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In addition to the schedule delays, the Lift Station 87 project has also morphed from an underground structure in Luke Wood Park to an above-ground building.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 4, 2015
Work on Lift Station 87 project could continue into 2020

Emails between engineers and city staff highlight more problems for a project plagued by setbacks.

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Lido Key Residents Association President Carl Shoffstall is keeping a close watch on the ongoing post-Tropical Storm Debby shoreline renourishment project. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 4, 2015
Q+A with Carl Shoffstall

Although beach renourishment has been the major headline-generator on Lido Key over the past year, life on the island is more than just worrying about the well-being of the shoreline.

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Veronica Hernandez and Kenneth Castro have kept in close touch over the past two decades, culminating in Hernandez's swearing-in as an SPD officer last month. Castro was there to pin on her badge. Photo by David Conway
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  • David Conway
  • February 4, 2015
Perfect pairing

Nearly 20 years ago, a gifted pair of glasses helped change Veronica Hernandez's life, and paired her with a lifelong mentor.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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  • David Conway
  • February 4, 2015
Where should your flowers go?

A downtown group wants resident feedback as it works on installing flower baskets on light poles.

  • Sarasota
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Lake Uplands is an natural spring-fed body of water, although it was once mistaken for a stormwater retention pond. Photos by Jessica Salmond
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 4, 2015
Neighborhood Spotlight: The Uplands

Lying near the boarder of Sarasota and Manatee counties, this neighborhood is full of natural charm.

  • Sarasota
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Claudia Daniels submitted this photo of two great blue herons, taken at the Venice Rookery.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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This home at 4548 Camino Real has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,348 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.1 million. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 4, 2015
Field Estates home sells for $2.1 million

Joan Peterson, of Sarasota, sold her home at 4548 Camino Real to Kenneth and Anne Culotta, of Houston, for $2.1 million.

  • Sarasota
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Lourdes Ramirez filed the civil lawsuit in December.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 3, 2015
Waechter lawsuit ends in dismissal

The Tampa division U.S. District Court of Florida filed an order today granting the motion to dismiss the case by Bob Waechter, former Sarasota GOP Chairman.

  • Siesta Key
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Joan Dickson and Claudia Rovens admire a piece of jewelry on sale at the fashion show.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • February 3, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Thomas More Fashion Show

The ladies of St. Thomas More Catholic Church spent Wednesday afternoon admiring fashion from A'Tu Jewelry & Clothing Outlet for the Women's Club Fashion Show and Luncheon at Michael's on East.

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John McDonald, Diana Han, Elizabeth Fox and Josh Newton placed first out of 21 competitors. Courtesy photo by Gary Krueger, Disney.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 3, 2015
Ringling College team places first in Disney competition

Four Ringling College of Art and Design students designed innovative transportation infrastructure to win the 24th Walt Disney Imagineering Imaginations.

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The bridge has been reduced to one lane of traffic since inspections began in late January.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 3, 2015
Osprey Bridge to close for inspections

The Osprey Avenue Bridge over Hudson Bayou will be closed on Thursday and Friday for inspections, the second such closure over the past month.

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Plymouth Harbor CEO Harry Hobson stands in front of the Smith Care Center, which offers skilled nursing and rehabilitative care. Photo by Robin Hartill
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  • Robin Hartill
  • February 3, 2015
Plymouth Harbor plans 70 new units

The Sarasota Bay community seeks a new 150,000-square-foot building by 2017.

  • Longboat Key
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ISIS execution in Iraq.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 3, 2015
Our View: Never again?

If not we, then who will stop them?

  • East County
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Harvey Vengroff owns more than 1,400 apartment units in the Sarasota-Bradenton region. He recently started a new business line to convert rundown motels into efficiency apartments for homeless people. Photo by Mark Wemple
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 3, 2015
Profit with purpose

Harvey Vengroff seeks to raise $100 million to convert an abandoned motel into housing for the homeless.

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