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  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Don't punish all for actions of a few; Banning alcohol will not prevent drinking; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

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  • April 12, 2012
News Briefs

New College Foundation makes appointment; Ringling Picnic hosts evening festival Friday; Free document shredding offered Saturday

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The city of Sarasota intends to get this abandoned parcel at 2303 Bahia Vista St. back on city tax rolls. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
City wants to clean up abandoned properties

The city's Code Compliance Division can now start the foreclosure process on abandoned parcels to clear the property titles, dispose of the properties and get them back on the tax rolls.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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John Gudritz is the co-owner of an investment management firm.
  • By John Gudritz
  • April 12, 2012
My View: Consider the rights of the early birds - please turn down the music

I am a morning person, also known as an early bird. I am one of those people who loves to get up early in the morning to walk or run the beach.

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  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Siesta Key needs streetlights; Don't punish all for actions of a few; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

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  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota team prepares for Red Bull Candola race

Jared Serfozo and Jason Owens will compete at the Red Bull Candola race this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

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Marion Koenig and her late husband, Marvin, enjoyed dancing and traveling. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Scientists sample Sarasota centenarian's DNA for study

Sarasota resident Marion Koenig turned 100 in November. Now, she's donating a sample of her DNA to be studied with the hopes that future generations can enjoy longer lives.

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Eileen Weber took this photo of the sun setting over a fisherman on the South Jetty in Venice.
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  • April 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Eileen Weber took this photo of the sun setting over a fisherman on the South Jetty in Venice.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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A condominium in Savoy on Palm, which has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,385 square feet of living area, sold for $2.15 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 12, 2012
Savoy on Palm condo sells for $2.15M

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Toby Tanenbaum, trustee, of Toronto, Canada, sold the Unit 1102 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Richard and Leslie Rivera, of Sarasota, for $2.15 million.

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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 12, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Ashlee Linn

Riverview senior Ashlee Linn, 19, is an all-star swimmer for the Rams' swim team and the Sarasota Sharks.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight: Jonathan Chappell

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This Windward Passage condominium, which has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,277 square feet of living area, sold for $830,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta Beach House condo sells for $2.1 million

A condominium in Siesta Beach House tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Falcon Partners Ltd. sold the Unit 3 condominium at 508 Beach Road to Louis and Denise Colosimo, of Westport, Conn., for $2.1 million.

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Conquistador David Bailey and Bogey's owner Albert Myara. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Paul Malton joins RE/MAX Alliance Group; Suncoast Center announces relocation; Gulf Coast foundation president visits White House; Mavai Chocolate opens in Sarasota

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