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  • July 30, 2014
Tiny Hands supports students

The Tiny Hands Foundation, with the help of more than 200 volunteers, will fill 1,500 backpacks with school supplies for children in need from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2, at the Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota, 3100 Fruitville Road, Sarasota.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Fund begins wreath sales

The Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund, established in honor of former Out-of-Door Academy student Taylor Emmons, is at it again.

  • East County
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Photo by Amanda Sebastiano Twelve-year-olds Natalie Mount and Lia Silber, who lives in Israel, met in May at Temple Emanu-El. They have been pen pals since.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 30, 2014
International Alliance

As pen pals, Natalie Mount and Lia Silber illustrate a positive message of friendship in a war zone.

  • East County
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Landscape Supervisor Ramone Sepulveda checks a weather station in Lakewood Ranch. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 30, 2014
Technology optimizes conservation

Savings to Lakewood Ranch CDDs will be highest now, during rainy season.

  • East County
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 30, 2014
District beats budget woes

The Manatee County School District will end the fiscal year with a budget surplus - the first time it's happened since the 2010-2011 school year.

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  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 30, 2014
Sarasota considers 2050 changes

Commissioners will determine how the development concept of fiscal neutrality will work.

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Photo by Amanda Sebastiano Marina Mercier shows off her brain-tumor-awareness bracelets. Individuals who purchase Team Marina T-shirts will receive a bracelet.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 30, 2014
Woman puts a new twist on fundraising

To help cover expenses for her brain surgery next month, Marina Mercier has launched a crowdfunding campaign.

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Mzee Dahms, Courtesy photo
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Durante dog, owner well after raccoon run-in

Last week, we reported on a scuffle between a black dog and a group of raccoons that occurred at dusk near Joan Durante Park.

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Courtesy photo. Liz Lang
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Golfer scores her first hole in one

Liz Lang scored her first hole in one July 8, on the Resort at Longboat Key Club's Harbourside White Course, while celebrating her friend, Jane Hunter's birthday.

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Nick Bollettieri, left, with fellow 2014 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees. Courtesy photo.
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • July 30, 2014
Game Changer

Nick Bollettieri's recent induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is the latest achievement in a storied career that has deep roots on the Key.

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Kurt Schultheis Property owners are seeking to turn the site of the former Longboat Key Animal Clinic at 5530 Gulf of Mexico Drive into a 74-seat restaurant.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 30, 2014
Vet office site sought for a new Key eatery

A couple with restaurant experience wants to open a new Key dining spot.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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File photo Break-ins have been a frequent occurrence at the shuttered Colony property since it closed in 2010.
  • By Caleb Motsinger
  • July 30, 2014
Pricey sculptures stolen from Colony

Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber reported $100,000 worth of artwork stolen from his former penthouse unit July 24.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 30, 2014
Message alerts residents about nesting turtles

With no code enforcement officer at peak nesting season, the town used a new approach to notify residents about turtles.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2014
Election 2014: Sarasota County Commission

This is the first of a three-week installment featuring candidate questionnaires for the local races in the Aug. 26 primary election. This week includes candidates for the Sarasota County Commission and the Manatee County School Board.

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