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Institute for the Ages names Esselman CEO; City staff investigates St. Armands benches; North Trail coffee shop opens

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • May 3, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • May 3, 2012
Our View: What we need: A leader

One of the pleasures of winter in Sarasota is how this region manages to attract extraordinary speakers and experts.

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My View: Bullies on the block - lawsuits

Too many lawyers curdle the culture and frighten the populace

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Cops Corner: Sarasota

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Ned Rosenblatt, Brent Layman, Jake Stuart, Ronan Cowan and Tyler Oswald perform at Booker High School’s Death by Chocolate fundraising event. Courtesy photo.
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  • May 3, 2012
Booker musicians reflect on Berklee jazz festival

This year, the Booker High School Jazz Combo took second place.

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This home at 800 Idlewild Way in Siesta Isles has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,307 square feet of living area. It sold for $990,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • May 3, 2012
Seagrove condo tops weekly sales

A condominium in Seagrove tops all transactions in this week's real estate. John and Maribel Crowe sold their Unit CH1 condominium at 1100 Seagrove Lane to John and Susan Butler, of Warwick, R.I., for $1,539,000.

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Juliette Beer
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  • May 3, 2012
Neighbors: Juliette Beer

Juliette Beer has been in the event-planning business for more than 40 years. Her artistic talent, as well as her efforts to build relationships with clients, has earned her a national client base.

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  • May 3, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Ezra Robinson

Ezra Robinson, 18, finished up his third sports season, track and field, last weekend during the state meet in Jacksonville.

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  • May 3, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight, Andrew Tucker.

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  • May 3, 2012
JUST THE STATS

3 - The number of Booker High School track and field seniors who competed for the final time in their high school careers at the 2A state meet last week. Breanna Browning, Ezra Robinson and Cherlinda Polynice all will graduate this year.

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A condominium in Savoy on Palm, which has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths and 3,172, sold for $1,895,000. File photo.
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  • May 3, 2012
Savoy on Palm condo tops this week's sales

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Meirion Jones and Candice Steckler, Osprey, sold their Unit 901 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to George and Ludmilla Malmberg, of Sarasota, for $1,895,000.

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Gabriel Angelo submitted this sunset photo, taken at Island Park in Sarasota.
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  • May 3, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Gabriel Angelo submitted this sunset photo, taken at Island Park in Sarasota.

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May 2: 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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One of the Sarasota Scullers' Boys 8+ teams bring their boat in after a race, Saturday, April 28, at Nathan Benderson Park.
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  • May 2, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: FSRA Sweep Championships

The FSRA Sweep Championships took place Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, at Nathan Benderson Park.

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