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  • By Brian Gunnell
  • May 2, 2012
Bridge Bites: The power of deduction

This is not the most swashbuckling auction ever to appear in Bridge Bites, but the deal does provide a test for Declarer's powers of deduction. Cover up the E-W hands if you would like to test your own powers.

  • Longboat Key
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Jack and Jody Allen with Bill Lewis
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • May 1, 2012
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Chairman's Circle

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Chairman's Circle

  • Black Tie
Turtle Watch volunteers mark off nests using wooden stakes and tape.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 1, 2012
Turtle-nesting season begins today

Turtles are off to an early crawl, with three nests documented the day before season's start.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2012
May 1: Daily Headlines Video

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Gator Grading and Pavement started working on the area that will become the playground at Payne Park, Monday, April 30.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 1, 2012
Construction begins for Payne Park Playground

Construction has begun out at Payne Park where a circus-themed playground will be created over the next few months.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
High winds can turn the usually tepid Gulf waters into a dangerous maelstrom. File photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 1, 2012
Off-duty sergeant saves two swimming teens

Sergeant Steve Leavitt, a deputy with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, rescued a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl struggling in the Siesta surf.

  • Siesta Key
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Paul Berloni admitted that his driver's license was revoked and that he had been drinking alcohol. Photo courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 1, 2012
Drunken grandparents towed grandchild Sunday

The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. Sunday when a deputy saw the SUV on a parallel access road near Rockefeller Avenue pulling a plastic Hot Wheels car with a girl dressed in a swimsuit but wearing no headgear.

  • Sarasota
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Joe Ellison enjoys a festive drink.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Bay Club Luau

The Sarasota Bay Club hosted a luau Friday, April 27, where residents donned tropical shirts and leis before enjoying a traditional Hawaiian musical performance complete with festive drinks and food.

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www.lakewoodranchgov.org went live April 30. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 1, 2012
New Lakewood Ranch CDD website launches

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall has launched a new governance website for Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 and the Inter-District Authority Board. Residents in those districts no longer will be served by Digital Village.

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Julie Eisele
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 30, 2012
RAGS TO RICHES

RAGS TO RICHES

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Students were challenged to bathe with only five gallons of water, using their homemade showerheads.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Brookside Middle School Earth Day Celebration

As part of its annual Earth Day celebration, Friday, April 27, Brookside Middle School hosted a variety of activities to promote eco-friendly practices. Students participated in one of the most anticipated events of the year, where among other activities, students constructed their own shower heads and attempted to take showers using only five gallons of water.

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • April 30, 2012
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The Sarasota High School Cheerleaders provided school spirit.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota High School Breezeway Party

Sarasota High School held a party Friday, April 27, in its breezeway, which was designed by noted architect Paul Rudolph. The party included food and live music by the Sarasota High School Jazz Combo, and it raised money for the Sarasota Architectural Foundation's Paul Rudolph Scholarship.

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Kirsten Hannabass
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Ski-A-Rees

At one point in the Ski-A-Rees show, a little boy was invited down to the announcer's deck where two skiers jumped out of the water and over his head, landing gracefully back on the skis in the water on Sunday, April 29. The Ski-A-Rees water skiing show troupe performs 30 free shows every Sunday during season at their stadium off of Ken Thompson Parkway. They range in age from 7-years-old to 81-years-old and a lot of the skiers are siblings - their parents also attend every show and practice.

  • Sarasota
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Police are asking for assistance in identifying the photographed individuals.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 30, 2012
Sarasota Police looking for armed robbery suspects

A man was robbed at gunpoint in the 1600 block of Main Street Saturday.

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