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  • October 20, 2011
USF student crowned countess

Samantha Ramon, a senior criminology major at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, was recently crowned the 2011 Homecoming Countess.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2011
Prairie dog digs his new burrow

He's known for getting into all kinds of riffraff beneath the Bobby Jones Golf Club. But Putter the prairie dog has settled into his new digs at Sarasota Jungle Gardens and will be officially welcomed during a homecoming celebration by the gardens, Mayor Suzanne Atwell and the city of Sarasota at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21.

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Next month, when 3 million US Airways passengers pick up their in-flight magazine, they’ll be thumbing through 50 pages jam-packed with pictures and text — all about Sarasota.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 20, 2011
Sarasota to fly sky-high

What started out as a 14-page advertising section featuring Sarasota's cultural organizations has more than tripled in size.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2011
News Briefs

Walmart on schedule for North Trail site; SCVB and Sarasota Chalk Festival partner; City creates business welcome packets

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  • October 20, 2011
Commissioners confident about candidate timeline

The majority of the Sarasota County commissioners believe they are allowing ample time to receive applications for a new county administrator. If they do not find the applicant pool adequate, they will extend the process.

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City Manager Bob Bartolotta has denied allegations of impropriety.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 20, 2011
Bartolotta denies allegations of computer scrubbing

The city manager emphatically called the charge of computer scrubbing 'completely unfounded.'

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 20, 2011
FULL STORY: Police pensions safe for now

The Sarasota City Commission Monday agreed night to table a proposal to force police officers into a 401(k) plan.

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  • October 20, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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It’s an overcast, breezy day out at the Celery Fields, and Owen Comora is leaning against his SUV with a set of binoculars draped around his neck.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 20, 2011
Neighbors: Owen Comora

As the senior bird naturalist at Myakka River State Park, Owen Comora has devoted more than 4,000 volunteer hours to his passion.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Kudos to truth on occupiers and tea party; Occupy and tea party differences backward; What happened to just working hard?; More questions about county arrogance

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Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • October 20, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Michael Dancer, No. 17, makes his way down the field to score a touchdown for the Sarasota Sailors Friday, Oct. 14, during the homecoming game against the East Lake Eagles at Cleland Stadium. Sarasota High lost 38-52. Photo by: Rachel S. O'Hara
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  • October 20, 2011
JUST THE STATS

75 - The percentage of Cardinal Mooney High School students who participate in at least one sport each school year.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 20, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Summer Clarkson

Cardinal Mooney High School junior Summer Clarkson was among 80 riders nationally who competed in the equestrian hunter-jumper Marshall and Sterling League National Finals, in upstate New York.

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The penthouse condominium at Tessera, 500 S. Palm Ave., has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 5,780 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.2 million. Photo by Loren Mayo.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 20, 2011
Tessera condo sells for $3.2 million

John Melk and Karen Palmer-Melk sold their penthouse condominium at Tessera, 500 S. Palm Ave., to Ermon and Linda Pickard, of Savannah, Tenn., for $3.2 million.

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Valerie Byford submitted this sunset photo, taken near Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2011
Weekly Winner: Boater's Paradise

Valerie Byford submitted this sunset photo, taken near Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota.

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