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Demolition of the old Longboat Key CVS began, Thursday, Aug. 16.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Demolition of old CVS

Now that the new Longboat Key CVS has opened a month ahead of time, the demolition of the old CVS began today, Thursday, Aug. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Christina Elizabeth Mascitto and Weldon Frost pose together, Thursday, August 16, at the Kiwanis Scholarship breakfast at the Longboat Boat Key Club. This is Mascitto’s third time winning a scholarship from the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Kiwanis Scholarship breakfast

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club handed out 19 scholarships to students attending four and two year colleges throughout Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo courtesy of Dan Kriwitsky
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Barefoot Wine beach clean-up

Barefoot Wine partnered with Suncoast Charities for Children, Saturday, Aug. 11, as part of a statewide clean-up effort to "Keep Florida's Beaches Barefoot Friendly."

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Message in a bottle

After Tropical Storm Debby, a guest at Tropical Beach Resorts found a message in a bottle washed up on the beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
From UK to US citizen

Nikki Caragiulo, wife of Sarasota City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, became a U.S. citizen Wednesday, Aug. 15 when she took the oath along with 79 other people from 29 countries in a Tampa ceremony.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Snip, snip away!

Sarah Monasterios' feet are planted on top of a chair that's surrounded by sea of shredded locks.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Fond Farewell

Family and friends gathered at Church of the Redeemer, Monday, August 13, to remember the life of Tiger Bay Club founder Marj Baldwin, who died Tuesday, Aug. 7. She was 88.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Emily Perkins, 6, said swimming was her favorite camp activity.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: YMCA Summer Camp

East County children are splashing out of summer and into the new school year, spending their last week of summer vacation having fun at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

  • East County
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A group of homeless people sit directly across the street from Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill. The restaurant's owner, who was attacked by a man in July, says their presence has dropped his profits by as much as 60%.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 16, 2012
Sarasota: Homeless Havoc

City police say a mandated lapse in a city trespassing program is part of the reason for a rise in a rowdy downtown homeless population.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Something Fishy" won second place at last year's Crystal Classic.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
No conflict for Crystal Classic

The American SandSculpting Championship in Fort Myers Beach was moved ahead one week, leaving the Nov. 9 event on Siesta Key as the only Veterans Day competition.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This is a screen shot taken of the email Mahadevan received from Sarasota News Leader. By this point renderings had been deleted from the Web host.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 16, 2012
E-news outlet targets the Pelican Press with fake story

The first-edition exclusive touted Donald Trump's 'plans' to raze the Terrace Condominiums. No one but the The Pelican received the story.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 16, 2012
Visitors office to launch new tourism campaign

Local tourism officials will play up sunny winter weather in a new $500,000 campaign to lure vacationers. JetBlue Airways will be one of the stars.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent, back, a self-described hands-on manager, wasn’t allowed to oversee the election as a candidate.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
Dent dominates supervisor race

The race for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections ended in a landslide, with incumbent Kathy Dent nearly tripling the votes of Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tegu lizards can wreak havoc on native plants and animal life. Photo courtesy of Chance Steed.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
The hunt is on for a rogue tegu lizard

The lizard has been spotted in dune vegetation near Turtle Beach dunes, but Sarasota County staff thinks only it's a matter of time before they trap it.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
No summer lull on Siesta Key

This June, Sarasota County collected the most tourist development tax dollars ever.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
News Briefs

Chalk Festival founder chosen as judge; Suncoast Communities Blood Bank reaches goal; Indoor football team coming to Sarasota

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 16, 2012
Laurel Park receptive to townhome project

A piece of land off Ringling Boulevard is the future home of 45 townhomes.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Our View: Sarasota's own fiscal cliff

Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner usually doesn't engender hugs and kisses for the way he approaches issues and interacts on the dais with his fellow commissioners. But give him this: There is almost always substance over style.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 16, 2012
My View: Clean voter rolls protect your vote

What is it about making sure only legal voters vote that makes liberals' hair catch fire? Why do they so intensely want it otherwise?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Tonya Smith stands next to a recently completed commissioned painting in her home studio, Moondance Art and Design Company.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 16, 2012
Neighbors: Tonya Smith

Local artist Tonya Smith is planning to serve some hard time behind bars. But this jailbird is no criminal; she's taking part in the Sarasota Executive Lock Up to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sue Jacobson is a Sarasota lawyer and regional president of the American Jewish Committee.
  • By Sue Jacobson
  • August 16, 2012
My View: Hard-wired to help: Everyday heroes inspire us

A recent local news story told of four men returning from a party, who, coming upon a burning car, stopped, pulled the unconscious driver from the burning car, and, risking their lives, saved hers.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Letters to the Editor

A vision for wealth; Don't know Marxism; They hear what they want

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Paul Martinelli took this sunset photo overlooking Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Paul Martinelli took this sunset photo overlooking Sarasota Bay.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
This home at 749 Canal Road has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,968 square feet of living area. It sold for $510,000. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 16, 2012
Two bedroom Peppertree Bay condo sells for $579,000

A condominium in Peppertree Bay tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Betty Platnick, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 505A condominium at 1080 Peppertree Lane to Philip and Barbara Meltzer, of Hewlett, N.Y., for $579,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Judy Robertson took this photo of a cloud formation before a storm on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Judy Robertson took this photo of a cloud formation before a storm on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Kevin Cooper is the executive director of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce.
  • By Kevin Cooper
  • August 16, 2012
My View: The real noise issue

It has been requested that I state a position on, and even suggested that I focus this column on my opinion regarding the "noise issue" that is apparently plaguing Siesta Key as of late.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Letters to the Editor

I'll vote for Obama; A vision for wealth; Don't know Marxism; They hear what they want

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
News Briefs

Beach Road repair could cost $1 million; Deputy busts driver with handy technology; Public Beach thefts on the rise

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
The Donald does Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Club is throwing Trump a $100,000 soiree after naming him Statesman of the Year. The club says he's key in getting people back to work.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation posts informative signs about wildlife and maps to Siesta Key landmarks on a kiosk at Beach Access 5.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 16, 2012
Kiosks guide Siesta beach visitors

Sarasota County Parks and Recreation started building informational kiosks near boat ramps, but realized they would be also useful at Siesta Key beach accesses.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 3544 San Remo Terrace has four bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 6,710 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.9 million. Photo courtesy of Premier Sotheby's Int'l Realty.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 16, 2012
San Remo Estates home sells for $3.9 million

A home in San Remo Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate. David and Therese Dixon, of Brighton, Mich., sold their home at 3544 San Remo Terrace to Patrick and Diana Maloney, of Sarasota, for $3.9 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh as they reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 15, 2012
Aug. 15: Daily Headlines Video

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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sanford Gordon, Marilyn Harwell and Terry Langolis
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: AJC Summer Lunch & Learn

The American Jewish Committee today held its final Summer Lunch & Learn featuring Dina Siegel Vann, director of AJC's Latino and Latin American Institute.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A total 1,136 votes were cast on the island, with 390 cast in Manatee County Precinct 95 at Longboat Island Chapel and 746 cast in Sarasota County Precinct 201 at Longboat Key Town Hall.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 15, 2012
Primary elections: How Longboat voted

A total 1,136 Key residents voted in the Aug. 14 election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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