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  • Loren Mayo
  • January 7, 2010
Kitty kingdom

Cat Depot will launch the grand opening of its new 10,000-square-foot, five-star adoption center Jan. 15 through Jan. 17.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
OUR VIEW: Kissing off the kiss

Four months ago, the Sarasota City Commission voted to create a 10-year home for the Unconditional Surrender sculpture on Sarasota's bayfront, contingent on satisfying a list of measures that appeared solvable, albeit more difficult than necessary.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Ronny Salomon
  • January 7, 2010
Letter to the editor 01.07.10

Regarding your Dec. 31 editorial, "The Road To Prosperity," I respectfully beg to differ with your premise that George W. Bush achieved a high degree of success.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Business Observer 01.07.10

Gerry Radford, chief financial officer of Tidewell Hospice, qualified as a certified hospice executive. The program is only available to hospice, home-care and senior managers with significant experience in the field.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • January 7, 2010
Weekday farmers market moves into Phillippi Creek

The Phillippi Farmhouse Market is a seasonal market open on Wednesdays that promotes local growers of produce, agricultural products and prepared foods.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2010
Cops Corner 01.07.10

A woman called police, saying she found blood and a latex glove in a neighbor's trash can. When an officer closely inspected the garbage can, he discovered that the substance was not blood - it was red fruit punch or juice.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 7, 2010
Tower Residences condo sells for $3.4 million

Donald Carter, of Dallas, sold his Unit 1704 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Douglas Holder, trustee, for $3.35 million.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • January 7, 2010
Unconditional Surrender gets final reprieve

The owner of the bayfront sculpture will have until the end of the month to respond to the city's copyright-lawsuit concerns or else it will be removed before summer.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
Village Association looks back on the Key's history

The Longbeach Village Association met Wednesday, Jan. 6.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
New books will send tongues wagging

Sue-Ellen Welfonder's passions: Scotland. The paranormal. Dogs. Welfonder, a Longboat Key resident, wishes dogs everywhere were as beloved as her Jack Russell terrier, Em. So, she has contributed a story, 'A Man, a Woman and Haggis' to 'Tails of Love,' an anthology of never published stories from 10 authors. Part of the authors' proceeds will go to the Animal Adoption Foundation. Tempted for more reading material? Welfonder also has out a new Scottish historical romance novel, 'A Highlander's Temptation.'

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
Wine glass still half full at Harry's wine tastings

No whining: Harry's Continental Kitchens won't be holding a wine tasting this Thursday, Jan. 7. But you can keep 'wining': The restaurant is now holding its wine tastings on Wednesdays, the first of which will take place Jan. 6. This Wednesday's wine tasting will benefit the Longboat Key Garden Club. Cost is $10. Call 383-0777.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
McKitrick's tournament record shoots up

Arlene McKitrick, of Longboat Key, increased her championship record to 154 tournament victories when she won the American Seniors Golf Association 2009 Stroke Play Championship in December, at the Naples Grande Resort and Club, in Naples. She shot 76,76, and last month McKitrick won the International Senior Championship held in Bermuda.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2010
Happy Birthday, Dora!

Okay, so she's another year older. But Longboaters know that having Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters on the scene never gets old. On Jan. 4, Walters celebrated her birthday with cake at the office and, ever the reporter, then headed off to the Longboat Key Town Commission meeting to snap photos. When she got up to take a crowd shot, the group surprised her by singing 'Happy Birthday.' One person in attendance asked her if she was turning 39 again. Her response: 38.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
Puzzling occurrence in the Dec. 24 issue

The Sudoku answers printed in the Dec. 24 issue on page 22B were incorrect.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2010
SYC celebrates at Hanukkah dinner

Sarasota Yacht Club hosted a Hanukkah dinner Sunday, Dec. 27, at the club. Both kids and adults alike celebrated side-by-side, with Hanukkah-themed puzzles to complete and a traditional Jewish feast to eat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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