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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 2, 2012
Commission stalls on its two-year retainer decision

On Wednesday, Thomas Barwin was told he would have to wait another day before the Sarasota City Commission finalized his city manager contract.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Steve and Anne Udell pose by their card rack at Southeastern Guide Dogs with their dog, Schmutzie.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 2, 2012
Paw-mark moments

Osprey couple's greeting-card company is barking up the right tree.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This lot on Higel Avenue boasts deep-water access to Sarasota Bay, a unique feature driving demand for land.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 2, 2012
Vacant lots hot on Siesta Key

The scars from the housing crash are beginning to fade from the Key as empty land plots begin changing hands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota County employees and Siesta Key residents, including Siesta Key Village Association President Russell Matthes, second from left, test specifications for crosswalk lighting in Siesta Key Village.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 2, 2012
Bollards light the way for Village crosswalks

Sarasota County will soon put out bids for stone LED fixtures to improve pedestrian safety in Siesta Key Village.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Speech takes courage; You are 'dead right'; Strip the mask; Appalled by editorial; Spare us crazy rants

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
This home at 604 42nd St. has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,607 square feet of living area. It sold for $630,000. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 2, 2012
Four-bedroom Indian Beach home sells for $2.5 million

A home in Indian Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Richard and Caren Lobo, of Washington, D.C., sold their home at 3139 Bay Shore Road to Charles and Nancy Parrish, of Sarasota, for $2.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Craig Phillips took this sunset photo on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Craig Phillips took this sunset photo on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jeff Hindman took this photo of storm clouds rolling in at Sarasota National Cemetery.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Jeff Hindman took this photo of storm clouds rolling in at Sarasota National Cemetery.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2012
News Briefs

No protests for Village maintenance

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 2, 2012
Neighbors: Joe Volpe

Mechanical engineer and Siesta Key resident Joe Volpe came up with a way to give pets - and golf clubs - the rides of their lives.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 2, 2012
St. Boniface narrows candidates in its search for new rector

After nearly a year of searching, St. Boniface Episcopal Church is close to choosing a new, permanent rector.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This home at 5232 Shadow Lawn Drive in Siesta Isles has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,899 square feet of living area. It sold for $815,000. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 2, 2012
Three-bedroom home in Siesta Isles tops transactions

A home in Siesta Isles tops all transactions in this week's real estate. W. David and M. Denise Sanders, of Bristol, Ind., sold their home at 5232 Shadow Lawn Drive to Zoom Thru Zoom to You Inc. for $815,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Six-year-old Sam Barr did not drop the ball he had to carry through part of the obstacle course relay event.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 2, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Risen Savior VBS

More than 80 children this week are participating in Risen Savior Lutheran Church's "Back to Jerusalem" Vacation Bible School.

  • East County
  • News
Todd Buchman, of Aqua Plumbing & Air, exchanged information with other participants.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Speed Networking

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gathered at the Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch Aug. 1 for a speed networking event and to celebrate the Holiday Inn brand's 60th anniversary.

  • East County
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 1, 2012
Aug. 1: 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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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2012
Marriage debate spices up Chick-fil-A

East County residents turned out in droves to the State Road 70 Chick-fil-A location for "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."

  • East County
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation closes one lane of the Siesta Key north bridge at night. A man was hit by a car during construction this morning.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 1, 2012
Construction worker struck on Siesta north bridge

A hit-and-run driver struck a 60-year-old pedestrian early this morning. Police are on the hunt for a suspected burgundy four-door Lexus.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
General Harris Street experienced flooding this morning. Courtesy Rusty Chinnis.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2012
North Key experiences floods

Some streets on the North end are flooded today because of high tides and the upcoming full moon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A handful of AAF members participated in the first event of the AAF year, a “speed pitch” event, Tuesday, July 31, at Mattison’s.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 1, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: AAF Suncoast Speed Networking

The American Advertising Federation of the Suncoast held their first event of their new year, Tuesday, July 31, at Mattison's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A sedan crashed head-on with a tree.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2012
Vehicle collides with tree on Natures Way

Emergency workers responded to a head-on crash on Natures Way.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2012
UPS partners with Miracle League

The UPS Foundation recently donated $30,000 to The Miracle League of Manasota, a group that gives children and adults with disabilities a chance to play organized baseball.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2012
Troop donates to animal care

Girls from Girl Scout Troop 803 recently donated $350 from cookie booth sales to the Lakewood Ranch Humane Society.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 1, 2012
Violin vacation on the Key

Stephanie Bork, 23, from Ann Arbor, Mich., performed Saturday, July 28, on St. Armands Circle, while on vacation in Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The School Board of Sarasota County opened and closed the floor for public comment today at a hearing to adopt the district’s 2012 tentative budget in 10 of the 45 minutes allotted — because nobody from the public showed up.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 1, 2012
School Board approves rate increase

With the public absent for a public hearing to approve the 2012 fiscal year budget for the Sarasota County School District, the School Board of Sarasota County unanimously approved a millage rate increase of 1.27%

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2012
Hitting a high note

Charles Chocallo is a 2007 graduate of Pineview and his parents, Chris and Bill Chocallo are Longboat Key residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Seventeen-year-old Brittany Wenger, winner of the Google Science Fair, now hopes to test her technology in hospitals. Photo by Andrew Federman.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2012
Brittany Wenger wins Google Science Fair

East County resident Brittany Wenger, 17, plans to change the world with her application that detects breast-cancer malignancies.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 1, 2012
IDA OKs funding proposal

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority voted 3-1 in favor of a 12-year funding proposal for its new maintenance facility.

  • East County
  • News
"I look at our clientele and truly believe they are the voices that no one hears," said Marla Doss, president and CEO for Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities. "It's up to us to be the voice of the disabled in the community."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2012
Familiar face takes top CHAC position

Marla Doss is named the president and CEO of Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2012
Our View: We recommend

"Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried." - Winston Churchill. About this time every two years that famous Churchill quote comes to mind.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2012
Association seeks extension

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is petitioning the Town Commission to seek an 18-month extension of a Dec. 31 deadline for re-opening the resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Clumps of seaweed lined the beach access near North Shore Road Monday evening.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2012
Seaweed surfaces on beaches

The town doesn't rake the beaches when seaweed like the current clumps on the beach wash ashore.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer Melissa Herron took this photo that shows hatchling tracks headed toward the water. Photo courtesy of Melissa Herron.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2012
First nests of the season hatch

The public will have to wait longer than usual to get their first glimpses of popular turtle-nest excavations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The island is getting closer to a new CVS, with work on the drug store’s interior currently under way.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2012
CVS moves forward with new store

CVS appears to be getting a move on.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Barbara Michel is survived by her daughter, Treanne; sons, Bill and Geoffrey; sister, Jean Garrison; and five grandchildren.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 1, 2012
To Michel, everyone was guest of honor

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's longtime chef concierge, Barbara Michel, died last week after a battle with cancer. To her, guests were like family.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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