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Jennifer Allen wears her prom dress from 1988.
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 15, 2012
Southside Prom Night

Southside Prom Night

  • Black Tie
ODA sophomore Monica Costa digs the ball to a teammate.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA volleyball vs. Bradenton Christian

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team opened its district season with a 25-8, 25-14, 29-27 victory over Bradenton Christian Sept. 13. Natalie Rodriguez finished with 15 kills and Natalie Buffett added 12 kills to lead the way for the Lady Thunder. Haley Preininger recorded 21 assists and 11 digs and Audra Pack had seven perfect passes and five aces.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dylan Colby, 8, and his brother Clay, 10, found a chunk of metal during the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup on Siesta Key beach, which began at 8 a.m. today.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 International Coastal Cleanup

Participants in the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup on Siesta Key beach this morning said plastic bottle caps and cigarette butts were the most common pieces of trash collected.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
John Abbett and Kathleen Slaven
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 15, 2012
Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

  • Black Tie
Lakewood Ranch running back A'Shawn Angel scored from 5 yards out to propel the Mustangs to a 21-14 victory over Bayshore.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 14, 2012
Mustangs win in OT

After allowing a pair of touchdowns in less than a minute, the Lakewood Ranch High defense sacked Bayshore quarterback Wesley Jackson for a 12-yard loss on fourth down to preserve a 21-14 overtime victory over the Bruins tonight.

  • East County
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Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 14, 2012
Sept. 14: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Celebrity bartenders Jeffery Kin, Maverick Johnson and John Chapman
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: People-4-Paws

East County residents came out to support People-4-Paws, a non profit that assists animal rescue organizations and volunteers, during a special Charity Bar Night Sept. 12, at the Polo Grill and Bar.

  • East County
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Taylor William Emmons Memorial Foundation founders Mike and Katie Emmons with Payton Wright Foundation founders Holly and Patrick Wright.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY:Non-profits announce collaboration

Founders of the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund and the Payton Wright Foundation joined Sept. 12 to announce a new fundraising partnership.

  • East County
  • News
Water and mold damage to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's mid-rise hotel building is rampant because the building's structure has been compromised.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2012
Colony mid-rise building deemed unsafe

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's mid-rise hotel tower has been labeled as "potentially hazardous and unsafe."

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 14, 2012
County makes pay changes for deputies

Manatee County commissioners Thursday night adopted the 2013 Fiscal Year Budget, and made provisions for the Sheriff's Office to correct pay compression issues.

  • East County
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Mote Marine Laboratory staff biologist Emma Jugovich warns onlookers at Siesta Key beach that disturbing manatees is illegal.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 14, 2012
Group gathers to watch manatees mate

At least nine of the endangered marine mammals will spend as long as several days in the shallow waters of Siesta Key public beach.

  • Siesta Key
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The scoreboard could get a workout in the Sarasota vs. North Port non-district matchup.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 14, 2012
Friday Night Clash: Sept. 14

Tonight's games include Lakewood Ranch vs. Bayshore, Sarasota vs. North Port, and ODA at Moore Haven. Read more in our "Friday Night Clash."

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 14, 2012
Teenager dies following crash

Sierra Johnson, 17, died of injuries sustained in a Sept. 8 crash.

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The city commission will consider increasing the maximum amount of late fines parking violators will pay.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 14, 2012
City Commission to discuss parking-ticket late fines Monday

Commissioners will consider parking late fine changes; vote on second reading of the city budget; hear an update on the Sarasota Chalk Festival.

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City Manager Tom Barwin narrowed the list of 13 police chief candidates down to five today. The goal is to name a new police chief by the end of October.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 14, 2012
Police chief list down to 5

As the next step in the process, the city manager and community members will interview each candidate. Of the five semifinalists, two are police chiefs, two are from Florida law-enforcement agencies, and two are women.

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Join Danae DeShazer and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 13, 2012
Sept. 13: Daily Headlines Video

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 13, 2012
Stoneybrook Stableford Sunday Golf season set to tee off

Stoneybrook will begin its second Stableford Sunday Golf season at 8 a.m. Sept. 16.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 13, 2012
Bradenton Area CVB announces rebranding effort

The CVB will now market the area as "Bradenton/Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key - Florida's West Coast."

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Kurt Becker with some of the staff of the Siesta Key Oyster Bar at the golf tournament Saturday, Sept. 8. Photo courtesy of Ryan Schmidt.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2012
Golf benefit

Members of Siesta Key Village rallied together again to put on a golf tournament to benefit Kurt Becker.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Nick Bobbitt, Sarah Quick, Jake LaMore, Alex Pepe and Maddy Del Medico. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2012
Bright futures

Five Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School students have been selected to participate in the Sarasota County STAR Leadership program, which is designed to encourage and develop positive leadership qualities among students in grades nine, 10 and 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Andrew Seeley, of Flying Sliders, serves up an order. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2012
Meals on wheels

Familiar, brightly colored food trucks rolled back into town Tuesday, Sept. 11, for the Ringling Picnic's return to the lunch scene.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jamie Phillips and Kristy Rhoden, of Shinn & Co.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Business Luncheon

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gathered Sept. 12, at the Polo Grill's Fete Ballroom, to learn how to reinvigorate their places of employment.

  • East County
  • News
Roger Sandt surveys the seawall behind his Ocean Boulevard property, and points out a groin that crumbled during Tropical Storm Isaac.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Seawater threatens Siesta Key property

A Siesta Key property owner wants to protect a seawall from erosion but has found coastal permitting issues tough to navigate.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Championship Landscape Maintenance Professionals entered Siesta Key Village Sept. 10 to start annual upkeep duties.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Cheaper era for Village merchants begins

Village merchants, who contribute to a county maintenance fund, will pay between $80,000 and $50,000 less than forecasted for FY 2013.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ron Flynn said the theft of his cranes statue occurred during the early-morning hours of Sept. 5. Courtesy of Ron Flynn.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Bronze cranes statue stolen from yard

A 5-foot-tall statue was clipped from its base and hauled away from a resident's property.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Input sought on sound ordinance

County staff will consider changes to the code that will affect sound-level restrictions.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Pest control sees budget increase of $200,000

For the first time in five years, the budget includes an increase in property taxes aimed at paying for insect population management.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A rendering shows the design of the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South, the only development in Sarasota County to use the Transfer of Development Rights policy. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
TDR pricing is still under review

Experts told the Sarasota County Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee that a pilot program aimed at free-market environmentalism fails the market test.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 13, 2012
Chamber to unveil its new website

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce's website will soon be getting a facelift, says Executive Director Kevin Cooper.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
John Gudritz is the co-owner of an investment management firm.
  • By John Gudritz
  • September 13, 2012
My View: A long-term solution for a long-term problem

My fellow My View columnist, Jeffrey Weisman, provided some excellent solutions to the serious parking problem that confronts Siesta Key Village and the public beach every season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Goodwill project is under construction on the corner of North Tamiami Trail and Mecca Drive. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 13, 2012
Goodwill awaits appeal decision

A group of residents opposes the new retail project because of concerns about the warehouse component and deliveries made throughout the night.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 13, 2012
City manager will cull list of police chief candidates

By the beginning of next week, City Manager Tom Barwin, working with city staff, will narrow down the list of police chief candidates from 13 to five.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 13, 2012
Single-family homes are slated for vacant land in Laurel Park

The Sarasota Planning Board could vote on the project as early as October. The two-story homes could come with a price tag of $650,000 to $900,000 each.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Insect-population control sees $200,000 budget increase

For the first time in five years, the fiscal year budget includes an increase in property taxes aimed at paying for insect population management.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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