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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 23, 2011
Business Observer

Gurley and Associates law firm earns top ranking; Suncoast Communities Blood Bank receives grant; Salon Central celebrates grand opening; Mullet's Aluminum Products awarded with excellence; ABWA All Achievers chapter recognizes its members

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 1718 Cherry Lane has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,872 square feet of living area. It sold for $551,100. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 23, 2011
Casey Cove home sells for $600,000

John and Cheryl Caramanian, Nokomis, sold their home at 925 Casey Cove Drive to Janice Wade and Joseph Ross, Nokomis, for $600,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Monica DeVold submitted this sunset photo, taken on north Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Weekly Winner: Color Scheme

Monica DeVold submitted this sunset photo, taken on north Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,509 square feet of living area, sold for $531,400. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 23, 2011
Sarasota Beach home tops week's sales at $820,000

A home in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert Hurwitz, Sarasota, and Linda Weller, of Lewisburg, Pa., sold their home at to William and Katherine Baumann, of Lake Orion, Mich., for $820,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Maya Stern Rudo and Madelyn Halperin decorate the dining hall.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 22, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Beth Sholom Schools decorates Salvation Army

Each year, Temple Beth Sholom students and their teachers spearhead a donation drive for children and families at the Salvation Army.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City attorney Bob Fournier told commissioners its three commission districts must be redrawn Monday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 22, 2011
City districts will be redrawn

The Sarasota City Commission must approve new commission district maps by next April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
We have our favorite dishes, what are yours?
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 22, 2011
POLL: What is your favorite traditional Thanksgiving dish?

Thanksgiving is only two days from today! What traditional dish are you most excited for?

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Aleiah, 4, and Sheli Rodriguez pose together at the Thanksgiving Luncheon, Tuesday, Nov. 22, at First United Methodist Church.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 22, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Being Thankful

The First United Methodist Church held a Thanksgiving Luncheon for the parents and children that attend the Early Child Care program at the church.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The discovery of the body was reported at 12:33 a.m. Nov. 22.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 22, 2011
Dead body discovered in Gulf Gate

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is working to learn the identity of a white male found dead in the road early the morning of Nov. 22 near the intersection of Curtiss Avenue and Gulf Gate Drive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 22, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's special Thanksgiving Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
I am thankful for the beautiful sunsets every night on our beaches.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 22, 2011
Our View: Giving thanks

Thanksgiving Day is one of the great American holidays, because it is the time when everyone of different backgrounds, political persuasions and faiths can focus on being thankful for what we have.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Author Michelle Phillips. File photo.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 22, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Beauty Blueprint' soars on Amazon; FST prepares for a $5.6 million makeover; Finally, Sarasota Opera finds its 'Nemo'; Teen actress vies for spot on TV's 'Glee'

  • Sarasota
  • News
Zoe Anderson, Terry Neuss, Virginia Tashian and Anne Roberts with Pat and Dick Anderson
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 21, 2011
Friends of the Sarasota Ballet Showcase Luncheon

Friends of the Sarasota Ballet Showcase Luncheon

  • Black Tie
A white, four-door Toyota attempted to make a left turn while heading eastbound on Fruitville Road onto Beneva Road. The Toyota was hit by a SCAT bus and a Chevrolet pickup truck driving westbound on Fruitville.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • November 21, 2011
UPDATE: Crash at Fruitville Road & Beneva Road Intersection

Sarasota police are investigating the crash that occurred today at 12:36 p.m., involving three vehicles.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Senior Judge Jack Schoonover also ruled that the 2005 decision in Moore v. Sarasota County 'should not be ignored.'
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 21, 2011
Judge calls term limit ballot language 'deficient'

Senior Judge Jack Schoonover Monday, Nov. 21, declared 'very deficient' the language approved last week by the Sarasota County Commission for a proposed county charter amendment scheduled to go on the Jan. 31 ballot.

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