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Youths to lead visually impaired on expedition

Two Sarasota Military Academy cadets will lead visually impaired teens on a two-week Grand Canyon expedition.

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Siesta Key home sells for $6.4 million

A home in Siesta Properties tops all real-estate transactions from May 3 to May 7.

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The autonomous underwater vehicle will be replaced because it stopped communicating via satellite.

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STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Aqua Beachwear

In May, Aqua Beachwear expanded its brand to include a new location on Siesta Key.

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Lions Club awards $12,000 in scholarships

Three Sarasota high school students who plan to study education receive $4,000 each.

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Mote tags whale sharks off of Sarasota

The rare visit could help researchers to study movement of whale sharks in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

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Mattison's City Grille owner and Executive Chef Paul Mattison shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

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Checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests

The operations were set up just off Siesta Key. One of the drivers arrested had three previous DUI arrests.

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Sheriff's checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests

Sheriff's checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests

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WEEKEND BEST BET: Memorial Weekend Luau

Join Sarasota County lifeguards this Sunday for a luau party at Gilligan's and LeLu Coffee Lounge on Siesta Key.

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Knife attacker threatens police

When witnesses intervene in a fight between a man and his ex-girlfriend, the man swings a knife at them, cutting a woman in the chest.

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Teacher, student cut hair for Locks of Love (VIDEO)

Following student presentations about cancer, Sarasota Middle School language arts teacher Lauren Peters and eighth-grade student Erica Tenorio generously donated their hair to Locks of Love, a charity that serves children suffering from medical hair loss.

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As they rehearse their lines for "Macbeth," fourth-graders at Southside Elementary talk Shakespeare with The Sarasota Observer.

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Local yarn aids oil-spill relief efforts

Local knitting store A Good Yarn has introduced a new yarn color named after the shimmering Gulf.

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Bash benefits charity for mothers

On May 8, Sarasota Sally and Etrusco Ristorante hosted a fundraiser for Our Mother's House to raise funds to furnish the organization's new apartments.

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