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Unit 1603 at The Tower Residences, 35 Watergate Drive, has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.09 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 14, 2011
Tower Residences condo sells for $2 million

A condominium in The Tower Residences tops all real-estate transactions in Sarasota from June 27 to July 1. Property Healers Inc. sold the Unit 1603 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Roger Hauger and Cathy Convery-Hauger, of Sarasota, for $2.09 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.35 million in 2003.

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Tom Norton submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Weekly Winner: Keeping Watch

Tom Norton submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Donna Gaume shows Wendy Wilson all the services and products Mandala has to offer Wednesday, July 13 at Sarasota Prime Time.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 13, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Prime Time

Sarasota chamber members enjoyed an evening of mingling, meeting and munching Wednesday, July 13 during the Sarasota Prime Time event presented by The University of South Florida - Sarasota Manatee at the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Residents say after the feedings in Selby Five Points Park, many homeless loiter there and commit crimes.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • July 13, 2011
City won't restrict homeless feedings - for now

Sarasota city commissioners want to collect evidence that restrictions on feedings in Selby Five Points Park are even necessary, before it enacts any new restrictions.

  • Sarasota
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The Lido Pool is open daily except for Mondays. Passes to use the pool can be purchased daily, seasonally or annually.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • July 13, 2011
Residents fight for Lido Pool

Hoping to keep the popular public pool open year-round, the Lido Key Residents Association is enlisting the help of city commissioners and fellow residents.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 13, 2011
St. Armands wants garage, not meters

A city of Sarasota special meeting will be held at 10 a.m. July 21 to discuss parking meters and their possible placement on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • July 13, 2011
The Castaway

This week's Castaway

  • East County
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  • July 13, 2011
Observers launch new eEditions

Trying to go green? Or, are you simply too anxious to wait for your favorite news about You, Your Neighbors, Your Neighborhood to arrive on your doorstep?

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2011
Our View: What about the taxpayer?

As is all too common, an important party has not been at the table in the negotiations between the Manatee County School District and the Manatee Education Association.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • July 13, 2011
My View: Teacher lawsuit instructive

There is much to be learned from the lawsuit filed by the statewide teachers union and joined by others, including an entitlement mentality.

  • East County
  • Opinion
About 40 homeless people were fed in front of Vice Mayor Terry Turner's Cherokee Park home.
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  • Robin Roy
  • July 12, 2011
Sarasota homeless fed in front of vice mayor's house

A downtown resident chartered a bus and catered a meal for about 40 homeless people in front of Vice Mayor Terry Turner's house in Cherokee Park to protest Turner's position on homeless feedings.

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Pat Rounds, left, and Cathy Antunes represent Sarasota Citizens for Responsible Government.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • July 12, 2011
Group requests more complete county audit

Now that impropriety has been discovered in the county's procurement department, a citizen group wants an audit that cleared the county of wrongdoing in its baseball contract awards to be conducted again.

  • Sarasota
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Commissioner Christine Robinson was appointed to the County Commission last November.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • July 11, 2011
Robinson to run for commission seat

The sitting Sarasota County Commissioner turned in her documents Friday to run for the District 3 seat in November 2012.

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Livia Mendonca hits the ball as Melissa Roberts prepares to help out her teammate during the Siesta Key Gulf Open, Saturday, July 9 at Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 9, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Dig The Beach!

The Siesta Key Gulf Open, part of the Dig the Beach volleyball series, took place Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 on Siesta Key Public Beach. The weekend had 325 teams sign up to play in all of the different divisions including Open, AAA, AA, A, BB, B, co-ed and juniors.

  • Sarasota
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Sierra Hillman shows off a tray of brownies.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 8, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Mattison's Chef Camp

Campers at Mattison's Forty-One put their chef skills to work Friday, July 8, when they prepared a graduation lunch sampling for their families and friends.

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