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  • Amanda Morales
  • August 6, 2015
Campers carve out fun with Sand Sculpture Camp

Sand Sculpture Camp builds foundation for young sculptors.

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 5, 2015
Sarasota Youth Sailing drops anchor

From June 4 to Aug. 7, hundreds of students enjoyed a week of sailing, sun and fun at the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program’s summer camps.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 5, 2015
Instructor studies international cuisine

USF chef Joe Askren visited Italy to brush up on agriculture practices.

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    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 5, 2015
Teen satisfies sweet factor

Fiorella Paredes saved her Halloween loot to make Christmas sweeter for other children

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Sophia Lopez, a sophomore at Lakewood Ranch High School, has been collecting school supplies for in-need students for three years.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 5, 2015
Lakewood Ranch student gives back(packs)

For the third year, Lakewood Ranch High School student Sophia Lopez is supplying local students with backpacks, notebooks and other school necessities.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 5, 2015
Finding a Different View

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Digital Photography Club and their friends on July 31 wrapped up a yearlong quest to capture 52 weeks worth of themed images.

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Charles Preston Rawls submitted this sunrise photo, taken in east Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: August 6

Charles Preston Rawls submitted this sunrise photo, taken in east Sarasota.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 5, 2015
OUR VIEW | Meritocracy at town hall

Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock is implementing a private-sector, pay-for-performance system at Town Hall. He’s proving once again he’s not your ordinary government guy.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2015
City pension reform can’t wait

You have seen many times in these pages that the city of Sarasota has more than $150 million in unfunded liabilities in the city-employee pension systems.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.06.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • August 5, 2015
Marmosets move into new mansion at Big Cat Habitat

Thanks to a donation from a Siesta Key family, Big Cat Habitat was able to build a new home for its three marmosets and squirrel monkey.

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  • By Nicole Thompson
  • August 5, 2015
Sarasota Happy Hour Guide: Life after Darwin's

Sarasota Happy Hour Guide: Life after Darwin's

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Steve Hall joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was assigned in Hawaii to Marine Air Group 21.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • August 5, 2015
Conversation with Steve Hall

Steve Hall, senior benefits specialist with Alltrust Insurance, along with several other community members, started a fund with money out of his own pocket to help veterans with emergency needs.

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Some homeowners have planted a hedge to block out the preserve's growth, said Beth Bond, CDD supervisor.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • August 5, 2015
Confusion stems from tree-trimming policy

Residents in the Tara Preserve question why their properties aren't being maintained as they have in years past.

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Fran Fougere preps John Holtzermann before a blood donation at Aging in Paradise's health fair on March 9, 2013.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • August 5, 2015
New program offers masterful information on the aging process

The Aging in Paradise Resource Center was one of three institutions in Florida selected to offer an Aging Mastery Program, which will seniors age successfully.

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