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PIC and the Longboat Observer cosponsored a debate for Longboat Key commission candidates earlier this year. (File photo)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 3, 2013
PIC to discuss its future

New statewide campaign-finance laws, along with a ruling from the Florida Elections Commission mean changes are in store for PIC.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County deputies arrested two men at the beginning of what looked to be an ambitious cloned credit card scheme Friday, Aug. 30, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 3, 2013
Deputies arrest two men for credit card scheme

Sarasota County deputies found 120 fake credit cards in the possession of two Lehigh Acres men Friday, Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
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An unnamed witness snapped pictures of a man disturbing a Casey Key sea turtle nest Aug. 13.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 3, 2013
Man arrested for possessing sea turtle

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested 21-year-old man Sunday, who may be connected to a nest disturbance on Casey Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is looking for two gunmen who robbed a Circle K early Tuesday morning.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 3, 2013
Masked gunmen rob gas station

A Manatee County Sheriff's Office report says two masked gunmen robbed a Circle K store in East County Tuesday morning.

  • East County
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FISA Executive Director Matt Smith, right, and SunCoast Aquatic Nature Center Association CEO Paul Blackketter, left, chatted at Nathan Benderson Park earlier this year.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 1, 2013
Sarasota picked to host 2017 World Rowing Championships

Rowing's governing body picked Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park as the venue for the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 1, 2013
Sarasota Police discover apparent murder-suicide

Sarasota Police detectives believe a 35-year-old woman shot her child and then turned the weapon on herself before 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, on the 4000 block of Old Bradenton Road.

  • Sarasota
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The Town Commission is scheduled to adopt a millage rate and 2013-14 fiscal year budget on first reading at its 7 p.m. regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 31, 2013
Town manager now recommends 4.5% millage increase

State officials want town-hired actuaries to revise the assumption rates for two of the pension plans they believe are too high and are unattainable. The move changes the town manager's tax rate recommendation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Local families came out to protest the Muslim Brotherhood.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • August 30, 2013
Anti-Muslim Brotherhood protests on bayfront

Area supporters of the current Egyptian government gathered Friday afternoon on the bayfront to protest the Muslim Brotherhood and the United States' involvement in Egypt.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mayor Jim Brown declined an invitation to meet with a police officer and union representative this week.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2013
Aug. 30: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Vehicle burglaries hit one Lakewood Ranch street; TAC unit nabs burglars; City scraps State Street garage proposals; Town and police union at odds over new contract

  • Longboat Key
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Deputies arrested Michael Molner, 19, on three felony counts of burglary Aug. 30.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 30, 2013
TAC unit nabs burglars

The Sarasota Sheriff's covert surveillance unit, operating off a tip Thursday, arrested three burglars in the act.

  • Siesta Key
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The Longboat Key Police Department and the town are at odds over a new contract.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2013
Town and police union at odds over new contract

Mayor Jim Brown declined an invitation to meet with a police officer and union representative this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to four vehicle burglaries Thursday on the 11000 block of Rivers Bluff Circle.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • August 30, 2013
Vehicle burglaries hit one Lakewood Ranch street

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office responded to four vehicle burglaries Thursday on the 11000 block of Rivers Bluff Circle.

  • East County
  • News
The Optimist Fleet lines up for its first race of the day during the 66th annual Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta in 2012. File photo.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 30, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: 67th annual Labor Day Regatta

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting the 67th annual Labor Day Regatta this weekend.

  • Longboat Key
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The ODA volleyball team improved to 2-0 with a 3-0 victory over Southeast Aug. 29.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 29, 2013
Lady Thunder cruise past Lady Seminoles

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Southeast 25-15, 25-10, 25-17 Aug. 29.

  • Sarasota
  • News
City staff recommended a 10-story mixed-use retail/residential/hotel space at the State Street garage, but the City Commission never truly considered the project due to legal issues.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 29, 2013
City scraps State Street garage proposals

At a special meeting Thursday to consider proposals for retail space at the garage, city attorney Robert Fournier raised concerns about potential procedural issues.

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