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Lilly Riggs payed close attention.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 27, 2011
McNeal students learn about animal care

First-graders at McNeal Elementary School on Wednesday learned about being a veterinarian.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 27, 2011
Copper stolen from East County street

Over the past month, 300 yards of copper wiring has been stolen from a section of Honore Avenue.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 27, 2011
Nolan Middle wins championship

The Nolan Middle School girls soccer team defeated King Middle 4-0 Oct. 20 to capture the 2011 Manatee County championship and finish the season undefeated.

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  • October 27, 2011
Enjoy lunch in the cemetery

Enjoy lunch from Derek's Culinary Casual restaurant and listen to Jeff LaHurd and Pat Ball give a history lesson about the historic graveyard that is home to Sarasota pioneers from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Rosemary Cemetery, 851 Central Ave.

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  • October 27, 2011
Sarasota Scullers garner gold

The Sarasota Scullers secured a win at the 2011 Head of Indian Creek Regatta, Oct. 23, in Miami.

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Emily Walsh and Fabiola Beckmann serve up wine at the event. Photo by Loren Mayo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Women know how to man the bar

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, some of Sarasota's favorite females shimmied themselves into their brightest pink outfits to bartend for charity.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The four-lane roundabout construction project at Palm Avenue and Ringling Boulevard is expected to begin next month.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 27, 2011
City approves extra landscaping for Palm Avenue roundabout

The Sarasota City Commission agreed to spruce up the southwest corner of Ringling Boulevard and Palm Avenue after a roundabout is built there.

  • Sarasota
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 27, 2011
DID manager pushes wayfinding

A Delray Beach-based mobile media company that's proposing a free downtown Wi-Fi system wants to install one for Sarasota starting this month.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
Commission holds off on funding CRA projects

Before making any new downtown grants, the City Commission agreed Monday to await a report before year's end on proposals for Main Street improvements.

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The Gillespie plot.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 27, 2011
Historic cemetery stories are unearthed

Sarasota is home to little-known cemeteries that house stories from beyond the grave.

  • Sarasota
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The crosswalk at Treasure Boat Way will be improved, after resident complaints. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
Intersection focus of new complaints

Residents complaining about visibility issues at the intersection of Treasure Boat Way and Ocean Boulevard have won county staff's vows to alleviate those concerns.

  • Siesta Key
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Marlon Brown
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
County administrator candidates revealed

The Sarasota deputy city manager, the former town manager of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key police chief are among the 45 candidates from across the U.S. seeking Jim Ley's old job.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
News Briefs

What about First Street?; Sarasota Memorial receives high marks; City beats Siesta Key with August tourist tax revenue

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  • October 27, 2011
Our View: City fumbles police pension

Politicians are not always noted for making the tough decisions. Still, it was more than a little disappointing to see the Sarasota City Commission stay in character even as it changed characters last fall and punt a necessary change in police pensions to some future commission.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Sarasota has plenty of under-the-radar murals; LeBell's 'Solving Elgar' critique was off base; Differences clear between occupiers and Tea Party; Tea partyers work to restore core values; Occupier and Tea Party comparison accurate

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