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  • By Rod Thomson
  • June 24, 2010
MY VIEW: Impervious to common sense

The decision to spend $250,000 extra on paver sidewalks in a rural area is to save us from the environmental threat of ... a pond.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jessica Luck
  • June 24, 2010
Pope bestows papal honors on local priests

The Very Rev. Fausto S. Stampiglia and Monsignor Joseph E. Stearns received papal honors from Pope Benedict XVI, along with three other priests in the Diocese of Venice.

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  • June 24, 2010
Cops Corner 06.24.10

A business owner began his workweek by discovering his business sign and front window were defaced with red lipstick.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 24, 2010
Bay Island home sells for $3.2 million

Hermes and Gail Eraclides, of Sarasota, sold their home at 835 Norsota Way to B. A. P. T. LLC for $3.2 million.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 24, 2010
Dr. Kay Glasser remembered (UPDATED)

The co-founder of the Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center died Monday after a brief illness.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 23, 2010
Larson: 'I wasn't confused'

Commissioner Lynn Larson told The Longboat Observer she knew what she was doing when she voted for an Islandside project last week.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • June 23, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: L'Annexe

L'annexe consignment boutique joined the Rosemary District June 1.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 23, 2010
Stadium demolition nears completion

Construction crews expect to finish the demolition of Ed Smith Stadium next week and begin rebuilding.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 23, 2010
District 67 candidates to debate at Town Hall

All four state District 67 candidates are slated to debate tonight at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 23, 2010
U17 boys win summer showcase

The FC Sarasota U17 boys soccer team was recently crowned the champion of the Disney Summer Showcase Tournament June 18-20 in Orlando.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2010
Observe a happy Fourth of July

Coming soon to a newsstand near you: The Longboat Observer will feature its special "Spirit of America: Slice of Americana" section in its July 1 issue in honor of the Fourth of July.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2010
Turtle Tracks

Week of June 13 to June 19

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 23, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: O'Brien Smiles

This Lakewood Ranch dental practice takes a community-based approach to dentistry.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2010
Jack Peffley recovering after heart procedure

Jack Peffley, owner of Taffy's Menswear on St. Armands Circle, was released from the hospital after undergoing a heart procedure earlier this month.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2010
Mote gets a whale of a visit

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists tagged three whale sharks from a group of 10 whale sharks that gathered June 18, approximately 23 miles southwest of Sarasota.

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