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The suspect is Bradford Wilson, 51.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 15, 2011
Police catch Sweetbay armed robbery suspect

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, a man entered the liquor store of Sweetbay Supermarket with a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk.

  • Siesta Key
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Lakewood Ranch senior soccer players Marissa Milko, Audrey Reinisch, Haley Martin, Kaitlin Deglman and Taylor Halligan made sure to get spaces next to each other.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 15, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Pavement Painting Party

Seniors at Lakewood Ranch High hit the pavement Sept. 13 to paint their designated parking spaces. The painting party is an annual tradition at Lakewood.

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Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

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  • September 15, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

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Milt Flinn took his post at LWR Communities in February 2008.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 15, 2011
Flinn leaves LWR Communities

Milt Flinn, president of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch subsidiary LWR Communities, has left the company.

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Drainage improvements at Siesta Key Public Beach have been planned to prevent runoff carrying high levels of bacteria to the Gulf of Mexico. Photos by Rebecca Baxter.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
County wants more options for beach improvements

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday asked staff to create options that could lead to the completion of the Siesta Key Public Beach improvements as fast as 18 months after their start.

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The Siesta Key Condominium Association has succeeded in the first part of the process to get a reduction in the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph, along with crosswalk improvements on Beach Road. Photo by Rachel Brown Hackney.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Council recommends lower Beach Road speed

The Sarasota County Traffic Advisory Council this week approved a Siesta Key Condominium Association request to lower the speed limit from 35 to 30 mph on the section of Beach Road that includes the public beach.

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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
County staff concentrates on Phase 2 plans for Access 12

Now that the parking lot and drainage improvements have been completed at Access 12 on the Key, county staff is hoping it can move forward before the end of the year with plans that would allow emergency use of the access to collect beach seaweed.

  • Siesta Key
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County roads with posted speeds greater than 45 mph soon may be getting new signs as large as 3 feet by 4 feet, so they are more visible to drivers. Photo by Rachel Hackney Brown.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
County may begin installing bigger signs

Because drivers need more time to respond to speed limit changes, Sarasota County may install bigger signs on roads with speed limits of 45 mph or higher.

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  • September 15, 2011
News Briefs

Attempted kidnapping investigation still active; Registration open for communities workshop; County seeking volunteers for Public Lands Day event

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Read this week's Cops Corner
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

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Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Cockatoo's mug seen everywhere

He's shared the stage with Shari Lewis, David Seville and the Chipmunks and Anita Bryant on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and even has his own mugshot from Folsom Prison, where he taught inmates patience, caring and responsibility.

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Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Booker High holds ceremony

The morning of Sept. 9, Booker High School held a flag-unfurling assembly in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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  • Neighbors
The Sarasota Police Department union has rejected a special magistrate’s recommendation on the ongoing contract dispute with the city.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 15, 2011
Contract ruling rejected

The Sarasota Police Department union is upset that the city won't give its officers the same option it afforded the local Teamsters union last month: the option to keep their pensions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota-based J MAR Cleaning Services began cleaning Downtown Improvement DIstrict sidewalks this week. The crew is starting in Newtown and will begin pressure cleaning Main Street sidewalks this weekend.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 15, 2011
Districts demand increased levels of service

Both the Downtown Improvement District and St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District have plans to spend more for cleaning and landscaping services than the city can provide.

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