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  • Robin Roy
  • September 17, 2009
Bill could save Southgate post office

The Siesta Drive location was slated for possible closure, but new legislation could change that.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 16, 2009
Merchants celebrate merger via social

The Downtown Merchants Association hosts a social to celebrate merging with the Palm Avenue Merchants.

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  • September 16, 2009
Braden Woods man found dead in home

Deputies found Joseph Gueltzow on his bathroom floor Sept. 16. There did not appear to be signs of foul play.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 16, 2009
Lady Mustangs golfers improve to 4-0

The Lakewood Ranch High girls golf team defeated Riverview by 40 shots in a six-hole rain shortened match Sept. 15.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • September 16, 2009
Lady Pirates win second district game

The Braden River High volleyball team defeated Bayshore 4-0 in Class 4A-District 10 action Sept. 15.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2009
Commission candidate commends new tax rate

Longboat Key at-large commission candidate Phillip Younger sent an e-mail to Longboat Key commissioners Tuesday, Sept. 15, congratulating them on passing a tax rate of 1.4903 mills earlier this week.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2009
Boat thefts on the rise

Five boats have been stolen on Longboat Key so far this year, with one of those boats worth more than $250,000.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2009
Town tax rate falls .65%

The town's fiscal year 2009-10 budget will include a tax rate of 1.4903 mills, lower than its current 1.5 millage rate. The new budget begins Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • September 16, 2009
Event fees hit St. Armands Circle

St. Armands Circle events organizers are afraid they will have to cancel many events on the Circle this year, because the city is starting to implement new charges for park use.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2009
Crist OKs pipeline project

A natural-gas pipeline company will reimburse the town, up to a limit of $5 million, for beach-quality sand that sits on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2009
Moore's zoning request on hold

The P&Z Board could not reach a majority Tuesday on a request to change Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant & Marina zoning from commercial to residential.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 16, 2009
Sarasota proves it's got talent

Local performers both young and old turned out for the open auditions for 'Sarasota's Got Talent' competition.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 16, 2009
Our View

Get on with it

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  • By Sandy Gilbert
  • September 16, 2009
My View

Town pension funds need further study

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 16, 2009
Cops Corner

A town employee turned in two ballasts, a pair of rubber work gloves and two electrical items that he found in the middle of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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