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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 3, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Stay-cations

These days, many families are opting to vacation locally. The East County Observer caught up with some members at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA to see what their favorite "stay-cation" is and why.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
Car rams into crowd

After an altercation with a group of people, one person jumped in a car and drove into four people, seriously injuring one of them.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
Property values continue decline

The estimated 2010 property values show double-digit declines in many of the county's taxing districts. Government budgets will have to be cut to accommodate the lost revenue.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
Downtown construction gets under way

After a long lull in construction, several projects are either under way or just weeks from beginning in the Main Street area. The city hopes that when they're finished, they'll restore some vibrancy downtown.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
Siesta trolley service receives support

By using some creative scheduling with the current Siesta Key route, SCAT bus system hopes to secure state funding to pay for the $2 million trolley service.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 3, 2010
Sign ordinance under review

Sign-and-awning ordinance changes will be discussed for the St. Armands Commercial Tourist District at the June 7 Sarasota City Commission meeting.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
Alta Vista traffic circle draws ire

Members of the Alta Vista neighborhood want a $98,000 traffic circle removed, because they say it had made their roads more dangerous than they were one year ago.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
Site contamination delays new Publix construction

Chemicals found at the site of the former Sarasota Herald-Tribune, which sold the property to Publix, had to be removed before the supermarket chain could begin building a new store.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 3, 2010
City wants public input on Payne Park

More than $1.5 million in improvements are being considered, including a circus-themed playground and an electronic sign.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • June 3, 2010
Teen organizes fashion-show benefit for Moffitt

Mackenzie Johnson is currently in the process of planning a teen fashion show, "Cause on the Catwalk," at Saks Fifth Avenue to benefit the Moffitt Cancer Center.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 3, 2010
Youths to lead visually impaired on expedition

Two Sarasota Military Academy cadets will lead visually impaired teens on a two-week Grand Canyon expedition.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 2, 2010
Where's Waldo? Mote has communication problem

The autonomous underwater vehicle will be replaced because it stopped communicating via satellite.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 2, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Aqua Beachwear

In May, Aqua Beachwear expanded its brand to include a new location on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 2, 2010
Key Club makes case for renovation

Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly said the Islandside project is consistent with other developments in the gulf-planned development.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 2, 2010
Key Club stands by plan in spite of planner's snub

Planning Director Monica Simpson says the project is too big, too dense. Now it's up to the Town Commission: 9 a.m. Monday.

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