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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 13, 2009
Cleanup will keep birds from getting hooked

Volunteers are needed for the first Monofilament Cleanup Day, which aims to recycle fishing line. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 17, beginning at Save Our Seabirds, 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 12, 2009
French bakery opens on St. Armands Circle

Le Macaron will serve freshly baked pastries seven days a week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 12, 2009
South Lido Park to receive a name change

A naming committee has recommended naming South Lido Park after Ted Sperling, a former city commissioner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 12, 2009
USF professor named one of the top Twitterers

Dr. Delaney Kirk, a management professor at USF Sarasota-Manatee and social media expert, was recently named as number 62 on the Top 100 Twitterers in Academia list.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • October 11, 2009
Man on the street: Shop talk

We asked shoppers at the 21st annual St. Armands Circle Art Festival about their purchases.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 9, 2009
Swine flu nasal spray vaccine arrives

The nasal spray vaccine is now available for healthy people between 2 and 49 years of age.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 8, 2009
Hollywood producers scout Sarasota

In two weeks the makers of some of the biggest blockbuster films will get a tour of the area's sites for possible future movie locations.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2009
Chocolatier sweetens up Sarasota at opening

Complimentary champagne and custom-made chocolate treats were devoured when Peterbrooke Chocolatier held its ribbon cutting Sept. 24, at its Paradise Plaza location.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2009
Sweetbay launches schools program

Sweetbay Supermarkets recently launched its sixth annual 'Sweetbay Supports Schools' program, a fundraising opportunity for area schools to raise money.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2009
Rummaging through closets sparks community contribution

Last summer, Sophia Jones and her friends donated the money from her lemonade stand to the American Cancer Society.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2009
A man for all seasons

Joe Gillan signed his first novel Oct. 3, at Circle Books, on St. Armands Circle.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2009
Senior carves up clay creation

After four weeks, Juanita Sellers is still perfecting her prized pitcher.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2009
New store takes natural approach

The Butterfly Effect, a holistic beauty boutique located in Citrus Square Plaza, held its grand opening Friday, Oct. 2.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 8, 2009
Roundabout work to begin in May

A consensus of downtown residents and business owners told the city they prefer that the Five Points roundabout project begin before summer, so it's completed by tourist season.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • October 8, 2009
Pedestrian mall proposed

Real-estate broker Ian Black wants to hold a national design competition to get ideas for a more walkable Main Street.

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