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  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2009
SMR nominated for philanthropy award

The Lakewood Ranch developer will find out if it is Corporate Philanthropist of the Year on Nov. 17.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2009
Village Bikes moving to Main

Village Bikes will be moving from its location in Lake Osprey Plaza to a spot on Lakewood Ranch Main Street Dec. 1.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 12, 2009
Sewage project begins in Village

A $600,000 wastewater restoration project is being performed on three roads on the north end of Longboat Key. The work is expected to last through May 2010.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2009
Dairy Queen to reopen

The State Road 70 Dairy Queen location is expected to be in business before the end of the year.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
Downtown Partnership joins Chamber of Commerce

The Partnership will become a unit of the Chamber and will have a new name — Downtown Sarasota Council.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
Swine flu vaccine available for more kids

Children from 6 months old to high school seniors can get vaccinated later this week at several locations throughout the county.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Glenridge toasts council president

This is George Davis. He's famous - but only at the Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, where he presides as president of the Glenridge Advisory Council.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Tasti D-Lite to hold sweet celebration

Tasti D-Lite's ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at noon Friday, Nov. 13, at the St. Armands location, 327A John Ringling Blvd.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
BRT station moves forward

Almost $250,000 has been allocated to the design of a bus rapid transit station at a public-housing complex, even though there's only a 50% chance the transit project will move forward.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
Homeowner demands city remove exotic trees

A Bird Key resident says the city has refused to remove three exotic trees near his home, even though they sit on the public right of way.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
The police report

Details from the 34 pages of an internal affairs report, conducted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, of the investigation of the videotaped kicking of a handcuffed suspect, provide insight into why the police department handled the case the way it did.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • November 12, 2009
My View

New math for dropout rate

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Our View

Health care for all, comrades

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Welcome Back: Summer Recap

Summer is officially over, but the stories that made headlines from May through October certainly heated up the months that some residents were away.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Welcome Back: The Best of Cops Corner

The best Cops Corner items of the summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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