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Mel and Jan Goldsmith
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 18, 2014
Social Studies: Mel and Jan Goldsmith

Mel and Jan Goldsmith have been real estate agents in Sarasota for 17 years, but, before that, they were globetrotting partners in the fashion industry.

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Wilson
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  • Robin Hartill
  • June 18, 2014
Business Briefs

Euphemia Haye creates Haye Loft menu fit for a queen; Key Club Moorings receives Clean Marina designation; Past Advanced Diver magazine editor joins Cannons Marina; St. Armands wins TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

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Longboat Key resident John Pan submitted this sunrise photo, taken overlooking Sarasota Bay.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Longboat Key resident John Pan submitted this sunrise photo, taken overlooking Sarasota Bay.

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This home on Farington Court in The Concession has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,560 square feet of living space. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 18, 2014
Concession home sells for $1.6 million

A home in Concession tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
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Jaide Brown
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 18, 2014
Kiddie Academy children play at Camp Adventure

Children seeking adventure are touring East County and Tampa Bay for the next two months.

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Dianna Staab submitted this sunrise photo, taken from her lanai in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2014
Weather: East County

Dianna Staab submitted this sunrise photo, taken from her lanai in Lakewood Ranch.

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foundation
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • June 17, 2014
Flawless finish

Flawless finish

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  • Nick Friedman
  • June 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Summer Chef Jam

PHOTO GALLERY: Summer Chef Jam

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Antennas can't be placed any higher than 15-feet on the highest point of an existing structure.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 17, 2014
Telecommunications ordinance approved on first reading

The commission stated on the record in November that it doesn't want a tower built on the Key.

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The chamber group rehearses for the tour (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 17, 2014
Sarasota Young Voices heading to Paris

Sarasota Young Voices' fifteen members are heading to France June 22.

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All lanes open on southbound I-75, after temporary closures at mildm raker 215, due to dump truck spillage on the roadway.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 17, 2014
UPDATE: All lanes open on southbound I-75

All lanes open on southbound I-75, after temporary closures at mildm raker 215, due to dump truck spillage on the roadway.

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Visitors wont have to suffer for long, considering that this rare plant will only bloom for four or five days.
  • By Maddy Del Medico
  • June 17, 2014
'Corpse Plants' to bloom at Selby Gardens

This week, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' "Corpse Plant" Seymour and "kid sister Audrey" will bloom for the first time in 15 years. The "Corpse Plant" emits an odor that holds true to its name, smelling like rotting flesh.

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Local authorities found drugs, $525 in cash and a .38 caliber revolver at the home of 26-year-old Jeremy Cray while executing a search warrant Wednesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 17, 2014
Police release details of drug bust

Sarasota Police seized more than 35 grams of cocaine and a firearm from a home on the 1400 block of 19th Street during a search last week.

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Drivers will see delays near mile marker 215 on southbound I-75
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 17, 2014
Emergency lane closures on I-75 southbound

According to Florida Dept. of Transportation, Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 215 has emergency lane closures, after a dump truck spilled 'muck' on the roadway this morning. One lane has been reopened, and the emergency lane is open to re-route traffic.

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Brandon Berwick, center, with his B-shift crew members
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 17, 2014
Two Longboat Key firefighters complete paramedic training

Firefighter/paramedics Brandon Berwick and David Stark recently completed a four-month training process.

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