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  • April 20, 2010
Professional Golf Tips 101

East County golf professionals offer tips for improving your game.

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  • April 20, 2010
Rapid transit's Laurel Park bypass approved

City commissioners praise SCAT for considering the concerns of neighbors along the proposed Osprey Avenue route and instead planning to put the bus rapid transit line down Orange Avenue.

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  • April 20, 2010
Photo of the week: Bicentennial bell

A huge bronze bell marks the Gulf of Mexico Drive entrance to Bicentennial Park, on Longboat Key.

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  • April 20, 2010
Compassion steers second Tour de Ranch

This year's event will feature an auction of a poster autographed by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2010
River cleanup yields 300 pounds of trash

About 34 people assisted with the effort last weekend.

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  • April 19, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Uptown Art Gallery

Art Uptown Gallery is Sarasota's oldest and only cooperative fine art gallery.

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  • April 19, 2010
Colony hearing continued until Friday

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association began making its case Monday for why the resort's bankruptcy case should be converted to Chapter 7 liquidation.

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  • April 19, 2010
Complete Sarasota Film Festival Coverage

The Sarasota Film Festival featured 168 films from 30 countries and fabulous events. Check out The Observer's complete coverage.

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  • April 19, 2010
Man on the Street: Oil Drilling

The Observer asked Longboaters what they think of President Barack Obama's recent suggestion to expand oil drilling off shore.

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  • April 19, 2010
Volunteers needed for Sarasota Open

The tournament will begin May 8 at the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2010
Suspects nabbed in jewelry store burglary

Two men have been named as suspects in the burglary of Bartlett Jewelers.

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  • Robin Roy
  • April 19, 2010
Commission to approve roundabout funding

The funding request concerns a roundabout at Ringling Boulevard and Palm Avenue and U.S. 41 roundabouts at 14th Street and 10th Street.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 19, 2010
Prep Scoreboard

Scores and highlights from the week of April 12-17.

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  • April 17, 2010
Sarasota Film Festival Filmmaker's Tribute to John Landis

Sarasota Film Festival

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  • April 17, 2010
Fabulous Foxes and Hot Mamas Luncheon

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