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Christina Elizabeth Mascitto and Weldon Frost pose together, Thursday, August 16, at the Kiwanis Scholarship breakfast at the Longboat Boat Key Club. This is Mascitto’s third time winning a scholarship from the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Kiwanis Scholarship breakfast

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club handed out 19 scholarships to students attending four and two year colleges throughout Florida.

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  • News
Photo courtesy of Dan Kriwitsky
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Barefoot Wine beach clean-up

Barefoot Wine partnered with Suncoast Charities for Children, Saturday, Aug. 11, as part of a statewide clean-up effort to "Keep Florida's Beaches Barefoot Friendly."

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Message in a bottle

After Tropical Storm Debby, a guest at Tropical Beach Resorts found a message in a bottle washed up on the beach.

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  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
From UK to US citizen

Nikki Caragiulo, wife of Sarasota City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, became a U.S. citizen Wednesday, Aug. 15 when she took the oath along with 79 other people from 29 countries in a Tampa ceremony.

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  • Neighbors
Photo by Loren Mayo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Snip, snip away!

Sarah Monasterios' feet are planted on top of a chair that's surrounded by sea of shredded locks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Fond Farewell

Family and friends gathered at Church of the Redeemer, Monday, August 13, to remember the life of Tiger Bay Club founder Marj Baldwin, who died Tuesday, Aug. 7. She was 88.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Emily Perkins, 6, said swimming was her favorite camp activity.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: YMCA Summer Camp

East County children are splashing out of summer and into the new school year, spending their last week of summer vacation having fun at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

  • East County
  • News
A group of homeless people sit directly across the street from Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill. The restaurant's owner, who was attacked by a man in July, says their presence has dropped his profits by as much as 60%.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 16, 2012
Sarasota: Homeless Havoc

City police say a mandated lapse in a city trespassing program is part of the reason for a rise in a rowdy downtown homeless population.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Something Fishy" won second place at last year's Crystal Classic.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
No conflict for Crystal Classic

The American SandSculpting Championship in Fort Myers Beach was moved ahead one week, leaving the Nov. 9 event on Siesta Key as the only Veterans Day competition.

  • Siesta Key
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This is a screen shot taken of the email Mahadevan received from Sarasota News Leader. By this point renderings had been deleted from the Web host.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 16, 2012
E-news outlet targets the Pelican Press with fake story

The first-edition exclusive touted Donald Trump's 'plans' to raze the Terrace Condominiums. No one but the The Pelican received the story.

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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 16, 2012
Visitors office to launch new tourism campaign

Local tourism officials will play up sunny winter weather in a new $500,000 campaign to lure vacationers. JetBlue Airways will be one of the stars.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent, back, a self-described hands-on manager, wasn’t allowed to oversee the election as a candidate.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
Dent dominates supervisor race

The race for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections ended in a landslide, with incumbent Kathy Dent nearly tripling the votes of Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tegu lizards can wreak havoc on native plants and animal life. Photo courtesy of Chance Steed.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
The hunt is on for a rogue tegu lizard

The lizard has been spotted in dune vegetation near Turtle Beach dunes, but Sarasota County staff thinks only it's a matter of time before they trap it.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
No summer lull on Siesta Key

This June, Sarasota County collected the most tourist development tax dollars ever.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
News Briefs

Chalk Festival founder chosen as judge; Suncoast Communities Blood Bank reaches goal; Indoor football team coming to Sarasota

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