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Neighbors

  • By Kent Chetlain
  • August 12, 2009
Two-week sale surge ends in last week of July

After the real-estate-sales surge of 15 transactions for two consecutive weeks in mid-July, realty activity on the keys slipped back to seven for the final week of the month.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
Boating Bash

Moorings Marina hosts National Marina Day

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Virginia Sanders
  • August 12, 2009
Turtle Watch

It's a tough life for sea turtle hatchlings

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 12, 2009
Man on the street: Hurricane Charley

We asked Longboaters where they were when Hurricane Charley hit in 2004.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Weather

To view a pdf of the Weather Page and The Observer Crossword, please click on the following link.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Key visitor helped set wheels in motion

When Bobbie Banan read "A general mystery" in the July 23 issue, she took a trip down memory lane.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 10, 2009
Photo of the day: It's a sign

Can you tell us where this photo was taken? Give us your best guesses under "reader comments."

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2009
St. Barbara completes iconic installation

The church has photos of the installation and the finished work on its Web site.

  • East County
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 8, 2009
Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search

More than 150 volunteers gathered for the second Sarasota Bay Great Scallops Search. They counted approximately 130 scallops in an effort to monitor the local scallop population.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 6, 2009
Man on the street: Mystery Man

We asked Sarasota residents if they recognized the person in this photo, who is the subject of a story in the Aug. 6 Sarasota Observer. About 50% of people polled said they recognized him.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2009
Forty Carrots van receives free graphic gift-wrapping

You could call it a friendly gesture in a time of need.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2009
Blue-eyed babes bunch together

There they sat, swinging along without a care in the world last Wednesday, at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2009
Teens hit the water for competition

Participants in the Brothers and Sisters summer teen program spent the day conquering the water Friday, July 31.

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  • August 6, 2009
Junior Olympian brings home silver

Jasmine Rosales, 13, represented the Eastern United States at the Junior Olympics National Finals July 23 through July 26 and took second place in the track-and-field event, earning a silver medal.

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 5, 2009
Vitale gives $5,000 in college scholarships

Five Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County members were each presented with a $1,000 college scholarship from Dick Vitale and his wife, Lorraine, Wednesday, Aug. 5.

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