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Adams Lane near the Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane, was closed to traffic when a suspicious package was located in the area.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 15, 2012
Bomb-squad called in to Sarasota Police Station

The Sarasota Police Department has called in the bomb squad and closed area downtown streets after a suspicious package was dropped near the department at 2099 Adams Lane.

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  • March 15, 2012
Students honored for academics

St. Martha Catholic School students who received the Principal's Certificate for academics in the fall were treated to lunch recently at Lazy Lobster on Longboat Key.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 15, 2012
Suncoast students attend conference

Ten middle-school students from Suncoast School for Innovative Studies, a Sarasota County public charter school, attended the Walt Disney World Youth Leadership Conference in Orlando March 9.

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  • March 15, 2012
Sons of American Revolution honor county veterans

More than 200 people attended the annual George Washington Birthday luncheon, hosted Feb. 25 by the Saramana chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, with the assistance of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • March 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Sarasota County had spent $240,161 through Feb. 29.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 15, 2012
Taxpayers' bill in Marina Jack case: $240,000

A lawsuit over Marina Jack's property-tax exemption in the city has cost both sides hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • March 15, 2012
Observed: Time for this editor to step down from Pelican post

It was fitting, I thought, that the Siesta Key Association's annual meeting March 10 was the last event on the Key that I would cover for the Pelican Press.

  • Sarasota
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Catherine Luckner is president of the Siesta Key Association.
  • By Catherine Luckner
  • March 15, 2012
My View: Good news needs a champion

Something of an encouraging nature happens every day. Many of you know that, because you're participating in such an undertaking.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 15, 2012
Letter to the Editor

Weisman makes good points in his column

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  • March 15, 2012
Letter to the Editor

Dorfman wrong about Main Street; 'Free' contraception isn't free

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  • March 15, 2012
News Briefs

City issues downtown parking reminder; Sister Cities to honor Bollettieri and ORT

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 15, 2012
Palmer Ranch residents protest: 'No interchange'

A group of Palmer Ranch residents attended the Sarasota County Commission meeting Tuesday to voice opposition to a proposed Central Sarasota Parkway interchange.

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A Sarasota County schematic shows plans for the northern section of Nathan Benderson Park at University Parkway. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 15, 2012
Commissioners approve Benderson Park changes

The Sarasota County Commission Wednesday unanimously approved changes in the $40 million Benderson Park project.

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O’Shea
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 15, 2012
O'Shea hopes to bolster college's national recognition

The man chosen to take the helm of New College this summer says he looks forward to boosting the college's recognition on the national level.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 15, 2012
Circle will seek BID extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

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