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Corrie Williams, 21, feeds the stingrays bait fish Tuesday, July 12 at Mote. Williams recently graduated from Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL with a degree in zoo science and will be an intern at Mote for 6 months.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 13, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Hungry, Hungry Stingrays!

With all the animals at Mote someone has to feed them, right? Take a look at this Mote intern feeding the stringrays yesterday.

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  • July 13, 2011
Publix Plans

Publix Super Markets Inc. submitted July 6 a preliminary application to the town outlining a teardown and rebuild of Avenue of the Flowers.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 13, 2011
Town sets max millage rate

Four of the town's seven commissioners voted in favor of a maximum millage rate of 1.946 mills that would cover a $265,000 deficit.

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The Lido Pool is open daily except for Mondays. Passes to use the pool can be purchased daily, seasonally or annually.
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  • Robin Roy
  • July 13, 2011
Residents fight for Lido Pool

Hoping to keep the popular public pool open year-round, the Lido Key Residents Association is enlisting the help of city commissioners and fellow residents.

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  • July 13, 2011
St. Armands wants garage, not meters

A city of Sarasota special meeting will be held at 10 a.m. July 21 to discuss parking meters and their possible placement on St. Armands Circle.

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  • July 13, 2011
60 years and still going strong

David and Sally Daneman celebrated their 60th anniversary with family and friends June 25, at Spanish Main Yacht Club.

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  • July 13, 2011
Fourth of July weekend sees a stormy start

Last week's issue of the Longboat Observer featured a front-page story about the "Boom Boom on the Bay" event at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant and how the crowd had a blast despite the storms that cut short the fireworks show.

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  • July 13, 2011
Mote's replica takes a bite out of extinct shark

If you're looking for some giant pearly whites for your next photo-op, check out Mote Marine Aquarium's new replica of a megalodon shark jaw.

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Bay Guardian volunteers Jenn Greenan and her 8-year-old daughter, Kassie
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  • July 13, 2011
Lido Beach restoration project goes native with more than 2,000 plants

A group of 60 adult and youth volunteers planted 2,065 native plants on the dunes and along the tributary Saturday, July 9, at North Lido Beach Park.

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  • July 13, 2011
News Briefs

Comp Plan amendments move forward Unconscious Longboat man identified Marine patrol operations funding approved Subcommittee seeks resident participation

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Dr. Frank Sulzman work for 15 years, from 1985 to 2000, at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 13, 2011
Former NASA scientist reflects on research launched by shuttle

The shuttle was a key in the NASA research that Dr. Frank Sulzman oversaw. But, as the shuttle program ends, he remains optimistic about space's future.

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • July 13, 2011
The Castaway

This week's Castaway

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  • July 13, 2011
Raccoon bites woman near Key beach access

During the Fourth of July weekend, a woman visiting Beachplace was bitten twice while rinsing off sand from the beach.

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  • July 13, 2011
Observers launch new eEditions

Trying to go green? Or, are you simply too anxious to wait for your favorite news about You, Your Neighbors, Your Neighborhood to arrive on your doorstep?

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Luck be a Lady... this sandhill crane is one lucky bird to have survived the abuse she suffered. Today, Lady is one of the most helpful and loving sandhill cranes at Save Our Seabirds.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 13, 2011
VIDEO: Lady The Bird

Lady is a sandhill crane and a permanent resident at Save Our Seabirds. Watch this video to hear the guttural call that she makes every morning at Save Our Seabirds.

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