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  • Robin Roy
  • October 22, 2009
Effort to stop garage fails

In a 3-2 vote, the City Commission defeats the vice mayor's request to kill the Palm Avenue parking garage project.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2009
IN BRIEF

Community News and Notes

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  • Robin Roy
  • October 22, 2009
Taste of success

After spending thousands in a building that was later foreclosed upon, a barbecue business perseveres in a catering truck parked in an abandoned parking lot.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • October 22, 2009
Commission OKs citizen panel

The City Commission axed City Manager Bob Bartolotta's proposal to hire a consultant to investigate the police department. Commissioner Terry Turner said the move is a micromanagement of Bartolotta.

  • Sarasota
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 22, 2009
'Doctor Idol' competition prescribes fun-filled night

Twelve bands fronted by local doctors will find their rhythm for a fundraising competition organized by the Ear Research Foundation.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 22, 2009
Miss Florida visit kicks off Southside jog-a-thon

Southside Elementary School students looked up to Miss Florida - not only because she towered over them but also because of her passion for encouraging kindness wherever she goes.

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  • Dora Walters
  • October 22, 2009
ODA fifth-graders embark on underwater exploration

It was both a fun day and a learning experience when The Out-of-Door Academy fifth-graders took a field trip Oct. 16 to Mote Marine Laboratory.

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  • By Thomas Sowell
  • October 22, 2009
How media get away with libel

To sue or not to sue? That is the question. After racist statements were made up out of thin air and then attributed to Rush Limbaugh, these were the options he had.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2009
Our View

Micromanging City Hall

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  • October 22, 2009
Cops Corner

Complainant said someone was walking in between houses, asking for money.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 22, 2009
Siesta Key home tops week's transactions

A home in Waterside Wood Siestas Bayside tops all real-estate sales for the week of Sept. 25-30.

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  • Real Estate
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 21, 2009
Data: Traffic jams would be rare

Don't worry about the traffic. Based on the comments Wednesday of the town of Longboat Key's traffic engineer, traffic flow on Gulf of Mexico Drive and around the main entrance to the Longboat Key Club and Resort will meet the town's prescribed levels of service at peak hours and in peak season if the Key Club's $400 million expansion plan is approved and completed.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 21, 2009
Key Club makes its case

If the town of Longboat Key rejects the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s proposed $400 million Islandside redevelopment and expansion, the club’s property will deteriorate, property values Key-wide will fall and jobs and businesses will continue to contract.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2009
Schools to benefit United Way with exercise campaign

The Manatee County School District plans to air a DVD titled "United We Exercise" to district students and employees Oct. 23 to stress the importance of health and to benefit the United Way of Manatee County.

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  • October 21, 2009
S.R. 64 Mobil station nears completion

The Mobil gas station and convenience store at 10508 S.R. 64 E., in Portal Crossing, is expected to be complete by February 2010.

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