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  • Observer Staff
  • August 11, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: East County

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

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Denise Cotler of the American Cancer Society with Sarah Tello and Barbara Tello-Accola
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 10, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: R.O.C.K. Scholarship Recipient College Send-Off Luncheon

Reaching Out to Cancer Kids -- R.O.C.K. -- held a college send-off luncheon for its scholarship recipients at Columbia Restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Bobby Jones Golf Club Golf Shop will sell items $75 or less this weekend that are eligible for purchase without charging a 7% sales tax.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 10, 2011
Golf course participates in sales tax holiday

The city-owned Bobby Jones Golf Club Golf Shop will be selling clothing items eligible for the sales tax free weekend.

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Check out the footage we shot at our local airport.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 10, 2011
VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCENES - SRQ Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

We take you behind the scenes at the SRQ Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Look for the story in this week's edition of the Sarasota Observer.

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Eric Bein, owner and chef of Station 400, made the deal official this afternoon.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
New tenant signs on Serving Spoon space

Station 400 today signed a lease for the space formerly occupied by the Serving Spoon restaurant.

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Today’s meeting took place at Longboat Key Town Hall.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Commission approves Comp Plan amendments

The amendments relate to the Bayfront Park Recreation Center and the Key Club's Islandside renovation-and-expansion project.

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Bay Street will be closed to through-traffic Aug. 15.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 10, 2011
Sewer repairs to close street in Alta Vista

The work will be performed on Bay Street next week and will shut down the road for through-traffic.

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Lisa Knopp and her daughter, Grace, 11, walk to the bank in the rain after having lunch Wednesday, August 10 at Barnacle Bill's downtown.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 10, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Strolling in the rain

Lisa Knopp walks under the protection of an umbrella while her daughter, Grace, 11, enjoys walking in the cool rain drops Wednesday, August 10 down Main Street.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 10, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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

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Photo courtesy of Whitney Prewitt.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Mote volunteer rescues baby turtle

Mote Marine Aquarium sea turtle patrol volunteer Whitney Prewitt found a lost hatchling the morning of Aug. 8 on Longboat's beach.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
District opens line for parents

The Manatee County School District this week opened a special line, called the Parent Information Phone Line, to help parents with back-to-school questions.

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Some Dolphin Tower condominium unit owners are selling their units at deep discounts.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 10, 2011
Dolphin Tower units depreciating fast

Five condominium units at the structurally troubled Dolphin Tower sold in July for much less than what previous owners paid.

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Photo by Dora Walters.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Rabbi Katz goes camping

Rabbi Jonathan Katz, of Temple Beth Israel, went to camp this summer at Camp Coleman, located in Cleveland, Ga.

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The Colony Beach and Tennis Association board members will recommend a final development proposal to unit owners in September.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Four finalists chosen to redevelop Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

The Colony Association announced that the pool of developer finalists has been narrowed down to four companies' proposals.

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Beth Callans started Beth Callans Management in 1998.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Callans closes, landlord seeks damages

A Sarasota judge signed an injunction banning Beth Callans and the company's agents from removing property from its office suites.

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