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Sarasota Police arrested nine women and eight men during a recent prostitution sting on North Tamiami Trail.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2013
North Trail prostitution sting nets 16

The Sarasota Police Department arrested 16 people and seized six vehicles during the two-day operation.

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Come out for a free concert Saturday at Historic Spanish Point.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 13, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: NexxLevel Concert at Historic Spanish Point

Enjoy a free concert as the sun sets over serene Sarasota Bay at Historic Spanish Point.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2013
Cultural celebration

Bashaw Elementary School kicked off its school-wide theme of "Celebrating Diversity: Customs and Cultures of the Far East" with an assembly Aug. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Daily Headlines personality Emily Walsh enjoys shooting clays at Ancient Oak Gun Club in July.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Odd hobbies every Sarasotan should try

Sarasota isn't all about fishing and golf anymore.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Ralph Baranski, Caroline Liljencrantz and Carolyn Repeta
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 12, 2013
'Hair of the Dog'

'Hair of the Dog'

  • Black Tie
Booker senior running back Marlon Mack scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter of the Tornadoes 55-0 victory over ODA Sept. 12.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Booker Football vs. ODA

The Booker High football team defeated The Out-of-Door Academy 55-0 tonight in a non-district game.

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Booker player Anna Massey hits the volleyball with force.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Booker v Riverview Volleyball Game

Booker High School faced Riverview High School Thursday, Sept. 12, for a varsity volleyball match at Riverview High School. The Rams won against the tornados with a final score of 25 to 14.

  • Sarasota
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Josie Iturrino is in favor of letting businesses play live music to attract new customers.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Man on the Street: Residents sound off on Sarasota's noise ordinance

Residents respond to the newest updates on Sarasota's downtown noise ordinance. Watch our video to hear what they had to say.

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Writer Marty Fugate has an infinite, sometimes terrifying, and hilarious knowledge of an imagined future, which he occasionally turns into science fiction anthologies.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Sept. 12: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: School Board to dish out 3% raises; Siesta Key seawall project put on hold; Deputies find two men with loaded weapons; Town attorney announces maternity leave; Out of this World

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Booker High School's new Law Academy is set up like a real courtroom.
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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 12, 2013
Van Wezel partners with Booker High Law Academy

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will begin workshops with Booker High Law Academy in October to teach them about law through theater with 'Chicago: The Musical.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bay Island Park is on the island side of the Siesta Key north bridge, and often attracts fishermen.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 12, 2013
Siesta Key seawall project put on hold

The Bay Island seawall replacement project has been put on hold until Nov. 1.

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Town attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale is expecting a baby in November and will be on maternity leave until January.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 12, 2013
Town attorney announces maternity leave

Former town attorney David Persson will fill in when the town's new attorney is on maternity leave.

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Brian Kennelly, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty, a Schroeder-Manatee Ranch subsidiary, spent seven years with the company.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 12, 2013
LWR Commercial Realty president leaving company

Brian Kennelly, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty, will be leaving Schroeder-Manatee Ranch (SMR) at the end of September to take a job with The Starling Group.

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The apparatus has a 75-foot ladder and 500-gallon water tank. (Courtesy Longboat Key Fire Rescue)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 12, 2013
Longboat Key Fire Rescue gets new apparatus

The new ladder truck went into service earlier this week.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Cutting edge

The Selby School at Community Haven, 4405 DeSoto Road, will host a ribbon cutting Monday, Sept. 16.

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Bob the Bobcat joined in on the school assembly.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Success story

Bailey's Buddies, a nonprofit devoted to fighting canine cancer, announced the distribution of funds to a canine family in need.

  • East County
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Bargaining employees in the Sarasota County School District will receive a 3.25% raise if the new bargaining agreement is approved.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 12, 2013
School Board to dish out 3% raises

The School Board of Sarasota County and the Sarasota/Classified Teachers Association reached an agreement Wednesday, Sept. 11.

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Terri and Michael Klauber. Photo by Stephanie Hannum.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Special surprise

Terri Klauber was surprised to walk into her own surprise party on Saturday, Sept. 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Behind the scenes of the Coastal Living photo shoot featuring Melissa Brown, Bryan Kasm, Steve Schwacke and Diana Kelly. Photo by Stephanie Hannum
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Designer touted in Coastal Living

Although attention from the press is nothing new for Diana E. Kelly and her classic line of shoes, the most recent feature on the pages of Coastal Living was especially exciting.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
After a 90-day period during which the SPD focused on sound enforcement, Chief Bernadette DiPino suggested the end of the special sound detail, leaving noise regulations in the hands of regular patrol officers.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 12, 2013
Residents, businesses sound off on downtown

After the City Commission threatened harsh punishments for downtown noise violations, the owner of one nightclub is calling for a more measured discussion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • September 12, 2013
Budget puts recession in the past

The 2014 Sarasota County budget passed its first public hearing Monday, moving the proposed spending plan one step closer to final approval.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 12, 2013
CRA extension committee looks forward

The Downtown Community Redevelopment Area Study Committee discussed big-picture issues Tuesday, calling for a grand vision to facilitate the CRA's effectiveness.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dr. Bassam Altajar, left, and his family have lived in the United States for 20 years. Altajar's three sisters still live in Damascus, Syria, within earshot of the Syrian Civil War's front lines. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • September 12, 2013
Syrian conflict more than a debate for family

A Sarasota doctor of Syrian descent fears for the future of his homeland and the safety of his three sisters caught in the crossfire of an increasingly deadly conflict.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 12, 2013
Downtown businesses seek to combat vagrancy issue

The Downtown Improvement District and merchants along Main Street are considering bringing in additional security to ward off vagrancy troubles.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

SKA talks future events, island issues at meeting; Palm and Main intersection closed for construction

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  • News
City Manager Tom Barwin and Parking Division Manager Mark Lyons went to last Thursday’s meeting to hear from people in Burns Square and to try to develop a plan going forward.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 12, 2013
City searches for Burns Square parking solutions

City officials met with Burns Square stakeholders last week to discuss options to offset the loss of a parking lot, but some people aren't satisfied with the response.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 12, 2013
Sidelines

Sarasota boys and girls finish one, two; Injuries hamper Thunder; ODA digs out win; Sarasota Christian nets win over Southeast

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sahar Muhammad
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 12, 2013
Behind the lens: Children of 9/11

Sept. 11, 2001, will forever be remembered as a day of tragedy and resilience in the history of the United States. Listen to voices of this generation speak about what 9/11 means to them and how they learn about it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This home at 1545 Mallard Lane has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,317 square feet of living area. It sold for $926,200.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 12, 2013
Home in Paradise Shores sells for $926,200

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Aug. 26 and Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
David Frayer submitted this thunderstorm photo, taken near Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Weather photo: Sarasota

Do you love taking photos? We want your best photos of sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, etc. Submit your local weather photos for a chance to have your photo published in the paper!

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 11, 2013
Requiem for a pub crawl

Requiem for a pub crawl

  • Sarasota
  • News
Students from Booker High School and Sarasota Military Academy shared their thoughts on how 9/11 is remembered and taught in the classroom
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
VIDEO: Children of 9/11

The Observer interviewed students, teachers and a military veteran on how 9/11 is remembered and taught in the classroom. Watch our video to hear what they had to say.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Octavio Ortiz was most recently the general manager of The Shops at Willow Bend, in Plano, Texas, also a Taubman project.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 11, 2013
Mega mall names general manager

Taubman Centers has named Octavio Ortiz the general manager of The Mall at University Town Center, which is slated to open Oct. 16, 2014.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 11, 2013
Sarasota Christian nets win

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team defeated Southeast 25-12, 25-8, 25-22 Sept. 9.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 11, 2013
Sarasota boys and girls finish one, two

The Sarasota High boys and girls cross country teams record first- and second-place finishes, respectively, at the Fort Myers Optimist Invitational Sept. 7.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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