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  • August 6, 2009
Junior Olympian brings home silver

Jasmine Rosales, 13, represented the Eastern United States at the Junior Olympics National Finals July 23 through July 26 and took second place in the track-and-field event, earning a silver medal.

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  • Robin Roy
  • August 6, 2009
Mystery Man

Few Sarasota business leaders, residents or city employees know much about City Manager Bob Bartolotta.

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  • Robin Roy
  • August 5, 2009
ACLU requests 2,600 police e-mails

The civil-liberties group is asking for all e-mails pertaining to the June 26 videotaped beating of a handcuffed suspect.

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 5, 2009
Vitale gives $5,000 in college scholarships

Five Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County members were each presented with a $1,000 college scholarship from Dick Vitale and his wife, Lorraine, Wednesday, Aug. 5.

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  • August 5, 2009
Weather

The week's temperatures

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  • Robin Roy
  • August 4, 2009
Downtown projects combined for better pricing

The city hopes to receive a construction discount by pairing the Five Points roundabout and Palm Avenue bulb-out projects.

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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 4, 2009
Ringling Museum director resigns

Dr. John Wetenhall, executive director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, announced his resignation Tuesday, two months shy of the museum's International Arts Festival.

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  • Robin Roy
  • August 4, 2009
Property owners to be polled on parking meters

The Downtown Improvement District is inviting the people it represents to give their input on the proposed installation of parking meters.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • August 2, 2009
Two Sarasota restaurants to close

5One6 Burns quietly closed July 26, and Canvas Cafe's last operation date is Saturday, Aug. 1.

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  • By Maggie Pahos
  • July 31, 2009
Man on the street: Summer fun

We asked girls at Girls Inc. what they liked best about summer vacation.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 30, 2009
Siesta Key home sells for $1.6 million

A Mira Mar Beach home was the top real-estate transaction for the week of July 1 through July 6.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2009
Cops Corner

A man got drunk at a bar and asked his friend to drive him home. The friend drove the man's car, dropped off the man and left in the car. The next morning, the man couldn't get in touch with his friend and had no idea where the car was.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • July 30, 2009
My View

Cleanup clause leaves us exposed

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  • July 30, 2009
Our View

Chief Abbott's future: not swell

  • Sarasota
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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 30, 2009
Siesta Key Beach Access 12 temporarily closes

Until noon today, Siesta Key Beach Access 12 will be closed while Erickson Consulting Engineers performs geotechnical core borings to improve area drainage.

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