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  • December 16, 2010
Cops corner

Dec. 7 Unusual campaign strategy 11:15 a.m. - 7300 block of South Tamiami Trail. Suspicious Incident. A political party volunteer reported a man walked into the party headquarters and rambled about bad "guys," the Bible and Benjamin Netanyahu bringing guns to The White House. The man called himself Christ and called President Obama the anti-Christ. During the conversation, the employee determined that the real reason for the man's visit was to inquire about running for office.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
This home at 1767 Baywood Drive has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,021 square feet of living area. It sold for $405,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 16, 2010
Bay View Acres home sells for $405,000

A home in Bay View Acres tops all real-estate transactions this week

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Alexis Upham is the senior director of development at the University of South Florida.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • December 16, 2010
Donor spotlight: Alexis Upham

Each week, The Sarasota Observer will feature a different donor who is involved with Season of Sharing, a 10-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by the Community Foundation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alex Nugent
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 16, 2010
Athlete of the Week: Alex Nugent

Cardinal Mooney High School senior Alex Nugent just finished his last football season as quarterback.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Briana Calderon mimics the pose of the woman she painted on this wooden canvas.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 16, 2010
Neighbors: Briana Calderon

Briana Calderon, a 16-year-old junior at Booker High School for the Visual Performing Arts, says that her love for art has been a part of her life since she was a little girl.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2010
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Bob Soran
  • December 16, 2010
My View: Marina Jack's annual financial obligations exceed the average

Rather than continuing to foster public misconception about Marina Jack and its partnership with the city, we think a better service could be provided by outlining the facts accurately.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The latest cost add-on to the ever-growing costs of the Legacy Trail: a $3.1 million bike and pedestrian overpass over U.S. 41. Money is apparently no object with the ballooning Legacy Trail.
  • By Rod Thomson
  • December 16, 2010
My View: Legacy of the spending blob

I'm sure the Legacy Trail and its ever mounting cost is nice for those people who live near it - and who like to bike and have bikes. But that is not a large percentage of the people in Sarasota County, and not a great reason for public policy.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2010
Our View: The plunder of business subsidies

Gov.-elect Rick Scott knew when he entered the state's political arena and certainly knows now that turning around Florida's economy is likely to be the toughest challenge he will have faced in his professional life.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 16, 2010
In Brief

In Brief

  • Sarasota
  • News
Debbie and Dan Dannheisser fulfilled the Christmas wish list of a boy whom they had never met.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 16, 2010
The Christmas Spirit

As two parents in Georgia contemplated a way to break the news to their 9-year-old son that they couldn't afford Christmas presents this year, a Sarasota resident was already making calls to obtain the boy's Christmas wish list.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 16, 2010
Rebound could balance city fund

Once predicted to be millions in the hole, Sarasota's tax-increment financing could break even if a state economic forecast becomes reality.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Debbie Comer
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 16, 2010
Selby guests pine for decorations

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Great Room by the Bay was transformed into a holiday wonderland for the Marie Selby Gardens Associates' Wine, Dine and Pine event Nov. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Aimee Barnes and Cynthia McGrail
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 16, 2010
Phillippi Shores lifts spirits with gifts

Along with the help of parents, staff and community members, Phillippi Shores Elementary School guidance counselor Aimee Barnes and I.B. coordinator Cynthia McGrail rounded up a roomful of gifts to make the holidays extra special for 79 needy children.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 16, 2010
Board demands greenspace guarantee

An advisory board cautioned City Hall not to demand more plant beds for downtown without assurance those greenspaces will be maintained.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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