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News Briefs

Monthly property sales surpass 1,000; City of Sarasota ranks high for walkability; City of Sarasota offices will be closed Memorial Day

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  • Roger Drouin
  • May 23, 2013
New roundabouts planned for U.S. 41

The Metropolitan Planning Organization will vote next month on two proposed additions.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 23, 2013
Siesta Overlay District workshop sheds light on codes

A zoning administrator decision prohibits Siesta Key businesses from using portable, or A-frame, signs. Key.

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  • Roger Drouin
  • May 23, 2013
Village crosswalk lighting receives green light

Merchants and residents helped design the project to aid pedestrians and cars.

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  • May 23, 2013
Moments in time

The Observer takes a look back at this week in Sarasota's history.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 23, 2013
Cell Phones for Soldiers opens new lines of communication

The Jacobites Pipe Band has partnered with area churches to collect cell phones for active-duty military members, as part of the national non-profit organization, Cell Phones for Soldiers.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 23, 2013
Foster siblings stick together at Everyday Blessings

The non-profit foster organization focuses on comfort by keeping foster siblings together.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

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  • May 23, 2013
SIDELINES

Sarasota Dolphins registration ongoing; Former Lady Ram launches soccer academy; Youth baseball tourneys coming to Sarasota

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 23, 2013
Athlete of the Week: VICTORIA KRUPA

Cardinal Mooney High senior goalkeeper Victoria Krupa was named a 2013 US Lacrosse Girls High School first-team All-American May 8.

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Ben and Julianna Zobrist, far right, with sixth-grader Alexa Mast and her mother, Tammy
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2013
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN

Air force honor; Baseball blast; Prime principal; Singing sailors

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    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 23, 2013
Student Spotlight: ZACHARY JORDAN

Zachary Jordan has spent his life on the water. Last year, the 15-year-old Pine View School for the Gifted student came up with the idea for Amazing Water Experiences, or AWE, a program that provides children with the opportunity to kayak and experience nature.

  • Sarasota
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Mary Francis Carroll played a major role in the development of the Lakewood Ranch community in the 1980s. She also helped develop The Glenridge, where she lives today.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • May 23, 2013
Your Neighbor: Mary Francis Carroll

Mary Francis Carroll has seized opportunities throughout her life with the same confidence, independence and vigor she exudes today.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 23, 2013
Home in Shoreland Woods sells for $2.3 million

A home in Shoreland Woods tops all transactions in this week's real estate. The Northern Trust Co., trustee, and Katharine Schindler, trustee, of Naples, sold the home at 3336 Old Oak Drive to Douglas and Sharyn Chapman, of Sarasota, for $2.3 million.

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Lisa Greenberg submitted this photo of a sunset. The photo was taken from her backyard.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2013
Weather photo: RAY OF LIGHT

Lisa Greenberg submitted this photo of a sunset. The photo was taken from her backyard.

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