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  • July 4, 2012
News Briefs

Siesta Sheriff facility extends lease; Siesta water facility back on track; Siesta Key flooding traps residents; Say what, Siesta?

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 4, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 4, 2012
July 3: 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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This home at 703 Tropical Circle, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,913 square feet of living area, sold for $700,000. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • July 4, 2012
Tortoise Estates home sells for $900,000

A home in Tortoise Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate. George and Karen Flynn, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1159 Horizon View Drive to Kathleen Brown, of Cincinnati, for $900,000.

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Charles Preston Rawls submitted this sunrise photo, taken in downtown Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 4, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Charles Preston Rawls submitted this sunrise photo, taken in downtown Sarasota.

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Christine McCrenzi submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 4, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Christine McCrenzi submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 4, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Tim McGonegal

East County resident Tim McGonegal has spent the past four years working to ensure the needs of one of the largest and most successful school districts in the state are met.

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Courtesy photo.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 4, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Cole Maden

Cole Maden, 13, recently returned from playing in Cooperstown, N.Y., with the Sarasota Sharks 12U baseball team.

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This home at 1200 Quail Drive has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,951 square feet of living area. It sold for $2 million. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 4, 2012
Five-bedroom Hansen home sells for $2 million

A home in Hansen tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Lee and Janice Harris, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1200 Quail Drive to J. Morgan and Alison O'Donoghue, of Sarasota, for $2 million.

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  • By Kaye Warr
  • July 3, 2012
Introducing: Carmel Café & Wine Bar

Introducing: Carmel Café & Wine Bar

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  • July 3, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: I. Bert Spiegel

I. Bert Spiegel is a Longboat Key resident of 42 years. Read more about him in our candid "five things."

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Children wore patriotic, plastic hats while sitting on the beach at Mar Vista, Monday, July 2, during the 4th annual Boom Boom on the Bay.
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  • July 3, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 4th annual Boom Boom on the Bay

The 4th annual Boom Boom on the Bay at the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant lit up the sky and the Sarasota Bay, Monday, July 2, on Longboat Key.

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Board members were sworn in at a special dinner ceremony. Photo by Sally Waldo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 3, 2012
Ranch Rotary inducts new officers

The Lakewood Ranch Rotary Club inducted its new board this month.

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Longboat Key Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 3, 2012
Town offices close for Fourth of July

Town offices will re-open at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 5.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson explains to members of the Siesta Key Village Association that Sarasota County is running a budget deficit.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 3, 2012
Patterson takes flak from SKVA

Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson was present at the monthly Siesta Key Village Association, where she was questioned about procurement.

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