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Lola Keeler gets congratulated by Jane Johnson from SYC on Keeler's strike during the BKYC v. SYC bowling tournament on Monday, Feb. 28 at Sarasota Lanes.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • March 10, 2011
GALLERY: BKYC v. SYC Bowling Tournament

The last time Bird Key Yacht Club and Sarasota Yacht Club's bowling teams faced off against one another was five years ago. Prior to that the clubs had a yearly competition and the winning club would go home with the trophy and get to keep it until the following year when it could be back up for grabs. This year SYC won by a mere 141 points.

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  • Neighbors
Unit 602-S at Crescent Arms condominium, 6312 Midnight Pass Road, has two bedrooms, two baths and 977 square feet of living area. It sold for $525,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 10, 2011
Crescent Arms condo sells for $525,000

A condominium in Crescent Arms tops all real-estate transactions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 10.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • March 10, 2011
Lift station will close Osprey

A section of Osprey Avenue will be closed for approximately nine months, while work crews reroute pipes to a new lift station and renovate the bridge over Hudson Bayou.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • March 10, 2011
Clapp, Caragiulo head to recount

The District 2 City Commission opponents were separated by just 11 votes. Meanwhile, District 1 will see a runoff, which leaves District 3 with the only clear-cut winner.

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Front row: Joan Hatt, Sara van Buskirk, Timmie Stewart and Frances Hillier. Back row: Doris Moran, Jane Schultz, Carroll Jenkins, Carol Brown and Kay Lynch
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  • Loren Mayo
  • March 10, 2011
Unbreakable threads

The Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild will host its 13th Biennial Quilt Show March 11 and March 12.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 10, 2011
Developers decry buffer zones

A proposal intended to make the approval process easier for the business community and also make it more accommodating for neighborhood residents has angered both groups.

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Emily "Mimi" Aftandilian holds Sabrina, Sasha and Little Spencer on a recent Saturday afternoon at PetSmart Sarasota.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 10, 2011
Feline fancy

Emily Aftandilian, founder of Mimi's Rescue, has rescued and placed more than 1,000 kittens and cats in permanent homes.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 10, 2011
Impact fee helps to fund public parking garages

The city offers developers the option of eliminating a parking garage from their private projects.

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  • Robin Roy
  • March 10, 2011
News Briefs

City Commission selects police panels chairmen; Overheard; Construction on next phase of MURT to begin

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
Our View

Agenda for the new commission

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  • March 10, 2011
Cops Corner

Feb. 28 Tired of it 4 p.m. - 1900 block of South Osprey Avenue. Suspicious Incident. Complainant said when he returned to his car in a parking lot, he noticed someone had let the air out of its right front tire. The man believes an elderly man, who likes to watch the parking lot, is to blame.

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Gil Weiner submitted this sunset photo, taken at Sarasota’s Bayfront Park.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 10, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Side-by-side sunset

Gil Weiner submitted this sunset photo, taken at Sarasota's Bayfront Park.

  • Sarasota
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Featured speaker, Daniel Pink and president and CEO of the Patterson Foundation, Debra Jacobs
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • March 9, 2011
GALLERY: Patterson Foundation Luncheon

New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Daniel Pink, discussed 'Motivating Students to Become Tomorrow's Innovators and Problem Solvers' at a luncheon held Wednesday, March 9, at the Van Wezel.

  • Sarasota
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Although he walked to first base in this photo, designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero hit a long home run during the fifth inning.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 9, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Play ball!

The Baltimore Orioles led over the Minnesota Twins today 11-2.

  • Sarasota
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Police department employees had to manually unlock doors on the first floor, after their card-reader system shut down.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 9, 2011
Sonic boom hampers police headquarters

After the space shuttle-caused sonic boom, the department's elevators, card readers and garage door stopped working.

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