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  • June 18, 2009
New College salutes captain with flagpole memorial

He spent his career sinking ships, disabling Japanese aircraft carriers and searching the seas for survivors. But here in Sarasota and on Siesta Key, Capt. Ralph E. Styles was most known for the simple task of daily raising and lowering the flag outside his house on Beach Road.

  • Sarasota
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  • June 18, 2009
Pets in the City turns two years old

Sarasota sure got its inner Geisha and Ronin on Friday, June 12, at Horsefathers.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 18, 2009
Ponzi pair e-mails friends

The SEC says a Sarasota couple were part of a scheme that used $14 million of investors' money to pay gambling debts and mortgage payments, but in an e-mail, one Sarasota suspect places the blame elsewhere.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 17, 2009
Blackburn Point Bridge to reopen early

The repairs to the historic swing bridge will end about a week ahead of schedule.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 17, 2009
Salary freeze keeps sheriff's budget in check

The Sarasota County sheriff presented a budget $2 million lower than former Sheriff Bill Balkwill's last budget.

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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • June 17, 2009
Musician accepted to Interlochen camp

Emily Blandon Kovar, 14, leaves for the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts this week.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 17, 2009
Commute increases one minute

A Longboater will see a one-minute increase in travel time from Town Hall at 501 Bay Isles Road to Osprey Avenue in Sarasota.

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  • June 17, 2009
Vote for the 'Spirit of America'

Voting has started for The Observer's 'Spirit of America' Photo Contest on YourObserver.com.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 17, 2009
Front-yard parking ban extended

Gillespie Park community leaders say the program has helped clean up their neighborhood, but Commissioner Fredd Atkins believes the parking ban has forced some residents to move.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 17, 2009
County warns of budget pitfalls

Sarasota County predicts revenues will fall short of expenses for the next several years.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 13, 2009
SEC sues Sarasota couple over Ponzi scheme

About $11 million of investors money was used to pay gambling debts and mortgage payments.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 12, 2009
Five-year-old sexually battered at daycare

A daycare owner's 21-year-old grandson was arrested for an attack on a child at the facility.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 12, 2009
Poachers destroy turtle nests

In the past week, thieves stole sea turtle eggs from four nests on Casey Key and Venice beaches.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 12, 2009
Front yard parking ban may be widened

The City Commission will decide Monday whether to extend the Gillespie Park program for another year and possibly expand it into Park East.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 11, 2009
Legalization of drugs the main topic at Tiger Bay

During a criminal-justice forum Thursday, panelists, including the sheriff, police chief and judges, talked about the pros and cons of decriminalizing illegal drugs.

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