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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming holds one of the cameras, which have a color camera, infrared camera and four illuminators.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 31, 2013
License cameras will start snapping soon on Longboat Key

Contractors did a test run yesterday for the cameras that will capture license plate data from vehicles entering and leaving the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Sara Moone
  • May 31, 2013
Newton Vineyard brings a taste of Napa Valley to the Sarasota bayfront

Newton Vineyard brings a taste of Napa Valley to the Sarasota bayfront

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Joe Hendricks
  • May 31, 2013
Joe on the Go: Jess and Nick head west

Joe on the Go: Jess and Nick head west

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    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • May 31, 2013
Chutney's: dual cuisines, single restaurant

Chutney's: dual cuisines, single restaurant

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • May 31, 2013
Wal-Mart and the redevelopment pipe dream

Wal-Mart and the redevelopment pipe dream

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  • Things To Do
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  • By Taelor Scheuer
  • May 31, 2013
Highlights add a boost of fun to summer hair

Highlights add a boost of fun to summer hair

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  • By Taelor Scheuer
  • May 31, 2013
Highlights add a boost of fun to summer hair

Highlights add a boost of fun to summer hair

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Alta Vista residents fill their plates.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Alta Vista Neighborhood Association Potluck

Members of the Alta Vista Neighborhood Association met Thursday, May 30, for a potluck dinner. In lieu of the organization's regular meeting, members relaxed for a social hour over homemade dishes.

  • Sarasota
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Ernicca Vaughn, of Braden River High, gets help with her cap from friend Kenyata Waiters.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River High Graduation

Braden River High School bid farewell to its senior class during a graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 29, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.

  • East County
  • News
Rising pensions costs make up large part of the Sarasota City deficit
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 30, 2013
May 30: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Rising pensions costs contribute to Sarasota City deficit; Willowbrook residents sued for defamation; Colony Beach & Tennis Resort featured in 'The Lucky 6'; Iwo Jima veteran envisions a new monument; Pine View students unofficially break Guinness World Record

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 30, 2013
Generous Property Realtors donates portion of profit to Meals on Wheels

Realtors at Generous Property recently donated a portion of profits from a property sale to the charity.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2013
Patron Saints: Peter Salefsky

The end is near for our online video series, "Patron Saints." It spotlights supporters of the arts and the venue to which they donate.

  • Arts + Culture
Eight graders Bart Hillerich, Eric Mc Kinnon, senior and table captain Jenny Mooney and eight grader Phillip Tran make sandwiches to break the Guinness World Record.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Pine View breaks sandwich-making record

Pine View School students dipped their knives into creamy WOWBUTTER or soy butter and grape jelly Thursday, May 30 in a frantic race to beat the world record for amount of sandwiches made in an hour. Approximately 600 students participated in the event put on by the Interact Club. Students exceeded their goal of 5,000 sandwiches by making 5, 721.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Approximately 600 students participated in the event put on by the Interact Club.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 30, 2013
Pine View unofficially breaks Guinness World Record

Students spread soy butter and jelly on 5,721 sandwiches to break the Guinness World Record of amount of sandwiches made in an hour.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 30, 2013
Lady Mustangs best in Class 6A

The Lakewood Ranch High girls finished first in Class 6A in the 2012-13 FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards point standings.

  • East County
  • Sports
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