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  • July 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Check your facts; Shame on Sarasota

  • Sarasota
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  • By Dean Kalahar
  • July 12, 2012
My View: Pine View School: gifted or gilded?

The enrollment statistics for Sarasota gifted school are out of the norm. Are that many children really gifted?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Cop Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Kristina Castner
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 12, 2012
Brides Across America outfits military brides with free wedding gowns

For couples with one or both members in the military, tying the knot can be an even more complicated and stressful process than usual.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 701 Treasure Boat Way sold for $1.39 million. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 12, 2012
Three-bedroom home in Siesta's Bayside sells for $1.39 million

Two homes in Siesta's Bayside tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Our View: 3 ideas for a city manager

And what would you say if the mayor of Sarasota called you and said, "I know we told you two weeks ago you weren't good enough for me and my four City Commission colleagues, but now we have changed our minds. We'd like to offer you the city manager job."?

  • Sarasota
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • July 12, 2012
My View: City sadly fiddles with registry

Talk about fiddling while Rome burns. The city of Sarasota is facing a series of crises threatening to escalate further.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
News Briefs

Downtown parking times disputed

  • Sarasota
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Unit 1800 at Beau Ciel, 990 Blvd. of the Arts, sold for $5.6 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 12, 2012
Four-bedroom Beau Ciel condo sells for $5.6 million

A condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 12, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Colleen O'Bryant

Colleen O'Bryant, a Sarasota native, is relatively new to BMX, but she is already skilled on her bike.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ann Picard submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Palmer Ranch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Ann Picard submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 11, 2012
July 11: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 11, 2012
Library Foundation receives grant

The newly formed Library Foundation for Sarasota County has received a $10,000 grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to raise public awareness about the county's nine Sarasota County libraries.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Visit Sarasota is working with the Siesta Key Village Association to modify "Number 1 Beach" signs for long-term use.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 11, 2012
Visit Sarasota thinks big

Visit Sarasota will partner with the newly formed U.S. marketing campaign called Brand USA to target European tourists.

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Read this week's Castaway.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • July 11, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
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