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A dilapidated seawall that needs repairs at 759 St. Judes Drive N. has caused a rift between the Town Commission and its code board. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
Does slippery slope start with seawall?

There’s no quick fix for a dilapidated seawall owned by a family that can’t afford the repairs.

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Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will be revamped as part of a $3.1 million project that includes tennis, pickleball and a kayak launch among other new offerings. File photo
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
Sarasota County parks $2 million at Bayfront

The answer to the town manager’s request for funds was a resounding yes — even before he asked the question.

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Burying power lines along Gulf of Mexico Drive would result in an 11.5-mile ditch that the town could use for a fiber-optic network. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
Town weighs benefits of installing fiber optic network

An undergrounding utilities project has sparked discussion of a fiber-optic network. But commissioners aren’t sure whether they can dig it.

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File photoSome residents in Summerfield Bluffs saw high water levels for the Braden River behind their homes in June 2012 after Tropical Storm Debby.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 10, 2015
Local officials eye hurricane season

As hurricane season begins, officials urge residents to plan ahead during the calm before the storms.

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Jiggs Landing has a new boat ramp as the result of a $507,000 project that took three months to complete. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
County fishes for Jiggs Landing proposals

Manatee County officials hope a new RFP will bait potential park vendors.

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s lack of settlement movement to restore the dilapidated resort led a U.S. bankruptcy trustee to ask for a sale of a $23 million judgment. File photo
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: The $23 million judgment day

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will decide whether Unicorp National Development can bid on the judgment against Colony unit owners.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
News briefs: Longboat Key 6.11.2015

Country Club Shores boat stolen; North Shore Road beach access opens; County plans Big Pass study

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
News briefs: East County 6.11.2015

Interchange bids with FDOT; Waterlefe shores up agreement; Commission increases fee for growth

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
Microsoft grants $1 million in technology to charities

Technology giant Microsoft’s first window into the Southwest Florida market will come with a donation of nearly $1 million in technology to local nonprofits.

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Hannah Arduini’s favorite subjects are history and English. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
Conversation with Hannah Arduini

Hannah Arduini,13, spent four and a half months researching former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s efforts to pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 6.11.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: June 11

Anne Summers submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

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Carolyn Eliason submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
East County photo contest winner: June 11

Carolyn Eliason submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
OBITUARY | Frank Gilfeather

Frank Gilfeather, 79, of Sarasota died May 24.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
OBITUARY | Howard Sabin

Howard Sabin, 89, of Longboat Key, died June 3.

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