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Yaryna Klimchak
September 21, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : International Costal Clean Up

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful participated in a worldwide movement Saturday, Sept. 21, for International Costal Clean Up. Approximately 2,400 people volunteered across Sarasota County to clean up their community, a 25 percent increase from last year. Schools, individuals and organizations all joined together to pick up trash.

Siesta Key
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Yaryna Klimchak
September 20, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY Cardinal Mooney v Avon Park

The Cardinal Mooney Cougars took on the Avon Park Red Devils Friday, Sept. 20, at Cardinal Mooney High School.

Sarasota
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Yaryna Klimchak
September 20, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha School Spirit Day

St. Martha Catholic School parents and children celebrated School Spirit Day Friday, Sept. 20, at Cardinal Mooney High School. Kids munched on tailgate food like hot dogs and chili while others played football and frisbee. Some parents and children attended the Cardinal Mooney football game after.

Sarasota
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Heather Merriman Saba
September 19, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: Networking at Noon Luncheon

Le Colonne Restaurant hosted the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce's Networking at Noon Luncheon Thursday, Sept. 19.

Longboat Key
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Yaryna Klimchak
September 19, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : Tiger Bay Club Meeting

Community members met Thursday, Sept. 19, at Michaels On East to discuss how to keep young professionals in the area and how to build an export economy in Florida. Senator Nancy Detert served as the panelist at the Sarasota Tiger Bay Club discussion and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, President of Visit Sarasota County Virginia Haley, President of EDC Sarasota County Mark Huey and President of Medallion Homes of Gulf Coast Carlos Beruff served as the panelists.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Yaryna Klimchak
September 19, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY: CYD recognizes leaders at 8th Aannual Leadership Breakfast

Community members filled the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club Thursday, Sept. 19, to honor Chef Paul Mattison of Mattison's and Dan Bailey, Esq. of Williams Parker for their commitment to Community Youth Development. High School leaders and graduates of the S.T.A.R program spoke to an audience of 225 people at the 8th Annual Community Youth Development Leadership Breakfast and introduced the honorees.

Sarasota
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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

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

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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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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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

Sarasota
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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.