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  • Robin Roy
  • July 14, 2011
City eyes job and service cuts

Thirteen positions are targeted for elimination, and city residents may see reductions in a host of services they once took for granted, as City Hall seeks to trim millions from its 2012 budget.

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  • Matt Walsh
  • July 14, 2011
What happened to my Pelican Press?

Dear Readers: Wednesday was a big day for us. It marked the completion of the transition of the Pelican Press' ownership from Milwaukee-based Journal Community Publishing Group to our company, The Observer Group Inc.

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Drivers turning onto East Bay Street from southbound U.S. 41 experience wait times at the red turn light of up to five minutes and 10 seconds.
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  • Robin Roy
  • July 14, 2011
Meet in the Middle

Concrete medians that were meant to protect Osprey residents from heavy traffic are being fingered as culprits behind dying businesses and long waits at red lights.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 14, 2011
City audit finds no wrongdoing

A look at how city employees were using purchasing credit cards shows the city largely in compliance with rules.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2011
County denies city-funding request for brownfield

The Sarasota County Commission will not give the city of Sarasota $500,000 to clean up a former dump site.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Stephen King joins blood drive

The Suncoast Communities Blood Bank kicked off its sixth annual Boots vs. Badges blood drive competition with an open house Tuesday, July 12, at the Sarasota donor center.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Free fun for families on Friday

Grab your blankets and lawn chairs Friday, July 15, and find a spot at the Van Wezel's FridayFest on the bayfront.

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Mary Kaye and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman with Barbara Burkett and Jeanne Corbin
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Politicians make stops in Sarasota

Led by Chairman Joe Gruters, the Republican Party of Sarasota is attracting the attention of primary hopefuls.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Sarasota Sluggers team places fifth in statewide tournament

The Sarasota Cal Ripken 2011 8U Rookie "A" Team - Sarasota Sluggers - has placed fifth in the state of Florida.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
News Briefs

Homeless fed at vice mayor's home Citizens group demands another county audit

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When repairs of the North Siesta Bridge begin at night in June 2012, the bridge will continue to open for boat traffic, Florida Department of Transportation officials say.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • July 14, 2011
Traffic, rainy delays top concerns with Siesta Key bridge project

Smooth traffic management and making sure the work is completed before tourist season begins in earnest: Those were the foremost concerns voiced July 7, when the Siesta Key Association board of directors hosted Florida Department of Transportation officials for a discussion of the 2012 north Siesta Key bridge rehabilitation project.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 14, 2011
Sewage-treatment smell riles Palmer Ranch

A wastewater-treatment plant on McIntosh Road had a new odor-elimination system installed, but residents complain the smell is worse than ever, and they are demanding the county take action.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2011
Cops Corner

No refunds 7:36 p.m. - 1500 block of Main Street. Suspicious Incident. A driver called police to help him remove his ATM card, which was stuck in one of the new downtown parking meters.

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"There's a neat stillness up there, and it's only in the early morning or right after a thunderstorm," says Rabbi Brenner Glickman.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 14, 2011
Rabbi fulfills sky-high dream

Rabbi Brenner Glickman spent his 40th birthday on Cloud Nine, while hang-gliding at Wallaby Ranch.

  • Sarasota
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Laurie Birch and Bruce Holst left Wednesday to reintroduce rare orchids and ferns back into their natural habitats in the Everglades.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 14, 2011
Rare finds

Two Marie Selby Botanical Garden employees are preparing to help rare ferns and orchids become productive members of society.

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