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    By
  • David Conway
  • June 27, 2014
Orange Avenue parking lot to close in July

Beginning July 8, the parking lot at the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and Second Street will be closed for three weeks for a city improvement project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The village includes galleries, a wide variety of shops and restaurants. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • June 27, 2014
Weekend Best Bet: Fourth Friday Art Walk

Guests can watch painting demonstrations, have intuitive readings and meet authors at this monthly event the Historic Downtown Village merchants hosts.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo Spyder Broussard and Polo Grill owner Tommy Klauber look forward to working the event together each year.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • June 27, 2014
Weekend Best Bet: Low Country Boil

Enjoy pounds of freshly cooked Cajun shrimp and live music provided by the Gumbo Boogie Band at this evening event.

  • East County
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Children play on the playground before the ceremony.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 27, 2014
Foundation opens new playground

Foundation for Dreams held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new $160,000 playground today.

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Dick Pelton, co-chair, and Donna Dunio, executive director for Aging in Paradise Resource Center, accept a $4,000 donation from local supporter, Arnold Simonsen.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • June 27, 2014
Recent donation helps community to age in paradise

Longboat Key's Aging in Paradise Resource Center, or AIPRC, recently received a $4,000 donation from Arnold Simonsen.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioner Pat Zunz said Friday she suspects another power pole debate might arise at the Town Commission's special meeting Monday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 27, 2014
Power pole debate flickers again

Only Commissioners Pat Zunz and Lynn Larson favor more commission discussion and investigation about the possibility of burying the town's power lines along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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As volunteers head home for the summer months, Meals on Wheels PLUS — Manatee needs volunteer drivers.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 27, 2014
Volunteer drivers needed for Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee

Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee needs volunteer drivers to help deliver hot meals to homebound seniors.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 26, 2014
Healthy Hook: chef-prepared meals delivered to your gym

Healthy Hook: chef-prepared meals delivered to your gym

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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • June 26, 2014
Let's talk locks: beach bum

Let's talk locks: beach bum

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FDOT Project Engineer Kevin Ingle and FDOT District 1 Spokesperson Robin Stublen talk with attendees.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 26, 2014
VIDEO: FDOT hosts forum on interchange

More than 200 people attended a public meeting on proposed Interstate 75/University Parkway improvements.

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Researchers have documented 1,095 turtle nests through June 21. (Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 26, 2014
First turtle nest hatches on Longboat Key

Mote's Sea Turtle Patrol discovered the hatched nest June 22, on the Sarasota County side of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo Sarasota Tarpon Queen Danielle DeSilvestro, tournament winner David Sugar and his son, Max
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2014
What a catch

The 84th annual Sarasota Tarpon Tournament came to a close Saturday, with a fish-off between seven anglers. David Sugar was named champion after catching a tarpon with a girth of 38.75 inches.

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Courtesy photo Ezra Smith decorates a T-shirt.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2014
Tot-ally awesome

Temple Emanu-El held its annual Splash Shabbat Saturday. Families celebrated the final session of the temple's Tot Shabbat program on a hot summer day with a wading pool, sprinklers and watermelon.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2014
World record

The Sarasota YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County attempted to make history by participating in the 'World's Largest Swimming Lesson' June 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Benderson Development plans to redevelop the remains of a vacant mobile home park near Siesta Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 26, 2014
Benderson pitches Stickney project

Siesta Promenade would bring a hotel and 250,000 square feet of retail to the gateway to Siesta Key, causing worry among residents.

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