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FDOT Project Engineer Kevin Ingle and FDOT District 1 Spokesperson Robin Stublen talk with attendees.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 26, 2014
VIDEO: FDOT hosts forum on interchange

More than 200 people attended a public meeting on proposed Interstate 75/University Parkway improvements.

  • East County
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Researchers have documented 1,095 turtle nests through June 21. (Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 26, 2014
First turtle nest hatches on Longboat Key

Mote's Sea Turtle Patrol discovered the hatched nest June 22, on the Sarasota County side of Longboat Key.

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Benderson Development plans to redevelop the remains of a vacant mobile home park near Siesta Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 26, 2014
Benderson pitches Stickney project

Siesta Promenade would bring a hotel and 250,000 square feet of retail to the gateway to Siesta Key, causing worry among residents.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • David Conway
  • June 26, 2014
City targeted for shelter site delays

At a joint meeting of the Sarasota County Commission and the City Commission, members of both boards questioned the actions of city staff during the search for a homeless shelter site.

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  • David Conway
  • June 26, 2014
Commissioners discuss upcoming vacancies

With two city commissioners planning to resign in November, the three remaining commissioners will need to select replacements to serve out those terms.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2014
News Briefs

Vehicle disrupts Siesta shorebird nests; Commercial space at State Street garage hits the market; World of Beer to expand to Eat Here building

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Candidates for two open Sarasota County Commission seats appeared at a forum Monday in an early opportunity for voters to see where those running stand on key issues. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 26, 2014
Candidates speak out at CONA debate

Seven of the nine candidates for two open County Commission seats in November's election appeared at a Council of Neighborhood Associations forum Monday.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • David Conway
  • June 26, 2014
Elected mayor backers continue their push against time

More than 1,500 signatures shy of their goal, and already past a deadline the city attorney recommended, supporters of a new charter are still pushing for the November ballot.

  • Sarasota
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David Prince was fit with a custom-designed prosthetic leg, made specifically for running by Hanger Clinic prosthetist Dan Strzempka. Photo by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 26, 2014
National Champion

Sarasota prosthetist Dan Strzempka recently fit unilateral amputee David Prince with a custom-designed prosthetic leg, specifically for running.

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Church Pastor Jon Clauson leads a Bible lesson.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: The Source Church Kidz Camp: Agents of Truth

Children ages 6 through 12 enjoyed singing, dancing, crafts and other activities during The Source Church Kidz Camp: Agents of Truth, held June 23 through June 26, at The Source Church, 5412 E. State Road 64, Bradenton.

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Emily Ayers and Rebecca Richardson pose for pictures.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
A.C.M.E. The Big Boat Summer Camp

Bayside Community Church's All Children May Enter (ACME) program featured The Big Boat Summer camp for children in grades kindergarten through fifth, from June 24 to June 27 at the church's east location, 15800 E. State Road 64, Bradenton.

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CONTRIBUTED; The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a potential kidnapping case.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Manatee County Sheriff's Office receives 'child taken' call

The Manatee Sheriff's Office is investigating a call it received June 24 into dispatch via the county switchboard (not 911). The caller claimed to have witnessed a child taken from a bicycle near 39th Street East and State Road 70, and then put into a tan cargo van.

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(Courtesy Catherine Luckner) Snowy plovers, shorebirds known to nest on Siesta Key, scrape "nests" out of the sand to lay their eggs.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 25, 2014
Vehicle disrupts Siesta shorebird nests

Sarasota Audubon Society members and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission suspect an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) Monday, disturbed or destroyed Siesta Key shorebird nests - including those of nesting snowy plovers.

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Construction on the mid-Key Triton Bend subdivision began last year. The neighborhood will offer 13 new single-family homes.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 25, 2014
Building permits reach '07 levels

Both remodels and new construction projects are driving permit numbers to pre-recession highs of seven years ago.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2014
Colony matters still up in the air

A ruling canceled an auction scheduled for last week until a Colony Lender secured claim issue is settled. Colony Lender will attempt to hold a property auction in July.

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