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Sarasota

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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 2, 2009
Betting on boats

Chris Collins will drive. His brother, Jack Collins Jr., will be his throttle man. Both will see what their Phantom boat is made of come Sunday, July 5, at the Suncoast Grand Prix.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • July 2, 2009
City mulls 'test' roundabout

Funding could be shuffled to move up the installation of a roundabout at 10th Street and U.S. 41, but $125,000 has already been spent on the design of another roundabout.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 2, 2009
Rotary Clubs give the gift of play

Oak Park School held a dedication ceremony Tuesday, June 30 for new playground equipment provided by six area Rotary Clubs.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 2, 2009
Vendors seek control of market

For three decades the Downtown Partnership has been in charge of the Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market, but the market's vendors are seeking control of their own destinies.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 1, 2009
Spirit of America

From the Pilgrims' first courageous footsteps on America's shore to Neil Armstrong's first footsteps on the Moon, the spirit of America is unique.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 1, 2009
Police union demands more officers

Police Benevolent Association leaders say if City Manager Bob Bartolotta does not immediately hire more police officers, he should resign. The city manager says with the union's contract expiring in September, he wants to do negotiations at the bargaining table.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • June 30, 2009
Rotary Clubs donate $15,000 in playground equipment

Students at Oak Park School will now have recess on a shady playground.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 30, 2009
Police union to demand Bartolotta's resignation

Members of the Police Benevolent Association will gather outside City Hall to protest what they see as Bob Bartolotta shortchanging the police department.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 30, 2009
Selby Gardens lays off seven to balance budget

Two world-renowned orchid experts were among those let go, and some volunteers fear Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' reputation will take a significant hit.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 30, 2009
City to close on U.S. 301 property

Sarasota will pay $4.7 million for land that would have been home to the Boston Red Sox spring-training stadium.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 29, 2009
SCAT to unveil new hybrid buses

The new buses cost $200,000 more than standard diesel buses but will save $21,000 in fuel costs each year.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 27, 2009
Woman tied up in home invasion

The home invasion that occurred Friday afternoon on Holiday Drive is not believed to be linked to a recent series of home invasions.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • June 26, 2009
Habitat for Humanity to dedicate four new homes

Four new homes and one re-habitat home in Jordan's Crossing will be dedicated Saturday, June 27.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 25, 2009
Community leaders get locked up for a good cause

The Muscular Dystrophy Association 'arrested' local community leaders Thursday at its South Sarasota Lockup. The organization hopes to raise $60,000.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 25, 2009
Authorities warn about suspicious man in Palmer Ranch

A man found wandering in Palmer Ranch pretended he knew Mira Lago residents and then asked for money to visit his sick wife.

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