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Libby Moser, pictured with her mom, Erin, received honorable mention for her bubble-blowing project.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 25, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY & VIDEO: Gullett Science Fair

Fourth and fifth-grade students at Gullett Elementary School put their hypotheses to the test and showed off their scientific findings during the school's Science Fair May 24.

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A screen projected a photo of Chief Albert Hogle while people talked about how much influence Hogle had on their careers and lives.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 24, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Police Chief Albert Hogle Memorial Service

Friends, family members and fellow officers paid their respects to Longboat Key Police Chief Albert Hogle Thursday, May 24.

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  • May 24, 2012
Accident near Fruitville Road delays traffic

A truck that overturned earlier this afternoon has delayed northbound Interstate 75 traffic.

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Join Alex Mahadevan as he reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 24, 2012
May 24: 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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Albert "Al" Hogle served as Longboat Key's police chief since December 2002.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 24, 2012
Hogle memorial services take place today

The community will honor Longboat Key Police Chief Albert "Al" Hogle today beginning at 1 p.m.

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The stretch of Main Street from U.S. 41 to the Five Points roundabout will be renovated for $1.35 million.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Approved at last

The Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors will use an internal city loan to help pay for a Main Street streetscape project that will be constructed in the next two years.

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A downtown Street Teams group of six people picked up litter Wednesday morning around City Hall.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Street Teams pick up momentum

A Salvation Army program gives the homeless an opportunity to re-enter the workforce by helping to keep the city clean.

  • Sarasota
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Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is listing 12 bayfront acres at the end of Sarabay Road that look out onto Casey Key. The listing price is $7.49 million. Photo courtesy of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Osprey mobile-home park nears extinction

Twelve bayfront lots overlooking Casey Key are being sold together or in pieces. One of the lots harbors what's left of a dwindling mobile-home park.

  • Sarasota
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Attorney addresses DID concerns

City attorney Robert Fournier attended a Downtown Improvement District meeting to assuage concerns of board members who recently approved a Main Street project.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
City amends public trespass ordinance

The city wants to amend an ordinance that will give future tresspassing violators written, as opposed to verbal, warnings.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
FULL STORY: Sarasaota Police Chief Hollaway retiring in fall

Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway will retire in October after serving 30 years with the department.

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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 24, 2012
Memorial Day parade will honor heroes with ceremony

Downtown Sarasota will be bathed in red, white and blue, Monday, May 28, for the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony.

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Midnight Pass is the often-disputed inlet separating Siesta Key and Casey Key. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
County commission approves new pipeline

The commission unanimously approved a new water main pipeline running from Siesta Key to Casey Key.

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As with most problems a non-profit organization faces, funding is the highest hurdle the chamber meets as sole bankroller of the event. Stock image.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
Fireworks funding sees explosive start

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce has raised more funding this year than it did in 2011 for the Fourth of July fireworks show.

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In Sarasota County, commercial property owners must keep sounds at or below 75 decibels when measured from the real property line between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
County eyes ways to quiet sound saga

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid has asked for a budget option to add a code enforcement officer on Siesta Key.

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