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Cops Corner: Sarasota

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Payne Park's new circus playground will celebrate its grand opening at the Sports Festival.
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  • June 14, 2012
Sarasota gets pumped up for inaugural sports festival

After more than a year of planning, Mayor Suzanne Atwell's plans for a Sarasota sports festival are complete.

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  • June 14, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

This week's Observer Team Spotlight is Matt McDuffie.

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Courtesy photo.
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  • June 14, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Joseph Pantera

Joseph Pantera, 18, started rowing when he was a freshman in high school for the Sarasota Scullers. Pantera, who was home-schooled, spent his senior year on the team as a captain and rowing as part of a boys pair team with Co-Capt. Conor Davenport.

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This home at 305 S. Shore Drive sold for $980,000. Photo by Nick Friedman.
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  • June 14, 2012
Three-bedroom Casey Key home sells for $1.7 million

A home on Casey Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. George Scantland III and Jancie Scantland, trustees, Nokomis, sold the home at 1608 Casey Key Road to Paul and Veronica Gross, Terra Ceia, for $1.7 million.

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Sal Cortese submitted this sunset photo taken overlooking Sarasota Bay after a rainstorm.
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  • June 14, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Sal Cortese submitted this sunset photo taken overlooking Sarasota Bay after a rainstorm.

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Unit 102-S at Crescent Arms, 6312 Midnight Pass Road, has two bedrooms, two baths and 977 square feet of living area. It sold for $565,000. File photo.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 14, 2012
Five-bedroom home in Point Crisp tops sales

A home in Point Crisp tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Clinton and Susan Pierce, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 1229 Point Crisp Road to Arthur and Joan Bourque, of Lynnfield, Mass., for $2.85 million.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
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  • June 14, 2012
June 14: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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The Garbage Men are raising funds to pay for a New York tour. File photo.
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  • June 14, 2012
Have band, will travel

Local band, the Garbage Men, is raising funds to take its act to the Big Apple.

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Floridays Development Co. is proposing a 200-room hotel similar to the architectural style of the building above.
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  • June 14, 2012
Floridays' hotel concept chosen

The developer promises it will be a top 10 Florida hotel.

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  • June 14, 2012
Police department rejects contract

The commission is poised to make changes to its police officer pension plan, even though its officers soundly rejected the changes.

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  • June 14, 2012
City manager candidate: Jim Chisholm

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected include three current Florida city managers. The Sarasota Observer will profile those three Florida candidates over the next three weeks.

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  • June 14, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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News Briefs

Economic development coordinator resigns; New Sarasota library foundation forms; Tree removed from North Sarasota park

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  • By Kevin Cooper
  • June 14, 2012
My View: ' ... And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air ... '

As the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce excitedly prepares to host, for the 22nd time, the Fourth of July community fireworks celebration on Siesta Key Beach, I must take a moment to remind my community of its extremely vital role in this event.

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