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Filmmaker Leslie Glass' second documentary, "The Silent Majority," airs Sept. 19 on WEDU. Yaryna Klimchak
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 19, 2013
Independent film producer shines light on addiction and recovery

After her own family's struggle with addiction, Leslie Glass hopes to remove the stigma surrounding it with her new documentary, 'The Silent Majority.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The State Street garage is supposed to be constructed at State Street and Lemon Avenue by February 2015, but commissioners have yet to select a design for the structure. File photo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 19, 2013
Commission requests new State Street garage designs

City commissioners revisited older State Street garage plans at a meeting Monday and asked the city's Urban Design Studio to sketch out additional mock-ups.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chip Beeman has owned the Main Bar and Sandwich Shop, a local lunch hotspot in downtown Sarasota, for nine years. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 19, 2013
Sandwiches in paradise: Main Bar

Chip and Katie Beeman own two popular downtown eateries, Main Bar and Pastry Art. The couple's mantra, built on making subs in the Northwest, is consistency sells.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 19, 2013
Best Foot Forward: Gabrielle Holt

Riverview High alumna Gabrielle Holt has aspirations of working for the Nike Sport Research Lab, which specializes in product development.

  • Sarasota
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This week's standout player is Emily Harding.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2013
SIDELINES

Cougars D comes up big; ODA golf team swings past Southeast; Sarasota Christian falls to Manatee Heat; ODA sweeps Imagine; Riverview High swimming

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2013
JUST THE STATS

3 - The number of events the Cardinal Mooney High boys and girls swim teams won to finish second behind Riverview at a five-school meet Sept. 11, at the Selby Aquatic Center.

  • Sarasota
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Dixey Behnken submitted this photo of a sunset over the Intercoastal Waterway.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 19, 2013
OBSERVER WEATHER: Sarasota

Dixey Behnken submitted this photo of a sunset over the Intercoastal Waterway.

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Ray Pilon and Ed Brodsky
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 18, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Reception Honoring Representative Ray Pilon

Supporters gathered for a special reception honoring Representative Ray Pilon Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

  • Sarasota
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Girls are learning the value of philanthropy during the 30-day Match Challenge at Girls Inc. of Sarasota County.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 18, 2013
Girls Inc. in the midst of $150,000 matching campaign

A small group of donors have pledged $150,000 to Girls Inc. of Sarasota County if the girls can match the funds in their micro society.

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Becky Stoll and Sally Schoeffel
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 18, 2013
Our town: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center nurses participate in global mision

Becky Stoll and Sally Schoeffel, both registered nurses at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, recently returned from two weeks participating in the Timmy Global Health Medical Brigade to Ecuador.Â

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Community Haven Chairman Ted Bogusz, President and CEO Marla Doss and Tom Rees help cut the ribbon.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 18, 2013
Our town: Community Haven celebrates new school

ommunity Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities Inc. celebrated the reopening of the remodeled Selby Day School with a ribbon cutting Monday, Sept. 16.

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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lee F. Kichen
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 18, 2013
Our town: East County resident honored

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lee F. Kichen was given a surprise recognition at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance luncheon honoring veterans and 9/11 victims last Wednesday.

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Luis de Jesus, of Pincher’s Crab Shack, prepares ribs for the crowd at last year’s cook-off. Pincher’s won the coveted "People's Choice" title. File photo
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 18, 2013
Barbecue cook-off heats up Main Street

The competition is heating up for the fifth annual Main Street Restaurant BBQ Cook-off Saturday, Sept. 21, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 18, 2013
Dakin Dairy plans to party till the cows come home

The farm with celebrate five years of agritourism Oct. 5.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jackie Colacci, the ultimate soccer mom, opened a store dedicated to her family’s favorite sport.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 18, 2013
Doing Business: The Art of Soccer

After Jackie Colacci learned in May that she would not be returning to her job as a special-needs aid at Braden River Elementary, she wanted to take control of her own fate.

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