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The Siesta Gulf View Unit 501 condominium, which has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,345 square feet of living area, tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. It sold for $872,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 8, 2011
Siesta Gulf View home tops this week's sales at $872,000

Jeanine Procassini, of Holmdel, N.J., sold her Unit 501 condominium at 420 Beach Road to Alan and Francine Inbinder, Chicago, for $872,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Arlene Fortsch caught this early morning rain over Little Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2011
Weekly Winner: Morning Shower

Arlene Fortsch caught this early morning rain over Little Sarasota Bay.

  • Siesta Key
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Little hero marigolds bloom brightly.
  • By Rick Wielgorecki
  • September 8, 2011
Home & Garden: Pick the right plants

Here are some tips about what to look for when you're at the nursery choosing plants for your landscape. As you consider possible purchases, select cultivars with brightly colored leaves and/or flowers.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 8, 2011
Auditions prepare student for role as filmmaker

Jessica Knight, a senior studying digital filmmaking at Ringling College of Art and Design, is currently holding auditions for her thesis film, "A Fair Exchange."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bruce Lehman submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Cà d’Zan mansion in Sarasota.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2011
Weekly Winner: Majestic Moment

Bruce Lehman submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Cà d'Zan mansion in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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Mike Aiello, Elizabeth Trent, Rob Lindsey and Jason Russ
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: East Meets West Chambers of Commerce

Local Chambers of Commerce gathered at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium for a fun networking event.

  • Siesta Key
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Moderator Judith Sedgeman poses with panelists Christopher Wenzel, Jackie Barron, Luke Bencie, Dan Hoffe and Bonnie Silvestri
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Triumph Over Tragedy event at USFSM

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee honored the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a program called Triumph over Tragedy: Remembering 9/11 a Decade Later, Wednesday, Sept. 7, inside Selby Auditorium.

  • Sarasota
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Karin Buffett and Mitzie Henson’s daughters play volleyball together at ODA.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund Announcement

More than 50 supporters of the Taylor William Emmons Memorial Foundation and All Faiths Food Bank gathered together at the home of Lakewood Ranch residents Mike and Katie Emmons for a special announcement, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and conversation Sept. 7. During the event, Mike and Katie Emmons, whose son Taylor was killed in an accident in December 2010, announced a partnership between the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund and All Faiths Food Bank. Beginning in early December, the foundation will be selling holiday wreaths, as part of its Taylor's Trees program, with half of the proceeds going to the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund and the other half going directly to All Faiths Food Bank.

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The Sarasota City Commission rescinded nine previously approved grants for three summer youth programs after the results of an audit revealed double billing practices.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 7, 2011
Summer youth programs questioned

An audit of the Newtown Summer Youth Program has prompted a criminal investigation and will lead to increased oversight from city staff.

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Oscar, 2 1/2, and Emilia, 4 1/2, Estrada work on making sand castles Wednesday, Sept. 7 on Siesta Key beach. The Estrada family, from Bolivia, is on a 2-week family vacation.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 7, 2011
Photo of the Day: Playing on la playa

Vacationers continue to make their way to the no. 1 beach in the country even with the looming gray, cloudy skies. Oscar, 2 1/2, and Emilia, 4 1/2, Estrada enjoyed their Wednesday afternoon making sand castles.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 7, 2011
Palm Aire woman found

Marilyn Kopko of Palm Aire has returned home safely.

  • East County
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Former Longboat Observer City Editor Shay Sullivan.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Q&A with former City Editor Shay Sullivan

Former Longboat Observer City Editor Shay Sullivan produced the majority of the Observer's 9/11 and post-9/11 coverage. His probing into several leads in the weeks that followed led the Secret Service to investigate The Observer Group - for the first and only time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Daniel Hoffe
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Daniel Hoffe

Daniel Hoffe was attending a training program in the South Tower of the World Trade Centers when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Paul Berriff was interviewed by the Longboat Observer shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In the photo, he shows what his filmmaking equipment looked like after it had been in the debris. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Paul Berriff

Paul Berriff was filming an Animal Planet series Sept. 11 in Manhattan, N.Y., when he heard that the North Tower of the World Trade Center had been struck by a plane.

  • Longboat Key
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President George W. Bush and then-chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, Tramm Hudson, on Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Tramm Hudson

Tramm Hudson, former chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, was one of 12 people at the dinner table with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001.

  • Longboat Key
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