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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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John Gudritz is the co-owner of an investment management firm.
  • By John Gudritz
  • April 12, 2012
My View: Consider the rights of the early birds - please turn down the music

I am a morning person, also known as an early bird. I am one of those people who loves to get up early in the morning to walk or run the beach.

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  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Siesta Key needs streetlights; Don't punish all for actions of a few; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

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  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota team prepares for Red Bull Candola race

Jared Serfozo and Jason Owens will compete at the Red Bull Candola race this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

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Conquistador David Bailey and Bogey's owner Albert Myara. Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Paul Malton joins RE/MAX Alliance Group; Suncoast Center announces relocation; Gulf Coast foundation president visits White House; Mavai Chocolate opens in Sarasota

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Ashley Grant, Jennifer Fox, Chairwoman Aimee Cogan, Kelly Gettel and Sally Schule
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  • April 11, 2012
Pique Nique Sur La Baie

Pique Nique Sur La Baie

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VERONICA PASTORE <br><br> “I just have fun with what I wear on a daily basis. It's almost like costuming to me, coming up with a theme and then executing it based on what I've got in my closet.”
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2012
GUEST FASHION EDITOR: VERONICA PASTORE

GUEST FASHION EDITOR: VERONICA PASTORE

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Daily headlines, sarasota, east county, longboat, siesta key, pelican press, sarasota news, yourobserver.com, observer group
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • April 11, 2012
April 11: 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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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 11, 2012
Ribbon cutting set for north Sarasota neighborhood

A $2.3 million construction project included construction of about 2.5 miles of 5-foot-wide sidewalks on various streets and two roundabouts on Euclid Avenue

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 11, 2012
Arts Center withdraws site plan

Ringling College of Art and Design will table plans to amend and extend the Longboat Key Center for the Arts' existing site plan.

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Hailey Childress, middle, stands with her rescuers, Logan Brisson and Robert Peltier, a few days after being rescued. Photo by Robin Hartil
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 11, 2012
Key Club employees rescue two teens caught in riptide

Hailey Childress, 12, of Seattle, and her 15-year-old cousin, Reid Elkins, were having fun on their boogie-boards only an hour before they were swept off in the riptide Friday, April 6.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 11, 2012
Former Sand Cay manager arrested on multiple charges

A police report alleges that Judy Paul stole more than $216,000 from the condominium between June 2006 and September 2009.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 11, 2012
Pedestrian's husband seeks damages

A notice sent to the town claims that agencies failed to provide a safe place to cross Gulf of Mexico Drive, resulting in the death of Jo Schatterman.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2012
News Briefs

Town seeks volunteers for boards; Buchanan seeks sand-source update; P&Z Board meeting canceled

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The current baseball field at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center is not regulation size. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 11, 2012
Kiwanians take swing at new baseball field

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key has suggested reviving youth baseball and/or softball at Bayfront Park Recreation Center to provide local activities for children.

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