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  • By Jessi Smith
  • September 5, 2012
TWIS Talks RIAF: Documentary Film Explores Art, Life of Exiled Nobel Prize-Winning Poet

TWIS Talks RIAF: Documentary Film Explores Art, Life of Exiled Nobel Prize-Winning Poet

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  • September 5, 2012
Sept. 5: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Siesta Key Association board members share a laugh during the organization's June meeting.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 5, 2012
County staff will speak at SKA meeting

Sarasota County Project Manager Curtis Smith will answer questions from members of the Siesta Key Association about public beach improvements.

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Tim McGonegal has served as superintendent of Manatee County Public Schools since January 2009.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 5, 2012
Manatee superintendent announces retirement

Tim McGonegal will retire Feb. 28 for personal reasons.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 5, 2012
Camera system could soon enter the picture

The town met last week with three vendors to discuss a license-plate recognition system.

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Photo by Jack Elka Key Club General Manager Michael Welly said Friday, Aug. 31, that the resort has always had a "Plan B" — i.e. filing a new application.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 5, 2012
New application could revive Key Club plan

The application for the Key Club's $400 million Islandside project is dead, but the project could get new life.

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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon asked Longboat Key commissioners for an extension to re-open the resort Tuesday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 5, 2012
Colony decision delayed

The Town Commission will discuss Sept. 24 an extension to re-open the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. The current deadline is Dec. 31.

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Norman says "hi" to his mother, Carly, who was used to start SMART's driving program about seven years ago.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 5, 2012
PONY UP:Norman finds an East County home

Norman is the newest pony at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2012
Don't give up; lessons learned

It's probably human nature to engage in that old cliche, 'Monday morning quarterbacking' - second-guessing how and why your team lost.

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Kirstina Ordetx, The Pinnacle Academy founder and director, says she is excited about the school’s permanent location.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 5, 2012
Pinnacle finds forever home

The property gives The Pinnacle Academy room to expand in the future.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 5, 2012
Briefs

Briefs

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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 5, 2012
By the numbers: Code Enforcement counts

During the first seven months of the year, code enforcement handled a total of 596 violations.

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Donna Heffner, left, helps excavate a nest Sunday evening on Longboat Key’s public beach. One live turtle was found stuck under the sand, and the Longboat Key Turtle Watch team helped it and five turtles rescued from other nests into the Gulf.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 5, 2012
Turtles leave nesting mode after record season

Sea turtles will continue to hatch in the next two months, but turtles are unlikely to lay new nests this season.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2012
Cops Corner 9.06.12

Aug. 26 Baby mama drama 5:52 p.m. - 7300 block of 53rd Avenue E. and 73rd Lane E. Information Only. A woman said that her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, with whom he is expecting a child, showed up at his house and began yelling at the current girlfriend. The ex followed the woman and yelled obscenities after she got in her car and left. Police told the woman that her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend's actions weren't criminal.

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The headworks facility is where the wastewater treatment process begins. Sewage is piped into the concrete facility, which uses gravity and a large filter system to remove solids from water.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 5, 2012
Manatee County prepares for infrastructure improvements

Here's a look at Manatee County's FY 2013 Capital Improvement Program projects in the East County.

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