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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 19, 2009
Save Our Seabirds to offer guided tours

Tours of the seabird rehabilitation center will take place Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 19, 2009
New owners cross over to make the cut

Lena Lemon and Ken Schwartz are the owners of the new Crossover Cutters hairstyling shop.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 19, 2009
Mini Mustangs to extend care options

Lakewood Ranch High School's voluntary pre-kindergarten program will be offering extended program hours beginning Jan. 5.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 19, 2009
East County surgeon awarded added certification

Dr. Christopher Sforzo recently received his Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 19, 2009
Police chief to learn fate

The city will reveal Friday whether Chief Peter Abbott and any other police or city employees are being reprimanded for their role in the kicking of a handcuffed suspect.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2009
Pioneer Day offers unique historic event

The Sarasota Senior Theater Group was one of many artists, authors and craftsmen that demonstrated its creative work at Pioneer Day Saturday, Nov. 14, at Pioneer Park.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2009
Styles' legacy, tradition carry on

On Veterans Day, a memorial to the late Capt. Ralph Styles was held at the Siesta Key gazebo.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 19, 2009
Losing bidder protests Orioles' stadium contract

Michigan-based Barton Malow was the only company to receive a perfect score on its bid to build the Orioles' spring-training stadium, but Halfacre Construction Co., a local company, received extra points - and the contract.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 19, 2009
City wants to label parks for activities

After some games, such as golf and archery, were deemed dangerous to some park users, city officials moved to dictate what activities will be acceptable in the city's 48 parks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 19, 2009
City to test roundabouts

After Commissioner Terry Turner said he's seen research that suggests two roundabouts work better in tandem than one, the City Commission called for two test roundabouts on U.S. 41. - at 10th Street and 14th Street.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 19, 2009
Manners matter

To reach a larger market, Patricia Persson, founder and president of Hobby Hall Etiquette, has expanded her etiquette classes to the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2009
News Briefs 11.19.09

Community news and notes

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 19, 2009
Golden Gate Point completes streetscape plan

Golden Gate Point residents and Sarasota officials celebrated the new streetscape at the neighborhood's "Welcome Home" block party Saturday, Nov. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2009
Our View

Union needs to face the music

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2009
Cops Corner 11.19.09

A caller reported that a dog had been constantly barking in an adjacent apartment. The caller told officers that the apartment in which the dog was housed also held the circuit breakers for the entire building and said he believed it was illegal for a dog to be in there.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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