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  • Loren Mayo
  • April 21, 2011
Compassionate Nature

A Sarasota resident has spent 10 years crafting a living quilt - a work of art inspired by animals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Snowy plover nests were roped off last week near Siesta Key’s Beach Access No. 7.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 21, 2011
County will take steps to protect plover nests

Someone on Siesta Key may have intentionally walked up to a snowy plover nest and stepped on two eggs, crushing them.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Editorial spells out insanity on federal spending; Legislature and county not guarding house values

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2011
OUR VIEW: Scandal reveals lack of oversight

For a long time Sarasota County had a decent reputation for being well managed. But the unfolding procurement bribery scandal that started with the arrest of a county manager last month certainly has tarnished that view.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2011
OUR VIEW: Caution with meter expansion

The city of Sarasota began installing parking meters in lower downtown last week. Let's hope it is not a mistake.

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Unit 1505 in the Tower Residences, 35 Watergate Drive, sold for $2.52 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 21, 2011
Tower Residences condo sells for $2.5 million

Tower Residences condo sells for $2.5 million

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  • April 21, 2011
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

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D.T. Emer submitted this sunset photo, taken near Palmer Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Drape Effect

D.T. Emer submitted this sunset photo, taken near Palmer Ranch.

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Steel Magnolia even performed some new songs for the crowd.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2011
Steel Magnolia takes stage at Braden River (VIDEO)

Country duo Steel Magnolia performed for students at Braden River High School Wednesday.

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Liz Yerkes, D'Arcy Arpke, hostess Kip O'Neill, Lissy LaFlamme, Lillian Sands, Gail Condrick and Dawn diLorenzo
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • April 20, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kip O'Neill's April birthdays party

Following tradition, Kip O'Neill once again hosted a birthday party for Village girls with April birthdays. Attending April 20 this year were Ginny Johnson, Gail Condrick, Dawn diLorenzo, Lissy LaFlamme, Lillian Sands, D'Arcy Arpke, Vivie Porterfield, Chantal Diem and Liz Yerkes. Guests were Village residents, but no men were at this birthday party except for O'Neill's grandsons, Luke and Andrew Moriarty, who assisted as needed.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 20, 2011
Lady Mustangs bunt way to district semifinals

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated Bayshore 11-0 in the Class 4A-District 10 quarterfinals April 19.

  • East County
  • Sports
A new addition to downtown is a solar compactor called "Big Belly."
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 20, 2011
Photo of the Day: FEED ME!

A new waste disposal contraption has shown up on Main Street across the street from Hollywood 20. The Big Belly Solar Compactor has both the logo for Waste Management and city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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Richard Dorfman was 18 votes away from entering the May 13 runoff election.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 20, 2011
Former commission candidate launches radio career

Richard Dorfman, one-time City Commission candidate, began hosting a new radio show this week.

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    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 20, 2011
Sarasota County represents at the 2011 Boston Marathon

Out of the more than 20,000 people who ran in the 2011 Boston Marathon Monday, April 18, there were 16 runners from Sarasota and one from Osprey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
SunTrust Bank's Mike Lonas, Chris Tenaglia, Ryan Kern and Max Hannum present a $3,000 check to Senior Friendship Centers President and CEO Bob Carter.
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • April 20, 2011
SunTrust donates to two organizations

SunTrust Bank presented donations to Senior Friendship Centers and Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.

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