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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 6, 2013
Sarasota County School Board dips into North Port drama

School Board members will have little say in the battle between a charter school's local governing board and its affiliated corporate entity.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • March 6, 2013
Our View: Economics of blackmail

For all those Tea Partyers chafing over Gov. Rick Scott's switcheroo to accept Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid spending in the state, sometimes you just have to take ipecac.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Vicki and Henry reunite at Save Our Seabirds before making the journey to their new home. Photos courtesy of Dave Novak
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 6, 2013
'A storybook ending'

Longboat lovebirds Vicki and Henry are together again at their new home - in Lakeland.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 6, 2013
Colony parties talk without lawyers

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties will try to settle their differences in an attempt to speed up a settlement and revive the currently shuttered property.

  • Longboat Key
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Sarasota real-estate developer Tom Mannausa is behind The Jewel, a 17-story luxury condo tower planned for downtown Sarasota. Lori Sax.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 6, 2013
The Jewel Rule

Several downtowns on the Gulf Coast have turned into busy, or almost busy, hubs of building activity - sights not seen in six years in many cases. Will the momentum last?

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 6, 2013
White questions Pastor's settlement speech

IPOC President Bob White disagrees with candidate Irwin Pastor's claim of a settlement with Ocean Properties.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 6, 2013
Average turnout: less than 50% for town elections

Last March, just 90 votes gave Vice Mayor David Brenner the District 3 seat in the race against his challenger, Ray Rajewski.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Paid Election Letter

Untrue assertions regarding commission

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 6, 2013
Liquor store tops off Publix plans

Longboaters, raise your glasses and propose a toast: Within weeks, a new Publix Liquors will fill the storefront next to the grocery store.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 6, 2013
Candidates campaign for sign answers

Gene Jaleski and Larry Grossman say more than 10 of their campaign signs have gone missing.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Rosalie Ann 'Ro' Wheeler

Rosalie Ann "Ro" Wheeler, 83, of Sarasota, died Feb. 26.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Obituary: Geoffrey Hoyt Morse

Geoffrey Hoyt Morse, 64, of Venice, died Feb. 7.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Obituary: Anthony E. Derry

Anthony E. Derry, 79, of Longboat Key, died Feb. 22.

  • Longboat Key
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Commissioner Jack Duncan has a plan in place for his second term on the Longboat Key Town Commission. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 6, 2013
Election: Duncan maps out his second term

District 2 Commissioner Jack Duncan thinks workshops with the Colony and north-end stakeholders could stimulate revitalization.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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