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  • May 27, 2010
Siesta Key lifeguards have fun with colors

Yes, the colors of the lifeguard towers on Siesta Key Public Beach do hold some sort of significance - to the lifeguards, at least

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  • May 27, 2010
Solar oven turns judges onto taste

On May 1, sixth-graders from St. Martha's Catholic School competed in the Energy Whiz Olympics, in Cocoa Beach.

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  • May 27, 2010
Will the real Bertha Palmer please stand up?

Somehow, the late Bertha Honore Palmer is still showing up everywhere around town in her big lacy hats and dainty dresses.

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  • May 27, 2010
Parent volunteers receive rewards for their efforts

Time, talent and dedication goes a long way at Phillippi Shores Elementary School. Geidy Rodriguez and Catherine Ellis received citizenship certificates and medals Monday, May 24, for their exemplary contributions to Michael Gangi's first-grade class during the past school year.

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  • May 27, 2010
Citizens display support for police

Before it presented its final recommendations, the Police Advisory Panel heard from citizens who wanted to show that they backed the Sarasota Police Department.

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  • Robin Roy
  • May 27, 2010
Construction claims first business

The owner of Max's Dog Bakery is not waiting to see what effect a one-month construction project is going to have on her business. She's closing her doors and opening back up online.

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  • Robin Roy
  • May 27, 2010
Osprey's new trailhead plans revealed

The former Dennis Marlin property will serve as the newest way to access The Legacy Trail, via a trailhead park.

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  • May 27, 2010
Former mayor's husband missing

Robert Servian, husband of Mary Anne Servian, has been missing for nearly two months.

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  • May 27, 2010
Recession cushion

Mark Richmond, owner of Furniture Warehouse, says the key to thriving in the recession is his investments in marketing, ads and customer service.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • May 27, 2010
Residents strong-arm program fundraiser

This Saturday, Robert Martini and Abe Uccello will paddle the 36-mile stretch from Longboat Key to Englewood Beach in Charlotte County to raise money for the Sarasota County Junior Lifeguard Program.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • May 27, 2010
Priest amasses stories throughout the years

The Rev. Tom Walsh, priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Osprey, celebrates his 60th anniversary as a priest this year.

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  • May 27, 2010
Ocean View home on Siesta sells for $735,000

A home in Ocean View tops all real-estate transactions from April 27 to April 30. Richard and Marian Aubry, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8258 Midnight Pass Road to James and Marie Holland, of Chadds Ford, Pa., for $735,000.

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  • May 27, 2010
Cops Corner

May 18 Disco divas 1:45 a.m. - 3500 block of Fruitville Road. Suspicious Incident. Someone called the police to report six cars in a parking lot with loud music blaring and four or five women dancing provocatively.

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  • May 26, 2010
Man on the Street: Memorial Day Trivia

The Observer headed to Main Street to test people's knowledge of Memorial Day history.

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  • May 26, 2010
Water-main break shuts down Clark Road

Two of three eastbound lanes on Clark Road between Beneva Road and Sawyer Road will be closed until at least the afternoon so crews can repair the water main.

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