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Pamela Merenghi submitted this photo of a storm off Siesta Key Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2013
Weather Photo: Sarasota 08/15/13

Pamela Merenghi submitted this photo of a storm off Siesta Key Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota resident Jason Collins started coaching when he was 15 years old after spending six years as a competitive gymnast in South Carolina.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2013
Artistic Excellence

Former competitive gymnast Jason Collins returned to the gym last year and was named the Sarasota Surge's new program director in December after spending 15 years as a professional opera singer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rory Wagner, 3
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 15, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: SARASOTA BALLET CHILDREN'S CAMP

Tiny ballerinas pranced around in tutus Aug. 4 to Aug. 9, in preparation for their "Sleeping Beauty" performance in front of their families.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Unit 802 at Tower Residences has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,062,500.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 15, 2013
Tower Residences condo sells for $2,062,500

A condominium in Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Mayor Jim Brown, center, cast the deciding vote Monday that approved two additional retirement incentives for general employees before their pension plan is frozen next month.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 14, 2013
Brown: 'The toughest decision I've had to make on the commission'

A Longboat Key Town Commission-approved DROP option and an early-retirement incentive for general employees will cost the town $1,937,190 over 30 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
As part of the Beach Road Drainage Improvements Project, a drainage pipe will release filtered storm water 2,000 feet into the Gulf of Mexico.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 14, 2013
Barges arrive for drainage project

Drilling operations have begun to install a storm water discharge pipe 2,000 feet out in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A water main break over the weekend of Aug. 10 affected roughly 1,000 utilities customers between Wharf Road and Pelican Point Drive.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 14, 2013
County lifts boil-water advisory

Sarasota County has cancelled a boil-water advisory for residents affected by the water-main break near Pelican Cove Condominiums.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mayor Jim Brown and others are worried that if insurance costs keep going up for Key properties, it will scare off potential buyers.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2013
Aug. 14: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Property insurance rates continue to rise; In the Kitchen with: The Bijou Cafe; Bayside packs gifts for Zimbabwe; Premier Sotheby's records milestone sale

  • Longboat Key
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Circuit Court Judge Donna Berlin sentenced Joshua Lopez to 20 years in prison Tuesday, Aug. 13, for attempted murder.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 14, 2013
Bradenton man sentenced to 20 years

More than one year after Sarasota County deputies arrested Joshua Lopez for attempted murder, the 20-year-old receives a prison sentence.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Students are starting school Monday, Aug 19, and drivers should be extra conscious of traffic laws when driving in school zones.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 14, 2013
Schools back in session, slow down

Sarasota County Public School students will return to school Monday, Aug 19. Drivers are being asked to be extra conscious of their surroundings when driving in a school zone.

  • Siesta Key
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Honorary grandparents Greg Gregory and his wife Ilene Friedman flanking birthday girl Maria Wirries and her mom Jeaneen Wirries. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • August 14, 2013
Scene and Heard: Swinging surprise for sweet sixteen

It was certainly no secret that her honorary grandparents were throwing a sweet sixteen for performing prodigy Maria Wirries.

  • Arts + Culture
Three weeks ago, Bayside Church staff gave its members containers to fill with $15 worth of goods and school supplies. The churchgoers stuffed boxes full of those containers into a truck bound for Zimbabwe Tuesday.ÂÂ
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 14, 2013
Bayside packs gifts for Zimbabwe

Bayside Community Church staff and members packed boxes Tuesday to send to schools in Zimbabwe.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The 5,295-square-foot home on Leafwing Drive sold for $1.3 million.ÂÂ
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 14, 2013
Premier Sotheby's records milestone sale

A home in Hi Hat Ranch sold for $1.3 million.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2013
Stick a fork in it!

The American Cancer Society is inviting East County residents to eat out for a cause. The organization will host its first Stick a Fork in Cancer restaurant dining fundraiser Aug. 25.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Members of The Food Bank of Manatee team are Kenny Doran, Morgan Gallian, Jerry Gironda, Joe Stoddard, Haskell Gates, Suzie Doran and Brian Bjork.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 14, 2013
Oncologists hit the court for charity

On July 20, 21st Century Oncology Radiation Therapy Services hosted its second annual charity volleyball tournament, which raised more than $500 for The Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
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