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Mya Carter frosts the front of the Girls Inc. gingerbread house. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
Photos of the Week

Enjoy a selection of our favorite photos from each Observer this week.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • December 2, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

Enjoy the top Cops Corner cases featured in all Observers.

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Pat Neal, President of Neal Communities. Neal Communities has 365 contracts signed so far this year, putting 2011 on track as a record-setting year for the company.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 2, 2011
Local developers celebrate 2011 record high home sales

Neal Communities in November hit a record high for new home sales in 2011.

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Congressman Vern Buchanan. File photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 2, 2011
Provision in Buchanan jobs plan passes house

A key part of Congressman Vern Buchanan's 10-point Jobs Plan passed the U.S. House Thursday.

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The holiday parade starts at 7 p.m. beginning at Main Street and Washington Boulevard and will travel west to Bayfront Drive. File photo.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2011
Parade causes road closures Saturday

Downtown motorists must adhere to a road closure schedule for the holiday parade or face the possibility of being towed.

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Red tide is currently not present alongshore Longboat Key’s beaches.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 2, 2011
Mote seeks part-time residents for red tide study

Researchers are looking for volunteers who spend three to six months a year in the area for a one-time survey.

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Chris Jones, Co-Hosts Susan Kretz and Daniel Long with Joseph Gallagher
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • December 1, 2011
YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP Dinner 'A Currier & Ives Christmas'

YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP Dinner 'A Currier & Ives Christmas'

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Cathy Layton, who is developing the project with her husband, Pete Russell, speaks about the future facility.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 1, 2011
Windsor holds roof-topping celebration

The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch on Wednesday hosted a roof topping ceremony for its Windsor Reflections facility.

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The Sanctuary condominium association, along with the L’Ambiance association dismissed their de novo challenges.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 1, 2011
L'Ambiance, Sanctuary dismiss de novo challenge

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition will move forward as the case's single plaintiff.

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Children enjoy a visit with Santa. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 1, 2011
Volunteers take 'flight' for terminally-ill children

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office, the Sarasota/Bradenton Airport Fire Department and others will host the 27th annual Flight to the North Pole Dec. 8. Contributions for the event are being accepted.

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Also at its retreat, the commission nominated Commissioner Christine Robinson as its chair and Commissioner Carolyn Mason as its vice chair for 2012. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2011
Commission approves Reid's contract

The Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved new county administrator Randall H. Reid's $190,000 contract Thursday.

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Former Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis. File Photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 1, 2011
St. Denis to return 401k contribution

According to a memo, the former town manager will return a 401k match that cost the town $10,365.79.

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Rami Nehme, new owner of Blasé Café, says noise complaints lodged recently against his Village restaurant stem from problems at other establishments. Photo by Rachel O'Hara.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
Noise problems on the decline

In spite of loud festivities during the pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in the Village, fewer noise violations have been recorded recently.

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
Majority of condos opposed to FDOT plan

Eight days before a meeting on a pedestrian island proposal for Midnight Pass Road, 27 of 34 condominium complexes had affirmed opposition to the plan.

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The first numbers will be generated after Nov. 30, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau said.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
US Airways Magazine generates Sarasota buzz

Although she wasn't expecting 'hard numbers' until November ended, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, said this week that she has been hearing lots of positive responses to a US Airways in-flight magazine advertising section about Sarasota.

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