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Chiropractor Abe Kozma with Sheila Anthony, of PNC Bank, and Brian Best, of PNC Investment
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Alliance Business Social

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gathered July 11, at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing for the Alliance's monthly networking social.

  • East County
  • News
Usually, volunteers set up the explosive canvas 600 feet from the surf, but they only had 400 feet to navigate for this year’s show.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 12, 2012
Siesta fireworks amaze despite restrictions

The beach was smaller for the Fourth of July celebration this year, but worries about illegal fireworks - and some dark clouds - didn't wash out the explosive fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tropical Storm Debby further damaged the asphalt on the private road near Beach Access 3 on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 12, 2012
Siesta Key road sinks further

The private street skirting Beach Access 3 on Siesta Key gained more craters from recent flooding. But there's little anyone can do to slow it from slumping into the surf.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 12, 2012
Commission debates inlet money

The West Coast Inland Navigation District needs $400,000 more from Sarasota County for the 2013 fiscal year. Mote Marine Laboratory could potentially lose out on two projects, and law enforcement faces cuts.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
City attorney Robert Fournier informed the Sarasota City Commission at a special meeting Tuesday, July 10 that the project, dubbed Lift Station 87, is at a standstill and is off schedule.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 12, 2012
Lift station project in limbo

Commissioners plan to hire an attorney and a micro-tunneling expert, each at a cost of $400 per hour, to look into legal ramifications involved with the stalled project.

  • Sarasota
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At the Sarasota City Commission’s Monday, July 2 regular meeting, Lakewood Ranch-based Commodore Realty offered Sarasota city commissioners $3 million for the land — the price for which the parcel was last appraised.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 12, 2012
City land attracts two developers

Sarasota city commissioners have already directed staff to finalize a $1.4 million purchase contract. for 11.1 acres. But another developer wants the land for a mixed-use development and is willing to pay $3 million.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Sarasota Observer named No. 1 weekly

For the second consecutive year, a newspaper published by The Observer Media Group has been named Florida's top weekly newspaper in the highest circulation division in the Florida Press Association's Better Weekly Newspaper Contest.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 12, 2012
City budget deficit now stands at $3.3 million

The city of Sarasota's budget deficit for fiscal year 2012-13 has been reduced from $5.9 million to $3.3 million, in part, because of an unexpected increase in property values.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Critics of the feral hog hunt wait anxiously for the Sarasota County Commission vote on the Southwest Florida Water District proposal.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 12, 2012
County Commission: The hunt is on for feral hogs

Thirty hunters will descend into Deer Creek Prairie Preserve two times over the next year to root out invasive feral hogs.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 12, 2012
Dent, Thaxton spar at Tiger Bay

The two candidates for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections traded barbs about transparency at the Tiger Bay-hosted luncheon.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Check your facts; Shame on Sarasota

  • Sarasota
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  • By Dean Kalahar
  • July 12, 2012
My View: Pine View School: gifted or gilded?

The enrollment statistics for Sarasota gifted school are out of the norm. Are that many children really gifted?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Cop Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Kristina Castner
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 12, 2012
Brides Across America outfits military brides with free wedding gowns

For couples with one or both members in the military, tying the knot can be an even more complicated and stressful process than usual.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 701 Treasure Boat Way sold for $1.39 million. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 12, 2012
Three-bedroom home in Siesta's Bayside sells for $1.39 million

Two homes in Siesta's Bayside tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Felipa Anacta submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key Beach after Tropical Storm Debby.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Felipa Anacta submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key Beach after Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Gene Jaleski, pictured in 2009, previously held the District Five seat.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 12, 2012
Town seeks resumes for commission seat; Jaleski has interest

The town seeks resumes from citizens interested in the seat. Former Commissioner Gene Jaleski is the latest to express interest.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Our View: 3 ideas for a city manager

And what would you say if the mayor of Sarasota called you and said, "I know we told you two weeks ago you weren't good enough for me and my four City Commission colleagues, but now we have changed our minds. We'd like to offer you the city manager job."?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • July 12, 2012
My View: City sadly fiddles with registry

Talk about fiddling while Rome burns. The city of Sarasota is facing a series of crises threatening to escalate further.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
News Briefs

Downtown parking times disputed

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unit 1800 at Beau Ciel, 990 Blvd. of the Arts, sold for $5.6 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 12, 2012
Four-bedroom Beau Ciel condo sells for $5.6 million

A condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 12, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Colleen O'Bryant

Colleen O'Bryant, a Sarasota native, is relatively new to BMX, but she is already skilled on her bike.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ann Picard submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Palmer Ranch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Ann Picard submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 11, 2012
July 11: 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
Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, donated $500 toward the care of a sick dolphin being treated at Mote Marine Laboratory. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
News Briefs

Gold Coast Eagle aids sick dolphin; Tree, plaque remember Ina Gross

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 11, 2012
Library Foundation receives grant

The newly formed Library Foundation for Sarasota County has received a $10,000 grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to raise public awareness about the county's nine Sarasota County libraries.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Visit Sarasota is working with the Siesta Key Village Association to modify "Number 1 Beach" signs for long-term use.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 11, 2012
Visit Sarasota thinks big

Visit Sarasota will partner with the newly formed U.S. marketing campaign called Brand USA to target European tourists.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"Sparkey" the turtle crawls back to the Gulf after she dug a nest, filled it with eggs and covered it. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
Laborious Fourth of July

On the Fourth of July, Country Club Shores residents David and Sharron Schar and the Reynolds family went to the beach between the Privateer and Beachplace to watch Siesta Key's fireworks from a distance.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
Bud Collins misses Wimbledon

This year's Wimbledon was the first one Bud Collins had missed in 44 consecutive years.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
From Daisies to Brownies

Members of Daisy Troop 888 from Tara Elementary stepped up their role in Girl Scouts, as they made the leap from Daisies to Brownies during a special ceremony last month at the Peridia Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
Publix donates to Meals on Wheels

Through its 2011 holiday Food for All point-of-purchase fundraiser, local Publix stores collectively raised more than $30,000 to benefit Meals on Wheels Plus.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Guests of the Tara Golf and Country Club were treated to a cluckin' good time June 30, as the club hosted its first Wing Night.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
Wing Night is a hit at Tara

Guests of the Tara Golf and Country Club were treated to a cluckin' good time June 30, as the club hosted its first Wing Night.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2012
Our View: Lessons from Lenobel

When you reflect on the 12 and a half years that Hal Lenobel served as a Longboat Key mayor and commissioner, you can see there were two distinct phases of his tenure - the mayoral phase and the statesman phase.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Castaway.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • July 11, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
"I'm just lucky to say I've competed in the Miss Florida Pageant," East County resident Ellie Ohlman said. "There are so many amazing women who have held that title."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 11, 2012
East County queen hits the stage at Miss Florida Pageant

Miss Florida Pageant contestant and East County resident Ellie Ohlman returned from St. Pete with a great experience and 43 new friends.

  • East County
  • News
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