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Hearings for the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy case are scheduled into November.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 10, 2013
Colony case lingers into November

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May noted Thursday that meaningful settlement talks with Colony Lender must be had for the case to come to any sort of a conclusion.

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A 3 p.m. hearing today is scheduled in U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K Rodney May’s courtroom for a status update for all affected parties.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 10, 2013
Government shutdown affects Colony settlement

U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee William Maloney's office is not functioning due to the government shutdown.

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The reception will take place at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 10, 2013
Public invited to meet ULI panelists

The reception will kick off the Urban Land Institute's five-day study.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 9, 2013

Today's Stories: Downtown Sarasota construction continues; Sarasota Police arrest man suspected of hotel burglaries; Ringling International Arts Festival kicks off; Boat runs aground off Siesta Key; and MORE.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Our Town: Jane Webb books colorful reprint

Casa del Mar owner Jane Webb recently republished her children's book, 'Furry Friends.'

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Luke and Hannah Yates, Kai Meighan, Sarah Oliveri and Joshua Meighan with an injured cormorant.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Our Town: Volunteers rescue birds at cleanup

Volunteers collected more than just trash Saturday, Oct. 5, at the fifth annual Sarasota Bay Watch Monofilament Cleanup.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Our Town: Missing swan resurfaces

Unofficial Harbourside swan keeper David Novak feared the worst when an English mute swan outfitted with a green band for identification purposes disappeared last week.

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Queen Creek, Ariz.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 9, 2013
Officials share ULI study effects on other communities

Officials from three communities offer insight on the impact of the Urban Land Institute study and how it affected where they live.

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Bill Colton, Frank Howard, Ed Mues and Stefan Dekowski. Colton, Howard and Mues are Longboat Key residents, while Dekowski lives on Bird Key.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 9, 2013
Over the Hill Gang

Golf and friendship are par for the course for a group of four nonagenarians who meets three mornings a week to play golf at the Islandside golf course.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
News Briefs

Old Publix building coming down this week; Municipal Finance Today recognizes IT Department; Mote-rescued turtle 'Murph' released on Lido Beach

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 9, 2013
Commission approves new police vehicles

Longboat Key Police will receive three all-wheel drive SUVs and one patrol car this year, followed by two patrol cars, one SUV and one detective vehicle in 2014.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 9, 2013
Cell tower looms over talk about telecommunications

A discussion of Comprehensive Plan amendments again turns into a debate about cellular reception and towers.

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  • By Thomas Sowell
  • October 9, 2013
My View: Who shut down the government?

Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

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  • October 9, 2013
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Revenue from the surveys will aid in our efforts to keep YourObserver.com an advertiser-funded website with content that is free to readers.
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  • October 9, 2013
Observer Media Group expands online partnership with Google

Beginning Wednesday, YourObserver.com users will experience the use of new Google Consumer Surveys.

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