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Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, left, believes the newly installed parking meters could drive customers away from downtown businesses.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 26, 2011
Workshop focuses on parking and budget

An informal City Commission meeting allowed commissioners to highlight issues most important to them.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2011
News Briefs

Sit-in protest at library aimed at park benches; Downtown parking meters go online; Government offices closed for holiday; and Meetings & agendas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
During their long-distance relationship and marriage, Michael Haluska and Susan Lorenc-Haluska shared the tradition of fixing the same meal and clinking wine glasses via their computers.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • May 26, 2011
Couple stays connected through virtual reality

Susan Lorenc-Haluska and Michael Haluska fell in love over dinner, drinks and long conversations - via their computers. after nearly two-and-a-half years of marriage.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2011
Our View: Benches, unfortunately, had to go

It is refreshing to see a serious Sarasota City Commission willing to take decisive action on behalf of productive law-abiding members of the community. It did so when voting to remove park benches from Selby Five Points Park for what should be obvious reasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jeffrey Oldenburg and Peggy Benzinger
  • May 26, 2011
MY VIEW: Redeeming North Trail

As we have been working to help revitalize blighted areas in Sarasota (the Rosemary District, Gillespie Park and North Tamiami Trail) for the last 18 years, we share your editorial writer's frustration ("North Trail hypocrisy") in that no seated City Commission in the last 30 years has contributed anything really significant to the revitalization of the North Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kathy Baylis and Debra Jacobs, The Patterson Foundation
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2011
Baylis admirers cheer her accomplishments

The Economic Development Foundation of Sarasota County hosted a retirement reception Tuesday, May 24, at Laurel Oak Country Club, for Kathy Baylis, founding president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Gabriella Hunt, 2, was eager to put on her lei. She is pictured with her mom, Nina.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 26, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Chick-fil-A Anniversary Celebration

The Chick-fil-A on State Road 70 celebrated its 10th anniversary May24 with a special Family Night Luau Party. Festivities included free kid's meals, live music, giveaways, a bounce house and appearances by Chick-fil-A Cow and Kid Cow.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2011
Cops Corner

900 block of Siesta Drive. Animal Problem. Officers responded to a report of a dead shark on a sidewalk. What they found was ... a dead shark on a sidewalk.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Unit 17PHC at the Plaza at Five Points has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,174 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.16 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 26, 2011
Hidden Harbor home sells for $3.2 million

A home in Hidden Harbor tops all real-estate transactions from May 9 to May 13. YOLA Sunshine Ltd. sold the home at 5109 Jungle Plum Road to Morgan and Kathleen O'Brien, of Pittsburgh, for $3.2 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Wayne Magee submitted this sunset photo of his granddaughters, taken on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 26, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Sisterly Bonding

Wayne Magee submitted this sunset photo of his granddaughters, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bob and Katie Bolon
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • May 25, 2011
2011 Lincoln Day Dinner With Special Guest Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum

2011 Lincoln Day Dinner With Special Guest Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum

  • Black Tie
Outgoing county administrator Jim Ley will receive more than $265,000 severance.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 25, 2011
Ley's resignation accepted

The Sarasota County Commission voted to accept the county administrator's resignation agreement and then nominated a Sarasota County Sheriff's Office official to take the job on an interim basis.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jackson, 2nd grade, and Cassidy, 1st grade, Geach sing "The Climb" together Wednesday, May 25 during "An Evening With the Stars" Talent Show 2011 at Phillippi Shores Elementary.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 25, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Phillippi Shores Elementary talent show

Phillippi Shores Elementary students performed a wide variety of talents Wednesday, May 25 during "An Evening With the Stars" Talent Show 2011 at Phillippi Shores Elementary.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The new parking meters are electronic and take coins and debit/credit cards only.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 25, 2011
VIDEO: Man on the Street - Downtown Parking Meters

The new parking meters are up and running downtown as of Monday, May 23. So how do they work and what do people have to say about them?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force is trying to help revitalize the north end of the Key.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 25, 2011
Longboat task force creates mission statement

The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force announced its mission statement this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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