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  • April 19, 2012
News Briefs

Sarasota Memorial named a Top 100 hospital; Special Olympics Torch Run

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 19, 2012
Sarasota district must do more with less

Sarasota County School District officials expect the district's budget to be about 55% of what it was during the 2007-08 school year.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 19, 2012
Sarasota City Commission shelves gambling amendment

The Sarasota Planning Board does not recommend a zoning change and Comprehensive Plan amendment that would mandate any casino be placed on The Sarasota Kennel Club site.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • April 19, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • April 19, 2012
My View: The Tyson-Trayvon solution: morals

The stories of a pair of 17-year-old black men tells us that we are badly off track in dealing with racial issues.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Sarasota City Commission is willing to work with G.WIZ officials on a lease extension because the vacant bayfront parcel it owns can't be sold to a private party. File photo.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 19, 2012
FULL STORY: G.WIZ will stay put

The city cannot sell either its vacant bayfront parcel or the G.WIZ Science Museum property. The mere proposal caused a rift between city and museum officials.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • April 19, 2012
Neighbors: Robert O'Connor

Robert O'Connor, 72, has run marathons on six continents. In July, a marathon in South America will earn him a spot in the elite Seven Continents Club.

  • Sarasota
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Pictured are LECOM medical students Anthony Dominick, Katherine Lambert, Kimberly Feltner, LECOM Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Robert George, Mayor Wayne Poston, Kelly Rosborough and Alan Mashraghi. Courtesy photo of Michael Polin.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2012
LECOM, Bradenton celebrate doctors

As part of National Osteopathic Medicine Week, Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston recently celebrated local osteopathic physicians.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 19, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight: Max Fulton

  • Sarasota
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Courtesy photo
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 19, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Gabby Halula

Gabby Halula, 18, is a senior at Sarasota High School and one of the captains of Sarasota Crew.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 19, 2012
JUST THE STATS

2 - The number of Out-of-Door Academy girls tennis players who will move on to states this year. Maria Ross and M'Balia Bangoura both earned the honors after being crowned individual champions.

  • Sarasota
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Unit 9B at La Bellasara features four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, 5,469 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.63 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 19, 2012
Casey Key home sells for $5.77M

Melissa and Richard Hall, Sarasota, sold their home at 612 S. Casey Key Road to Rajakumari Muppavarapu, Port Charlotte, for $5.77 million.

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Katherine Watkins submitted this sunset photo, which was taken in Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 19, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Katherine Watkins submitted this sunset photo, which was taken in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Kristen Pace
  • April 18, 2012
Socially Awkward Starstruck Blonde Navigates the Sarasota Film Festival

Socially Awkward Starstruck Blonde Navigates the Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessi Smith
  • April 18, 2012
Margot the Catty Kitty Says "WTF?" to MTO 'Fast Life' Mural

Margot the Catty Kitty Says "WTF?" to MTO 'Fast Life' Mural

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