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  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Siesta Key needs streetlights; Don't punish all for actions of a few; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota team prepares for Red Bull Candola race

Jared Serfozo and Jason Owens will compete at the Red Bull Candola race this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marion Koenig and her late husband, Marvin, enjoyed dancing and traveling. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Scientists sample Sarasota centenarian's DNA for study

Sarasota resident Marion Koenig turned 100 in November. Now, she's donating a sample of her DNA to be studied with the hopes that future generations can enjoy longer lives.

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Eileen Weber took this photo of the sun setting over a fisherman on the South Jetty in Venice.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Eileen Weber took this photo of the sun setting over a fisherman on the South Jetty in Venice.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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A condominium in Savoy on Palm, which has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,385 square feet of living area, sold for $2.15 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 12, 2012
Savoy on Palm condo sells for $2.15M

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Toby Tanenbaum, trustee, of Toronto, Canada, sold the Unit 1102 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Richard and Leslie Rivera, of Sarasota, for $2.15 million.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 12, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Ashlee Linn

Riverview senior Ashlee Linn, 19, is an all-star swimmer for the Rams' swim team and the Sarasota Sharks.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight: Jonathan Chappell

  • Sarasota
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This Windward Passage condominium, which has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,277 square feet of living area, sold for $830,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta Beach House condo sells for $2.1 million

A condominium in Siesta Beach House tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Falcon Partners Ltd. sold the Unit 3 condominium at 508 Beach Road to Louis and Denise Colosimo, of Westport, Conn., for $2.1 million.

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Conquistador David Bailey and Bogey's owner Albert Myara. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Paul Malton joins RE/MAX Alliance Group; Suncoast Center announces relocation; Gulf Coast foundation president visits White House; Mavai Chocolate opens in Sarasota

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Mindy Towns and her family, who were visiting from Indiana, “LOVE” Siesta Key Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Mindy Towns and her family, who were visiting from Indiana, 'LOVE' Siesta Key Beach.

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  • By John Ewing
  • April 11, 2012
Observe This: Today's Top Stories

Observe This: Today's Top Stories

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Ashley Grant, Jennifer Fox, Chairwoman Aimee Cogan, Kelly Gettel and Sally Schule
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2012
Pique Nique Sur La Baie

Pique Nique Sur La Baie

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VERONICA PASTORE <br><br> “I just have fun with what I wear on a daily basis. It's almost like costuming to me, coming up with a theme and then executing it based on what I've got in my closet.”
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2012
GUEST FASHION EDITOR: VERONICA PASTORE

GUEST FASHION EDITOR: VERONICA PASTORE

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  • By The Insider
  • April 11, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival: SFF DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING Director Devyn Waitt!

Sarasota Film Festival: SFF DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING Director Devyn Waitt!

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