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Early voting continues through Saturday, Jan. 28.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 23, 2012
County reports early voting primary numbers

So far 1,190 Sarasota County registered Republican have taken advantage of early voting for the state's Jan. 31 Republican Primary.

  • Sarasota
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A Sarasota Bay seagrass summer survey was so successful another one is planned for next month.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 23, 2012
Seagrass volunteers requested

Sarasota County is looking for volunteers to participate in a winter seagrass survey next month.

  • Sarasota
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Emil Halloy
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Big Ten Alumni Luncheon

Alumnus from Big Ten schools gathered to show their school spirit while enjoying food and cocktails. Ron Mason, former head hockey coach and athletic director at Michigan State University, was the speaker. Mason is also the winningest hockey coach in college hockey history.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
John Pyle and Bill Robinson
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: New Balance Ringling Bridge Run

Nearly 3,000 men, women and children attended the ninth annual New Balance Ringling Bridge Run Saturday, Jan. 21. The four-mile course took runners and walkers over the scenic John Ringling Bridge twice and benefited the Sarasota YMCA's healthy families programs. 38-year-old Andrew Letherby was the male overall winner with a time of 20 minutes and 50 seconds. 16-year old Olivia Ortiz, of Bradenton, was the female overall winner with a time of 22 minutes and 40 seconds.

  • Sarasota
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Barbara Banstra and Doris Van Nostrand of Bahia Oaks Lodge.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Civic Beautification Awards

The Sarasota Garden Club honored a variety of business, organizations and associations for their landscaping, Friday, Jan, 20.

  • Sarasota
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Sydney Deal, Matthew Robertson and Treyvon Thomas perform "Words, Words, Words", Thursday, Jan. 19, during Booker High Magnet Night for Visual and Performing Arts.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Booker High Magnet VPA Night

Students and teachers of Booker High's Visual Performing Arts program held an informational evening for prospective students, Thursday, Jan. 19, at Booker High School.

  • Sarasota
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Aimee Cogan
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 21, 2012
Starry Night Dinner, highlighting 'Yentl'

Starry Night Dinner, highlighting 'Yentl'

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    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 21, 2012
Red Hot Event

Red Hot Event

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Aimee Cogan
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 20, 2012
Women and Medicine Luncheon

Women and Medicine Luncheon

  • Black Tie
Natasha Antoniuk, 3, gets ready to eat a bite of fish.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Fish Fry Friday at St. Boniface

People enjoyed St. Boniface's Fish Fry from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, at the Boniface Community Center.

  • Sarasota
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File photo.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 20, 2012
AirTran pulls out of SRQ

Effective in August, AirTran, a Southwest-owned company will cease operations in SRQ.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 20, 2012
JAN. 20: 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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Bill Shaver holds a mammoth tooth
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Historical Society speaker Bill Shaver

The Historical Society of Longboat Key kicked off their speaker series on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design. Bill Shaver, President of the Fossil Club of Lee County gave the lecture. He spoke about fossils of Florida, specifically bones and teeth, which are his specialty. He believes there is an alignment between paleontologists and historical societies, 'Both find are relics of the past to preserve, record and pass on to future generations,' he says.

  • Sarasota
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Residents in about 100 homes were to have been notified by the end of the day Friday, Jan. 20. Those residents are on Goodwater Street, Blue Water Avenue, Bowline Drive, Prairie Lane and Markridge Road.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 20, 2012
Gulf Gate Estates residents advised about water project

A Sarasota County map shows the streets in Gulf Gate Estates where a boil-water advisory will go into effect Jan. 24

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For more information, check www.yourobserver.com and pick up a copy of Thursday's Jan. 26
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 20, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Lewis accepts contract as interim city manager

The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved hiring Terry Lewis as its interim city manager at a special commission meeting this morning. Lewis' last day as the Interim Sarasota County Sarasota Administrator is today.

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