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  • November 12, 2009
Glenridge toasts council president

This is George Davis. He's famous - but only at the Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, where he presides as president of the Glenridge Advisory Council.

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  • November 12, 2009
Tasti D-Lite to hold sweet celebration

Tasti D-Lite's ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at noon Friday, Nov. 13, at the St. Armands location, 327A John Ringling Blvd.

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  • November 12, 2009
BRT station moves forward

Almost $250,000 has been allocated to the design of a bus rapid transit station at a public-housing complex, even though there's only a 50% chance the transit project will move forward.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
Homeowner demands city remove exotic trees

A Bird Key resident says the city has refused to remove three exotic trees near his home, even though they sit on the public right of way.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
The police report

Details from the 34 pages of an internal affairs report, conducted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, of the investigation of the videotaped kicking of a handcuffed suspect, provide insight into why the police department handled the case the way it did.

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  • November 12, 2009
Welcome Back: Summer Recap

Summer is officially over, but the stories that made headlines from May through October certainly heated up the months that some residents were away.

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  • November 12, 2009
Welcome Back: The Best of Cops Corner

The best Cops Corner items of the summer.

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  • November 12, 2009
Cops Corner 11.12.09

A cosmetics store manager said two women walked into the store, placed 13 bottles of perfume into a basket, dumped the basket into their purses and walked out the door.

  • Sarasota
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  • Adam Hughes
  • November 12, 2009
Crescent Siesta Key condo sells for $1.5 million

Daniel Marr and William Stoops III, of Indianapolis, sold their Unit AS301 condominium at 6512 Midnight Pass Road to Siesta Crescent Partner LLC for $1.5 million.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 11, 2009
Sheriff tackles prescription-drug abuse

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will introduce a new initiative to fight the growing problem. Sarasota County has more than twice the number of prescription overdose deaths than the state average.

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  • November 11, 2009
Tasti D-Lite to hold sweet celebration

Tasti D-Lite to hold sweet celebration

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  • November 11, 2009
Downtown Sarasota Alliance hosts first membership meeting

The group that was born of two merchants associations and grew to include residents, business groups and more will hold its inaugural general-membership meeting this week.

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  • November 11, 2009
Pittsburgh Pirates purchase Sarasota Reds

The minor-league baseball team will move to Bradenton and will get a new name and logo.

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  • November 11, 2009
The Observer announces contest winners

This year's "It's Read Everywhere" contest traveled to the World Wide Web on YourObserver.com and asked readers to upload their submissions and vote for their favorites.

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  • Dora Walters
  • November 11, 2009
'Letters to Lee'

'Letters to Lee,' a book by Lt. Gen. James V. Edmundson, includes letters and firsthand accounts written during World War II.

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