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Sarasota

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  • September 15, 2011
Letters to the Editor

More regulations for renters is sensible

  • Sarasota
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Dean Kalahar
  • By Dean Kalahar
  • September 15, 2011
My View: The truth about Social Security

With a national debt of $14.587 trillion, the U.S. is on track for bankruptcy. Don't be fooled by politicians.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
"In fiscal year 2011, (the state officials) were pretty good … in fiscal year 2012 … not so good," said Deputy County Administrator Dave Bullock. Photo by Norman Schimmel
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
County more pessimistic than state on property values

Sarasota County staff projects taxable property values will drop 4% in fiscal year 2013, while the state is projecting a 2.7% increase. Moody's is even more pessimistic than the county.

  • Sarasota
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Unit 913 at Sarasota Bay Club, 1301 Tamiami Trail, has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,772 square feet of living area. It sold for $795,000. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 15, 2011
Casey Key home sells for $4.5 million

Robert and Jayne Gunther sold their home at 1160 N. Casey Key Road to Lawrence Dickson, of Granville, Ohio, for $4.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Massimiliano Marra submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Ringling Bridge.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Weekly Winner: The Red Eye

Massimiliano Marra submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Helen and Hal Pelta show a tray of buttons that contain Helen Pelta's favorite buttons in her collection.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 15, 2011
Neighbors: Miniature Artwork

Helen Pelta takes out hundreds of buttons in plastic bags and on button trays and starts laying them out on a table in the Gulf Gate Library.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Island Beat: Manatees spark light-hearted comments

The subject matter was serious, but both Siesta Key Association directors and audience members injected more than a little levity into the Sept. 1 discussion about protecting the manatees in the Grand Canal.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
These broomsticks were too amazing to dirty up in a Quidditch match.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 15, 2011
Quidditch sweeps through campuses

You don't have to be Harry Potter to play the magical wizarding game of Quidditch. Although you may not able to zoom through the air on a broomstick, the earthbound version - Muggle Quidditch - still has its perks.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Saunders
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 15, 2011
MS&Co. sees growth

One of the more prominent realty firms on the Gulf Coast, Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co., will attack the residential real-estate market with a "think big" strategy.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The Sarasota Police Department is still investigating a criminal investigation of double billing requested by the city manager.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
City fires employee over billing snafu

An audit of the Newtown Summer Youth Program has prompted a criminal investigation and will lead to increased oversight from city staff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This Matthew Mattox sculpture, "Standing Bow," was installed in 2006. It is located in Sarasota.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 14, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Where Am I?

Be the first to answer this trivia question and we'll give you a shout out on Facebook.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight has created a military/veterans liaison officer position.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
Sheriff appoints veterans officer

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has appointed a new military/veterans liaison officer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
New College of Florida received a top 10 college ranking from U.S. News and World Report this week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
New College receives top marks

Sarasota-based New College of Florida was ranked the No. 6 public college by a publication this week.

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Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

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