditions.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2015
OBITUARY | Robert Drohlich

Former Longboat Key Mayor Robert Drohlich died.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2015
OBITUARY | Martin Fiderer

Martin Fiderer died June 18.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2015
OBITUARY | Barbara Glazier

Barbara Glazier died June 14.

  • Longboat Key
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Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: June 25

Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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Kim Dellosso submitted this photo, taken at sunset on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: June 25

Kim Dellosso submitted this photo, taken at sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Karen Yates submitted this photo, taken at the Esplanade Golf and Country Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2015
East County photo contest winner: June 25

Karen Yates submitted this photo, taken at the Esplanade Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
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Ernie Ritz pointed to his renovation of the Gator Club as proof downtown buildings can be restored to emphasize their historic character.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 23, 2015
Downtown leaders call for greater historic preservation

Despite the presence of a downtown historic district, Ernie Ritz fears Sarasota’s urban core is losing its connection to the past.

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