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Unit 61 at Tessera, 500 S. Palm Ave., has two bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 2,830 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.2 million. File photo.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • December 8, 2011
Tessera condominium sells for $1.2 million

Inge Smith, trustee, Sarasota, sold the Unit 61 condominium at Tessera, 500 S. Palm Ave., to John and Patricia Clark, of St. Joseph, Mich., for $1.2 million.

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Read this week's Cops Corner
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  • December 8, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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This Crescent Royale home, which has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,181 square feet of living area, sold for $455,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • December 8, 2011
Bay Island Shores home sells for $800,000

A home in Bay Island Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Night Hawk Properties LLC sold the home at 775 Freeling Drive to James and Anne Westman, Sarasota, for $800,000.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2011
JUST THE STATS

6-0 - The Lady Sailors basketball team's record as of Saturday, Dec. 3, after beating Bayshore High 61-30.

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Meet this week's athlete, Camille Giardina.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 8, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Camille Giardina

Camille Giardina, 14, might be only a freshman, but she already is a major asset to Cardinal Mooney's varsity girls basketball team this season.

  • Sarasota
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Lynne Osterman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Point of Rocks on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2011
Weekly Winner: Stand-up Sunset

Lynne Osterman submitted this sunset photo, taken near Point of Rocks on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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Graci and Dennis McGillicuddy
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • December 7, 2011
Embracing Our Differences Annual Luncheon

Embracing Our Differences Annual Luncheon

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The City of Sarasota and the Van Wezel Foundation have entered into a series of exploratory discussions regarding the future operations of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 7, 2011
Van Wezel operations investigated

The city of Sarasota is deciding whether or not there's a more efficient way to run the operations of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

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The mansion features the handiwork of 13 designers from the American Society of Interior Designers, who have transformed each room using the latest trends in home design and holiday décor.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Holiday Splendor at the Payne Mansion

The Payne Mansion Holiday Showhouse will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 2, 2012, and during the evenings of Lights in Bloom, from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16 through Dec. 23 and Dec. 26 and Dec. 27, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

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Those interested in giving a donation can contact Julie DeRice at 918-8062.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 7, 2011
Casey Key seeks toy donations

A Casey Key Salvation Army toy drive will be held Monday and residents are urged to donate for children wish lists.

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The Palm Avenue parking garage is lowering rates for the boat parade on Saturday afternoon.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 7, 2011
Downtown parking garage lowers rate for weekend holiday event

The Palm Avenue parking garage will offer a $2 cash-only rate to Christmas Boat Parade of Light attendees on Saturday.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2011
Trade-in event to benefit Habitat for Humanity

Sarasota County and Manatee County residents may donate their 'gently-used' furniture to local Habitat for Humanity Restore Home Centers, Dec. 9 to Dec. 12, to receive a discount voucher for the purchase of new furniture at The Furniture Warehouse.

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • December 7, 2011
Castaway

Read this week's Castaway cartoon.

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Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson
  • December 7, 2011
My View: Time to balance the field

Although it will appear as piling on, the Legislature is going to have to look at the health insurance programs of state workers in the next session.

  • East County
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"Teresa (Stanley) sees things differently than a lot of people I've worked with," says WBTT Artistic Director Nate Jacobs. "She ran all over town breathing this vision into existence and now she's been to the mountaintop."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • December 7, 2011
Teresa Stanley: Off Broadway

Four years ago, Teresa Stanley left the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to perform in 'The Color Purple' on Broadway. This winter she's back to perform with the company that launched her career.

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