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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 22, 2011
Chair defends board's actions

County Commissioner Nora Patterson told a Tiger Bay Club audience that although the commission could have paid more attention to signs of trouble with procurement before a scandal erupted, the board was constrained by the county charter.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 22, 2011
More high school students seeking free, reduced-price meals

After the Sarasota County School District Food and Nutrition Services Department made it possible this school year for families to apply online for their children to receive free and reduced-price meals, more high school students have been approved for the aid.

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  • September 22, 2011
News Briefs

Public meeting to be held on new scrap metal law; Henry promoted to Health Department administrator; Planning Board approves Siesta Drive store permit; County business taxes due by Sept. 30

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Nicholas and Lawrence Metcalfe
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 22, 2011
Cafeteria Confidants: Take your Dad to School

Phillippi Shores Elementary students asked the important men in their lives to share lunch with them during "Take Your Dad to School" week. We asked the dads, grandfathers and kids to share some of their favorite school memories.

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The home at 1535 Hillview Drive has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,707 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,275,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 22, 2011
Harbor Acres home sells for $1,275,000

Jonathan and Natalie Rosenthal, Atlanta, sold their home at 1535 Hillview Drive, in Harbor Acres, to Robert Stack, Bradenton, for $1,275,000.

  • Sarasota
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Fran Palmeri took this photo of Siesta Key Beach under an umbrella of summer clouds.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2011
Weekly Winner: Cotton Candy Clouds

Fran Palmeri took this photo of Siesta Key Beach under an umbrella of summer clouds.

  • Siesta Key
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Corey Shenkin submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Osprey.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2011
Weekly Winner: Morning Glory

Corey Shenkin submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Osprey.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2011
Our View: This is the best we can do?

Seriously? The sign on this page is the best that Sarasota County could come up with not only to celebrate the Siesta Key Beach's top national ranking but to commemorate it for future visitors?

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This Sarasota Beach home, which has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,076 square feet of living area, sold for $1.25 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 22, 2011
Sarasota Beach home tops sales at $1.25 million

A home in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Where is this pelican statue on Siesta Key?
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 22, 2011
Photo of the Day: Where am I?

Where can you find this statue on Siesta Key? Be the first to answer this trivia question and we'll give you a shout out on Facebook.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

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Jean and Doug White pose for a photo at the Sarasota Yacht Club during the Republican Club’s kick-off meeting.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 21, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman's Daughters Campaign at the Republican Club

PHOTO GALLERY: Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman's Daughters Campaign at the Republican Club

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  • Neighbors
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

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

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Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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

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