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Luke and Hannah Yates, Kai Meighan, Save Our Seabirds hospital administrator Sarah Oliveri and Joshua Meighan with an injured cormorant. (Courtesy Ronda Ryan)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 7, 2013
Volunteers rescue three birds at Monofilament Cleanup

Sarasota Bay Watch volunteers rescued three birds and collected 800 pounds of trash and fishing line.

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Reese and Kelly Garrett meet a Sarasota County Sheriff's Office horse during the Sarasota County Fire Department Station 5 open house Saturday, Oct. 5.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 7, 2013
MONDAY EVENT MASHUP: SCFD celebrates 25 years

Families tour Sarasota County Fire Department Station 5; St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts blessing of animals; Lakewood Ranch Main Street shuts down for first Friday

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No one was hurt during the incident, which occurred this morning around 12:40 a.m. at the 5900 block of 53rd Avenue E.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • October 7, 2013
Armed man robs East County 7-Eleven

A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun robbed an East County 7-Eleven early this morning.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2013
FILM REVIEW:

FILM REVIEW:

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John and Mimi Greco
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 6, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Music Series The First Brass

Every October, Marie Selby Gardens hosts a music series and the 2013 series kicked off with The First Brass performing "Red, White and Brass: American Salute." Attendees lounged beneath the banyans Sunday, Oct. 6 where they enjoyed a patriotic salute to our veterans.

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Sally Antonia and Kari Tovcer
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 5, 2013
St. Martha's Interactive Dinner 'Taste of Mediterranean'

St. Martha's Interactive Dinner 'Taste of Mediterranean'

  • Black Tie
Keri Baker with Bingo the Maltese.
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 5, 2013
Donte's Den Top Dog'

Donte's Den Top Dog'

  • Black Tie
“You can’t swing a dead cat in this town without hitting a small business that focuses on defense something,” Legion Systems Chief Operating Officer Dan Vanderheyden, Business Observer, Oct. 2
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 5, 2013
Quotes Observed: Sept. 30 - Oct. 6

Each weekend, we bring you a collection of quotes from the biggest (or quirkiest) Observer and national news stories of the week.

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Ashley Bafid, Leslie Cornell, Susan Short and Diana Kelly
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 4, 2013
Sophisticated Strut Fashion Series

Sophisticated Strut Fashion Series

  • Black Tie
  • By Jimmy Kuebler and Natalie Buffett
  • October 4, 2013
ODA falls in district opener

The Out-of-Door Academy football team fell to Bishop Verot 56-0 Oct. 4.

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Sage Arnish, Ashley Janeck and Ta'nya Bell took time out from dancing for a photo
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • October 4, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Music on Main Street

Lakewood Ranch Main Street was closed down for local families to come out and enjoy the fall weather. A DJ played Top 40 songs for the kids to dance to while parents socialized.

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This sketch shows Chris Brown's vision for the building at 1400 Main St. The two-story gallery would require a major encroachment agreement with the city, and will be considered at Monday's City Commission meeting.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 4, 2013
City Commission to consider Main St. gallery

A proposed two-story gallery at 1400 Main St., which would be the first of its kind under the downtown code, has received some negative feedback from residents.

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Colony Lender LLC attorney Michael Assaf filed an objection Thursday to a proposed settlement, urging a bankruptcy judge to deny it.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 4, 2013
Objections reveal Colony settlement alternatives

Colony Lender LLC has produced an exhibit that reveals Orlando-based Unicorp National Development Inc. is offering to give a bankruptcy trustee $2.3 million in cash immediately.

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Murph is one of the largest turtles ever rescued by Mote. (Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 4, 2013
Mote-rescued turtle will be released Monday

The 300-pound turtle is named 'Murph' in honor of Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2005.

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Pattigeorge's on Longboat Key serves up red snapper, which can be caught in the Gulf of Mexico.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 4, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Tastiest fish in Sarasota waters

Among the perks of living in a waterfront town, Sarasotans enjoy a buffet of delicious seafood options swimming in Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Yum!

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