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Eileen and Adam Smith with host Sandra Ceshker and George Ceshker
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 24, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: The SYC Lounge

The Lounge opened Friday, Aug. 23, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Runners, walkers and cyclists traverse the towering stretch of concrete, tourists pose for pictures and angles drop lines under the Ringling Bridge daily.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Little-known facts about the Ringling Bridge

As the Ringling Bridge celebrates its 10th anniversary, here are five facts about the towering structure you may not know.

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The resort’s tennis facilities were called “a very comfortable environment” and a “great place to improve your game” by tennis Olympic medalist Bob Bryan.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 23, 2013
Resort at Longboat Key Club a top 10 place to play tennis

The Tennis Gardens at Harbourside was the basis for the resort's selection as a top 10 place to play tennis nationwide.

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Judy Tatar, Victoria Jacobson and Tina Rudek
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Business After Hours

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its Business After Hours event Thursday, Aug. 22, at Cedars Tennis Resort.

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The statue of wisdom is a bubbling fountain waterfall made of basaltic rock.
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 22, 2013
Longboat Island Chapel's statue of wisdom goes missing

The Longboat Island Chapel's statue of wisdom has been stolen out of its back garden.

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Researchers attached electronic satellite tags to 35 whale sharks — the most whale sharks ever outfitted with satellite tags in one study.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 22, 2013
Mote monitors movement of whale sharks

From 2003-2012, project scientists studied the whale sharks by fitting 813 sharks with ID tags and examining underwater photographs of 956 sharks to document their movements.

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The town is interested in sand the WCIND is dredging out of the Intracoastal Waterway near Longboat Pass later this year.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 21, 2013
Town requests beach-quality sand

The town is interested in beach compatible sand being dredged near Longboat Pass.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: Story archive

View our previous stories on the Ringling Bridge throughout the years.

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  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: Video special

Watch a documentary video featuring the Ringling Bridge, including interviews with community members who share their thoughts about the Sarasota icon.

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  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: A Visual Span Through Time

Photos tell the tale of how the John Ringling Causeway Bridge has become a community connector.

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PCL Civil Constructors placed a palm tree on the last segment of the bridge as it was hoisted into place, symbolizing the firm had completed the project.
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  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: Ten years later, controversy is 'water under the bridge'

An engineer and an architect involved in the design and construction of the the John Ringling Causeway Bridge reflect on the troubled water they faced and had to cross.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: The long road home

Read a time line of the Ringling Bridge Project.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: April Fools

We've got a bridge to sell you ...

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A decade has passed since its completion, but the bridge is still one of the first sights Gil Waters sees in the morning. Yaryna Klimchak
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: Signature sight

The John Ringling Causeway Bridge has become a Sarasota landmark in 10 years time - but has it fixed traffic woes and emergency access?

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"I guess the bottom line is, it's a gorgeous bridge. Do I resent it? No. It's probably been a better recreational resource than we ever could have imagined … I still would prefer a lower bridge, but I don’t hear people complaining about it."
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: Leaders remember their sides on the bridge

Read what community leaders had to say about the Ringling Bridge.

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