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  • February 14, 2013
Valentine's Day Best Bet

This Valentine's Day activity is for those celebrating Anti-Valentine's Day and Valentine's Day.

  • Arts + Culture
The Public Works Department and four other departments were praised for no injuries reported last year.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 14, 2013
Zero injuries for Longboat Key town departments

Several town departments went an entire year without a recorded injury in 2012, prompting Town Manager Dave Bullock to throw a pizza party for staff last week.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 14, 2013
Lakewood Ranch named top 10 community

It marks the second year in a row Lakewood Ranch has been named a top selling community in national surveys.

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Dolores and Frank Infanger have been members of the Siesta Isles Security Patrol for more than 25 years. Photos by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 14, 2013
All eyes on Siesta Isles

Siesta Isles may not be the most exciting beat. But, volunteers say the constant presence of neighborhood watch discourages crime.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2013
News Briefs

Senate committee reviews outdoor smoking ban; Voters can track absentee ballots; Parking Operations Division returns to City Hall; Former employee steals $234,470 from business

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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2013
Our View: A contrast in character

Americans should be outraged and hounding Barack Obama relentlessly for his indifferent, disgraceful disdain for the four Americans who died in Benghazi, Libya.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Where are the reforms?; A call for action; Crosswalk info needed

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
More than 80 residents attended the Florida Department of Transportation public workshop Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Art Center Sarasota.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • February 14, 2013
Planners present roundabout project plans to residents

The Florida Department of Transportation listens to feedback from residents who live near the first two proposed roundabouts.

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Downtown advocate Ernie Ritz has met with city commissioners to try to gain momentum for a density overlay proposal. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • February 14, 2013
If you build it, will they come?

Density-overlay advocates say it will bring more 'obtainable' apartments and condos and a younger demographic to downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Elementary school Teacher of the Year Amy Mazner, from Alta Vista Elementary
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 14, 2013
School Board honors Teacher of the Year finalists

Sarasota County School Board members made their rounds to three schools Thursday, Feb. 7, to surprise the three finalists for the annual Teacher of the Year competition.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Linda Holland still lives in the 1926 historic home she moved into in 1980, when she came to Sarasota.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • February 14, 2013
Election: Neighborhood leader wants to bring two sides together

On the North Trail, Linda Holland wants to bridge differences between residents concerned with change and developers who want to redevelop the corridor.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 14, 2013
County Commission approves $2 million spending increase

County commissioners approved the staff recommendation intended to boost baseball-field maintenance.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2013
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN

The more the merrier; Bay Haven students travel back in time; Caring kids

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Connie Miranda moved seven months ago to Sarasota from Leon, Mexico, with her family. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • February 14, 2013
Student Spotlight: Connie Miranda

Sixteen-year-old Connie Miranda has a lot on her plate: high school, college-level courses, and she will represent The NewGate School at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition March 9, in Tallahassee.

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The Most Rev. John Noonan celebrates Mass. Photos by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • February 14, 2013
St. Thomas More welcomes additional space

Parishioners at St. Thomas More Catholic Church raised $6 million in four years to expand their church.

  • Sarasota
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