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Senior Valorie Gochnauer touches up Lacey Landers' make-up during the game.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 23, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota bests Dixie Hollins

Students wearing orange shirts showed their Sailor spirit Friday, Aug. 23, at the Sarasota vs. Dixie Hollins football game. Sarasota High School stayed ahead through the entirety of the game.The final score 37-7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ashley Kozel and her daughters cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Kozel Family Amphitheater.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 23, 2013
The Kozel Family presents new amphitheater to students

The Kozel Family cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Out-Of-Door Academy amphitheater. Out-Of-Door Academy made nearly $1 million in renovations this summer thanks to the Kozel family's generosity.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Christine Brudner takes part in the first auction of the night.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • August 23, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Party for a Purpose

Awareness and money was raised for Prader-Willi Syndrome Thursday, Aug. 22, at a charity event at Polo Bar and Grill.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Runners, walkers and cyclists traverse the towering stretch of concrete, tourists pose for pictures and angles drop lines under the Ringling Bridge daily.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Little-known facts about the Ringling Bridge

As the Ringling Bridge celebrates its 10th anniversary, here are five facts about the towering structure you may not know.

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The resort’s tennis facilities were called “a very comfortable environment” and a “great place to improve your game” by tennis Olympic medalist Bob Bryan.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 23, 2013
Resort at Longboat Key Club a top 10 place to play tennis

The Tennis Gardens at Harbourside was the basis for the resort's selection as a top 10 place to play tennis nationwide.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The plaza's developer has received new commitments from AIO Cellular, Amscot, Holistic for Pets and Popi’s Place.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 23, 2013
River Club Plaza announces new tenants

Casto, the developer of the plaza at the southeast intersection of State Road 70 and Interstate 75, recently received commitments from a wave of new tenants.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Police arrested two men Wednesday, Aug. 21, after executing search warrants.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 23, 2013
Sarasota Police uncover guns and drugs

Sarasota Police search warrants result in two arrests Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
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Siesta Key residents rallied to open Midnight Pass by shovel — years after the inlet was artificially closed — in the early 1980s.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 23, 2013
UPDATE: Midnight Pass talks continue

Sarasota County staff met with state officials Aug. 21, to hear the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's stance on reopening Midnight Pass.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Judy Tatar, Victoria Jacobson and Tina Rudek
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Business After Hours

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours event Thursday, Aug. 22, at Cedars Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jesse Biter, a Sarasota entrepreneur known for his ambition, told business leaders he doesn’t spend much time in Lakewood Ranch, but admires its vision.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Breakfast of Champions

Jesse Biter, a Sarasota Entrepreneur, spoke to the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance about his admiration for Lakewood Ranch and plans to revitalize downtown Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Construction crews remove the asphalt along Main Street near Mira Mar Court Thursday, Aug. 20, as part of an ongoing streetscape improvement project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 22, 2013
Main Street construction update

While demolition is just beginning along some stretches of Main Street, the instillation of pavers and storm water management systems is almost complete elsewhere.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Airfield improvements like better lighting and new wind cones earned SRQ a national award for safety.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 22, 2013
SRQ wins safety award

The FAA recognized Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport with a national award for safety.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The statue of wisdom is a bubbling fountain waterfall made of basaltic rock.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 22, 2013
Longboat Island Chapel's statue of wisdom goes missing

The Longboat Island Chapel's statue of wisdom has been stolen out of its back garden.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Researchers attached electronic satellite tags to 35 whale sharks — the most whale sharks ever outfitted with satellite tags in one study.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 22, 2013
Mote monitors movement of whale sharks

From 2003-2012, project scientists studied the whale sharks by fitting 813 sharks with ID tags and examining underwater photographs of 956 sharks to document their movements.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Detectives allege Abbi Sloan wrote 23 stolen checks for herself and her boyfriend for roughly $8,200.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 22, 2013
Sarasota Police arrest woman for forging checks

A 21-year-old woman is suspected of writing more than $8,000 of fraudulent checks stolen from her employer.

  • Sarasota
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