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  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
Committee approves $250,000 for arts fest

The county's Festival Steering Committee voted 5-3 to recommend that the county provide the Ringling International Arts Festival with $250,000.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
Late hours could take hit

The cheerleader for late store hours downtown, Jake's Downtown, has gone out of business, and some fear the closing could set the late-hours movement back a step.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 17, 2009
A new generation of givers

The Suncoast Communities Blood Bank has partnered with students from Sarasota High School and the Ringling College of Art and Design to create a blood-drive campaign called Generation Give.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
City accommodates Ritz-Carlton expansion

Zoning code would have required the hotel to eliminate some of its entryway landscaping to construct a building liner. City commissioners voted to allow it to skip that requirement.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
OUR VIEW: Still time to kill health care bills

Americans don't want the $1 trillion Obama-Pelosi-Reid health care bill.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • December 17, 2009
MY VIEW: Global-warming e-mails matter

Quite the brouhaha has erupted over revelations that scientists at the heart of studying global warming have apparently been cooking the data and then trying to cover it up.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
Cops Corner 12.17.09

A man with a cloth over his face was seen reaching out to passing cars.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 17, 2009
An Oaks II home sells for $895,000

Timothy and Teresa Finley, of Osprey, sold their home at 620 MacEwen Drive to Frank and Marie Mineo, of Osprey, for $895,000.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 16, 2009
Beth Israel presents Hanukkah celebration

Temple Beth Israel hosted a traditional Hanukkah celebration and dinner Dec. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 16, 2009
Seaplace wraps up holiday season with twice the party

Seaplace held a welcome-back party for its residents, along with a farewell gathering for outgoing Manager Steve Grekowicz Dec. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 16, 2009
Commission will consider north end erosion issues

The Town Commission will consider using sand from a Longboat Pass dredging project and a revised breakwater project for the north end at its regular workshop at 2 p.m., Dec. 17.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 16, 2009
Cheryl McKane joins Longview Realty Inc.

McKane began her real-estate career more than 20 years ago.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 16, 2009
Tempted by the Fruit of Another

Asolo Rep actors and real-life husband and wife Sam Osheroff and Kris Danford bring modern chemistry to an old love story.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 16, 2009
Player flip-flops on love for tennis

Jane Oaks attracted a lot of attention at Cedars Tennis & Fitness Club's recent Welcome-Back party. She was wearing flip-flops adorned with miniature tennis balls.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 16, 2009
Longboat resident blazes a trail on his bike

Carl Meyers vowed to ride 80 kilometers Dec. 3 on his bike to celebrate his 80th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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