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Sarasota Police have identified a body found in Big Pass early Tuesday, Aug. 27.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 27, 2013
UPDATE: Dead body found in Big Pass

The Sarasota Police Department has launched an investigating after finding the body of a Sarasota County contractor on a sandbar in Big Pass.

  • Siesta Key
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The firm founded by world-famous economist Arthur Laffer will study development policies in Sarasota County.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 27, 2013
County hires famed economist's firm for study

Laffer Associates signed a $90,000 contract Aug. 20, to study fiscal neutrality in Sarasota County.

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Community members can drop off donations at any Goodwill locations.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 27, 2013
Mayor proclaims September Hunger Action Month

Mayor Shannon Snyder encourages community members to donate food for Hunger Action Month in September.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney quarterback Reese Vita threw a pair of touchdown passes.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 26, 2013
Cougars roll to Classic win

The Cardinal Mooney High football team cruised to a 49-7 victory over Bradenton Christian in its Kickoff Classic Aug. 23.

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  • Sports
Deputies arrested 20-year-old Katelyn Kemp scheme to defraud and grand theft Aug. 19.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2013
Deputies arrest two women for retail theft

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged two women for month-long retail-theft scheme.

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Sarasota County Area Transit will begin searching for a new operations manager this week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2013
SCAT loses manager to private sector

Sarasota County Area Transit Operations Manager Greg Brackin announced his resignation Monday, Aug. 26.

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London native Anjuli Hookway, 13, made bracelets and sold them to raise money for Royal Rescue, a local organization that saves cats and dogs from high-kill shelters.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 26, 2013
Teen raises funds to help puppies

Anjuli Hookway was so taken with the Royal Rescue puppies she saw at Wet Noses that she decided to raise funds during her vacation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
An eight-inch water main broke this morning, forcing Sarasota County crews to stop traffic on Webber Street.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 26, 2013
Sarasota County closes portion of Webber Street

Sarasota County has stopped eastbound and westbound traffic on Webber Street between Avery Avenue and Savory Drive due to a water-main break.

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Justine Amdur and her daughter, Mia, partake in beading.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • August 25, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El Family Picnic

Families of all ages spent Saturday evening together in Summerfield Park for a picnic and sunset Havdalah service held by Temple Emanu-El and the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. From face painting to beading, the picnic was full of fun things in which children and parents could partake.

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Eileen and Adam Smith with host Sandra Ceshker and George Ceshker
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 24, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: The SYC Lounge

The Lounge opened Friday, Aug. 23, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Senior Valorie Gochnauer touches up Lacey Landers' make-up during the game.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 23, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota bests Dixie Hollins

Students wearing orange shirts showed their Sailor spirit Friday, Aug. 23, at the Sarasota vs. Dixie Hollins football game. Sarasota High School stayed ahead through the entirety of the game.The final score 37-7.

  • Sarasota
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Ashley Kozel and her daughters cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Kozel Family Amphitheater.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 23, 2013
The Kozel Family presents new amphitheater to students

The Kozel Family cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Out-Of-Door Academy amphitheater. Out-Of-Door Academy made nearly $1 million in renovations this summer thanks to the Kozel family's generosity.

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Runners, walkers and cyclists traverse the towering stretch of concrete, tourists pose for pictures and angles drop lines under the Ringling Bridge daily.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Little-known facts about the Ringling Bridge

As the Ringling Bridge celebrates its 10th anniversary, here are five facts about the towering structure you may not know.

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  • News
Sarasota Police arrested two men Wednesday, Aug. 21, after executing search warrants.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 23, 2013
Sarasota Police uncover guns and drugs

Sarasota Police search warrants result in two arrests Wednesday.

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Siesta Key residents rallied to open Midnight Pass by shovel — years after the inlet was artificially closed — in the early 1980s.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 23, 2013
UPDATE: Midnight Pass talks continue

Sarasota County staff met with state officials Aug. 21, to hear the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's stance on reopening Midnight Pass.

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