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Signs have been posted around Turtle Beach warning of the water quality.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 25, 2011
Beachgoers warned of water advisory

The health department has detected elevated levels of bacteria on Siesta Key's Turtle Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Co-chairs Debbie Plotts and Jim and Bingo Wilson
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 24, 2011
Cattle Barons' Ball Sponsor Party

Cattle Barons' Ball Sponsor Party

  • Black Tie
Kristiana Serbin, Tom Buchter and Nora Johnson
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 24, 2011
Orchid Ball Sponsor Party

Orchid Ball Sponsor Party

  • Black Tie
Co-Chairwomen Charlene Wolff, Eileen Curd and Barbara Portanova
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 24, 2011
Women's Cancer Awareness Luncheon

Women's Cancer Awareness Luncheon

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Isaac "Biz" Stone is co-founder and creative director of Twitter.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 24, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: TWEET, TWEET!

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone today attended the Farm Sanctuary's afternoon gathering at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Brenden Bieth, 4, has fun digging in the sand with a big shovel while visiting Siesta Key Beach over Presidents Day weekend.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 24, 2011
Tourist Attraction

A high satisfaction rate among the county's visitors shows more than 97% plan to return in future years.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota Bay Club residents do chi tao with instructor Michael Stults, left, Friday, Feb. 18, at Sarasota Bay Club. Stults has been a chi tao instructor for 28 years and has been teaching this class at Sarasota Bay Club for 10 years.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 24, 2011
Aging Initiative

Sarasota County is transforming its demographic strength into an economic asset.

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  • Robin Roy
  • February 24, 2011
Pensions to outweigh revenue

With property values projected to fall 8% next year and pension costs expected to rise 35%, the city faces the possibility that property-tax revenues will not be able to cover retirement costs.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 24, 2011
News Briefs

County plans Palmer Ranch road upgrades; City Commission approves hotel negotiations; Early voting to continue for another week

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bicyclists in two locations on The Legacy Trail got flattires after riding over carpet tacks that were spread around the trail.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 24, 2011
Trail riders pinpoint problem

After suffering from flattened tires, bikers discovered that more than 1,000 tacks were laid at two separate points on the trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The New Gate-Field School’s campus on Ashton Road will house a total of 120 to 130 students.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 24, 2011
New Gate-Field School will merge with Ashton campus

Starting in the fall, New Gate-Field School will return to the campus where it started 27 years ago.

  • Sarasota
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Richard Dorfman
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 24, 2011
Business sense versus community activism

SPECIAL: The Sarasota Observer is interviewing City Commission candidates before the March 8 district election.

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  • Observer Staff
  • February 24, 2011
Cops Corner

Feb. 15 Card shark 2:35 p.m. - 3800 block of South Tamiami Trail. Petit Theft Shoplifting. A greeting-card store employee caught a middle-aged woman stuffing four or five cards into her purse and walking out the door. She was driving a Lexus SUV but didn't want to pay for $15 worth of cards. They were Hallmarks, so the thief cared enough to steal the very best.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 24, 2011
Our View

We recommend

  • Sarasota
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The home at 959 Citrus Ave. has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,572 square feet of living area. It sold for $370,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 24, 2011
Preserve at Mission Valley home sells for $685,000

A home in Preserve at Mission Valley tops all real-estate transactions from Jan. 25 to Jan. 28.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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