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An undercover Sarasota County Sheriff's Office vehicle responds to reports of a fight at Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar in Siesta Key Village last night.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 17, 2012
Rowdy tourists cause Village ruckus

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested three men from Cincinnati who tried to fight bar staff, customers, and pedestrians near a Siesta Key Village bar.

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The event will run from 5:15 to 6 p.m., and is hosted by the Republican Party of Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2012
Governor Rick Scott visits Sarasota

Governor Rick Scott is visiting Sarasota this evening for a pie and punch meet-and-greet at the South Sarasota County Republican Party Headquarters.

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The event will run 5:15 to 6 p.m., and is hosted by the Republican Party of Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2012
Governor Scott Walker visits Sarasota

Governor Scoot Walker is visiting Sarasota this evening for a pie and punch meet-and-greet at the South Sarasota County Republican Party Headquarters.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 17, 2012
Bradenton Gladiators to give away free school supplies

The Bradenton Gladiators will give away Gladiators School Packs to elementary and middle school children at 12 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Police Athletic League front office, 202 13th Ave. E., Bradenton.

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Osprey Avenue is still partially closed from Bahia Vista Street to Mound Street for a major capital improvement project.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 17, 2012
Osprey Avenue still partially closed

Parents taking children back to school Monday should remember Osprey Avenue is still partially closed.

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If the pictured subjects are observed in a store, notify law enforcement immediately.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 17, 2012
Sarasota Police searching for two suspects

The Sarasota Police Department is requesting help in identifying two subjects involved in an organized scheme using stolen credit cards from auto burglaries.

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Nick Chin, and his father Getty, browse the selection of products at Costco, which opened today in Sarasota Square Mall.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 17, 2012
Sarasota Costco now open

Costco opened its 22nd location in Florida this morning with a new warehouse at Sarasota Square Mall.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 17, 2012
Pawnshops destined for commercial intensive zones

The Sarasota County Planning Commission yesterday voted unanimously to allow pawnshops to operate in commercial intensive zones.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 17, 2012
Frustrated Willowbrook residents turn out for board meeting

More than 50 residents of Willowbrook came out Aug. 16 to hear their Condominium Association's attorney answer questions about the condition of their homes and what the association planned to do about it.

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A majority of citizens, 57% of the 801 residents polled, oppose any future tax increases or expansion of county services.
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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 17, 2012
Government watch: Sarasota residents reject taxes

Residents, in a countywide survey, oppose any new taxes or expanded services.

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45% of the 801 residents polled cite the economy as the most important issue for their personal well-being.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 17, 2012
Economy complaints by Sarasota residents fall

Forty-five percent of the residents polled for the 2012 Citizens Opinion Survey say the economy is the biggest concern for their personal well-being - six points less than last years poll.

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Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh as they report the daily headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 16, 2012
Aug. 16: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Demolition of the old Longboat Key CVS began, Thursday, Aug. 16.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Demolition of old CVS

Now that the new Longboat Key CVS has opened a month ahead of time, the demolition of the old CVS began today, Thursday, Aug. 16.

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Christina Elizabeth Mascitto and Weldon Frost pose together, Thursday, August 16, at the Kiwanis Scholarship breakfast at the Longboat Boat Key Club. This is Mascitto’s third time winning a scholarship from the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Kiwanis Scholarship breakfast

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club handed out 19 scholarships to students attending four and two year colleges throughout Florida.

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Emily Perkins, 6, said swimming was her favorite camp activity.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: YMCA Summer Camp

East County children are splashing out of summer and into the new school year, spending their last week of summer vacation having fun at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

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