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Colony settlement talks continue - learn more in today's headlines!
  • By Amanda Heisey
  • April 25, 2013
April 25: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Colony settlement talks continue; Woman's Exchange plans its expansion; Lakewood Ranch Main Street repainting

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joseph Sckowska and Emily Forbes were married by Forbes' grandfather, Warren Diehl, at the Sarasota Pops' season finale concert.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 25, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS: The Wedding Season

Joseph Sckowska and Emily Forbes won the Sarasota Pops' "The Wedding Challenge" and were married Sunday, April 21, at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key Fire Rescue responded to 477 calls during the first quarter of 2013.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 25, 2013
Longboat Key Fire Rescue calls increase in first quarter

Call volume is up 10% during the first three months of 2013, according to Longboat Key Fire Rescue.

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  • News
A digital sign placed to caution panhandlers about the enforcement of the new ordinance, effective April 29.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 25, 2013
Panhandling ordinance enforcement begins Monday

Sarasota police officers will be issuing court summons or making arrests of anyone caught soliciting cars in traffic right-of-ways starting Monday, April 29.

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Cash Murphy and Cooper Joy, both 5, are ready to plant. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 25, 2013
Green thumbs

St. Boniface Preschool has teamed up with the Florida Farm to School program to teach children from where their food comes.

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  • Neighbors
Tampa-based artist Stephen Palladino painted a 40-foot clover mural for Shamrock's St. Patrick’s Day party. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 25, 2013
Hearts of gold

The Shamrock Pub donated $7,100 to the YMCA Youth Shelter April 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Construction crews began tearing away the face of the former locations of the Sports Page and Living Walls & Art on Main Street Wednesday, April 24.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 25, 2013
April 25: Morning Headlines

Morning Headlines: Developer demolishes former Sports page site; City files $15 million BP claim

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Braden River senior Dylan Lee, center, is congratulated following his solo home run in the bottom of the first inning.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 25, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River vs. Charlotte

Braden River High senior Brooks Norton pitched a complete game shutout, leading the Pirates to a 3-0 victory over Charlotte in the Class 7A-District 11 quarterfinals April 23.

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  • Sports
The Starbucks on Main Street is getting painted this week. Stores will stay open during the painting process.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 25, 2013
Lakewood Ranch Main Street gets repainting

Part of routine maintenance to the exterior of individual businesses, the painting began April 1 and the process will take four to six months.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Jack Duncan attended a Colony special workshop via Skype Wednesday at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 25, 2013
Colony settlement talks continue

A special meeting held Wednesday to discuss the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort revealed a settlement between affected parties could be reached within 60 days.

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Developer Tom Mannausa is building the Jewel, a 17-story luxury condominium tower in the property of the former bar and the previous Living Walls & Art location.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 25, 2013
Developer demolishes former Sports page site

Construction crews began tearing away the face of the former locations of the Sports Page and Living Walls & Art on Main Street Wednesday, April 24.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"He deals with you on a one-to-one basis," says Clinton Earl Scott, a former construction worker who has been homeless in Sarasota since the 1990s, of Officer David Dubendorf. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • April 25, 2013
Homeless Boundaries: David Dubendorf

Whether it's as 'Carrot Top' or 'Officer Dave,' most of Sarasota's homeless population know David Dubendorf.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Woman's Exchange purchased the adjacent property that current houses a four-plex.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • April 25, 2013
Woman's Exchange plans its expansion

The nonprofit plans to expand into an adjacent property it purchased in 2012. Options for the space include additional storage and retail space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brooke Misatone and his father, Francis, and mother, Barbara (not pictured), have owned The Bullet Hole since 1982.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 25, 2013
Bullet Hole leaves its mark

After 66 years on Main Street, the historic gun store is preparing to expand in its new Orange Avenue location.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Construction crews are building the chiller plant at the southwest corner of S. Tamiami Trail and the main entrance to the park.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • April 25, 2013
Work under way on chiller plant at Phillippi Estate

The $1.15 million chiller is designed to operate during off-peak hours, when energy costs are lower.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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