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  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Bar fight leads to attempted murder of deputy

A sheriff's deputy is caught from behind and placed in a choke hold while he escorted one of the fighters out of a Gulf Gate bar.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
You can have your Cuppicake and eat it

You haven't tasted a cupcake until you've sunk your choppers deep into Kim Harder's "Cuppicakes."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
Wedding officiant hits milestone

Nancy Johnson Taussig has been marrying people off for 25 years. The owner of Barefoot Weddings officiated her 1,000th ceremony Sunday, Feb. 28, at Siesta Key Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
Keep Sarasota County Beautiful dude talks trash

Keep Sarasota County Beautiful recently awarded five local elementary schools with its signature trash-collection receptacle, the "Talking Trash Dude." Three of the schools received $5,000 in education grants.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum presents program

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will host a public program at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 21, at Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
Women's Guild walks the runway

St. Michael the Archangel Women's Guild held its 2010 annual fashion show and luncheon, "Shanghai Chic," March 16, at Michael's On East.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
Dance, dance resurrection

Faith Lutheran Church of Sarasota, 7750 Beneva Road, will host a performance by The Resurrection Dance Theatre of Haiti at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25. The troupe consists of children who were forced into slave labor and then rescued from life on the streets.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Repair work continues one year later at Five Points

When a piece of the Plaza at Five Points building detached last March and hit a shopper on the street below, the building's contractor began a repair process that is still ongoing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Voters strongly support referendum

Precinct-by-precinct results showed voters within the city limits overwhelmingly voted yes to extend a 1-mill school tax. Only two precincts countywide voted against the referendum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Connectivity plan moves forward

On Monday, City Commissioners approved a connectivity plan to slow traffic and increase pedestrian access to the bayfront through a series of six roundabouts on U.S. 41 and lower speed limits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Golden Apple could close

The 40-year-old downtown Sarasota dinner theater may have to shut down, because two simultaneous construction projects will take away its customer parking areas.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2010
Our View

Why the stimulus is a stimu-not

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 18, 2010
Online hacker targets referendum opponent

The creator of a political-action committee that opposedthe 1-mill, school-tax extension said his Facebook account was compromised. He thinks one of his opponents is to blame.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 18, 2010
It's electric

Local businesses are starting to jump on the green bandwagon in order to trade their car engines for electric motors.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Mayor Richard Clapp
  • March 18, 2010
My View

The City Commission says it will focus on the following activities for the next two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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