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  • Robin Roy
  • August 30, 2010
Sarasota election recount denied

A Charter Review Board candidate wanted a recount, claiming Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent wrongly encouraged her to concede.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 30, 2010
Mote scientists search for missing satellite tag

Researchers are asking for the public's help in locating a satellite tag that was used to track a whale shark.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 28, 2010
Sarasota Beer Festival gets a thumbs up (WITH VIDEO)

With mouthwatering samples of wings, pizza and more than 100 kinds of beer, the Sarasota Beer Festival had something for everyone.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • August 27, 2010
Pineapple Square to speed up timeline

The development will cede control of the State Street parking lot and give up on its phase three in exchange for flexibility on its phase two plan.

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  • Robin Roy
  • August 26, 2010
MPO plan calls for more roundabouts

The long-range transportation plan for the entirety of Tamiami Trail through Sarasota County could place four more roundabouts in north Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • August 26, 2010
Union-backed candidates get mixed election results

One teachers union candidate won her race by 4% of the votes. The other union-backed candidate came in last in his race.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
Show some puppy love for new center

If you're hankering for some puppy love, there's a new spot in downtown Sarasota just for you. Southeastern Guide Dogs will open its Discovery Center to the public Sept. 2, at 1618 Main St.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
Camp cuties end summer with a bang

To celebrate their last week of summer vacation, local children ages 18 months to 5 years old got creative with art projects, science experiments and more during Temple Emanu-El Preschool's third session of summer camp.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • August 26, 2010
Concession trumps recount

With a difference of just 151 votes, a Charter Review Board race was headed to a recount, until one candidate said she wanted to go no further.

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  • Robin Roy
  • August 26, 2010
Twice-weekly trash collection seen as wasteful

Starting in September, the city of Sarasota will change its garbage-collection schedule to once-per-week. The move will save the city $700,000 and save residents $36 per year.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2010
OUR VIEW: The attack plan failed

The saying goes, "All is fair in love, war and politics." But as we have witnessed in this year's Republican gubernatorial election, "fair" does not equate with right and proper, and it certainly doesn't equate with integrity.

  • Sarasota
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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Riverview High

The Sarasota Observer caught up with several Riverview High School students at orientation Thursday, Aug. 19, to see how they felt about the upcoming school year.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
Woman shells out her own 88th birthday present

It took three months, several pounds of glue and hundreds of seashells, but Sarasota resident Ailine Burke was determined to celebrate her 88th birthday in an extraordinary way - by turning an ordinary bathtub into an exquisite work of art.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 26, 2010
'Professional' punk rockers pour one out for benefit

Sarasota Young Professionals members Elise Lipoff and Frank Maggio can check black lipstick, mullets and tongue studs off their bucket list, after flaunting rock star-glam looks at the Celebrity Guest Bartender Showdown Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Shamrock Pub.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2010
Cops Corner 08.26.10

Brick pavers were placed in the roadway, and lanes in both directions were blocked. Looks like beavers are taking lessons from the Three Little Pigs.

  • Sarasota
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