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Mounds of foliage, cleared from the site of a planned retention pond, will be shredded and sent to an electric plant in Miami.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 8, 2013
Beach drainage project makes headway

An area has been cleared at Siesta Beach to make room for retention pond and stormwater filtration plant.

  • Siesta Key
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Volunteers will count the number of eggs that hatched and check for stragglers at the excavation.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 8, 2013
Turtle Watch to excavate nest

Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers will excavate a nest that hatched recently this Saturday.

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Athena Henson, 4, helps to build the wall of Jericho.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Risen Savior VBS

Children at Risen Savior Lutheran Church are enjoying arts and crafts, outdoor adventures and biblical stories, during the church's robot-themed Vacation Bible School this week.

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Police Chief Bernadette DiPino began her eighth month on the job in August.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 8, 2013
Trust 'chief' on DiPino's mind

Though Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has taken heat from inside and out of the department, she remains focused on community-based policing.

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The Florida Retirement System covers more than 600,000 state and local employees, with about 500,000 using the traditional pension plan.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 8, 2013
Sarasota County avoids pension quagmire

Unfunded pension liabilities aren't a concern for Sarasota County due to a statewide pension program that ranks among the best in the country.

  • Siesta Key
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Siesta Key Association board members Catherine Luckner and Michael Shay discuss a proposal to dredge Big Pass.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 8, 2013
SKA wants independent look at Big Pass plans

Concerns prompt the Siesta Key Association to hire a third-party coastal engineer to review a proposed dredging project for Big Pass.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • David Conway
  • August 8, 2013
Commissioners discuss new development

After City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo criticized the commission for its lack of focus on investment, other officials spoke about the city's approach to development and how they work with one another.

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Deputy/Pilot Brent Wineka patrols the skies of Sarasota County using a variety of high-tech tools, including night-vision goggles and infrared cameras.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 8, 2013
Helicopter unit leaves criminals no place to hide

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit won third place in a national competition in July for its use of infrared technology in apprehending robbery suspects.

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Sheriff Knight announces in an Aug. 1 press conference the success of a collaborative effort with area businesses to crack down on retail theft.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 8, 2013
Sheriff's program boosts arrests

Operation Booster Bumper garners another victory for Sheriff Knight's intelligence-led policing model.

  • Sarasota
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Jay Riley, third from right, and Tripp Schwenk, second from right, stand with fellow athlete counselors and Happiness is Camping staff.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 8, 2013
For Jay Riley, giving back means happy campers

More than 20 years after attending a New Jersey summer camp for children with cancer, Jay Riley returned as a volunteer counselor.

  • Sarasota
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Coca-Cola Co. got Sarasota bubbling when it filmed a commercial in August 1989 on Siesta Key beach.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 8, 2013
Moments in Time

Coca-Cola Co. got Sarasota bubbling when it filmed a commercial in August 1989 on Siesta Key beach.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Mosquitos endanger more human lives then any other animal on the planet. Learn more in today's headlines.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2013
Aug. 7: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Fort Hamer Bridge meeting takes place tonight; S'macks Burgers & Shakes now open; IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Fast N Fresh; ourObserver.com: Mosquito management

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Sea turtles can become confused after hatching and wander toward dangerous situations.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 7, 2013
Police officer saves sea turtles

Sarasota Police Officer Derek Conley helped rescue nearly 100 hatchlings headed for the Lido Beach Resort Saturday, Aug. 3.

  • Sarasota
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David Novak rides his bicycle nightly to the Bay Isles ponds to check on the swan family.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Swan keeper seeks family-planning support

Overpopulation is a real threat for the Bay Isles swan family. Caretaker David Novak hopes to curb the problem with a five-to-eight-year plan.

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