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Carla and Paul Barbosa.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 8, 2011
Siesta Chamber networks at luncheon

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon Sept. 2, at Capt. Curt's Crab and Oyster Bar. The members enjoyed seafood while they networked and escaped the hot summer sun outside.Â

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
After news about an overflowing Village garbage can reached Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis, county staff wasted little time in tackling the problem. Photo by Chris Kernan.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 8, 2011
Island Beat: Lewis stays true to promise to keep Siesta Village clean

Siesta Key Realtor Chris Kernan found out last week that Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis is serious about keeping the Village clean.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Siesta Gulf View Unit 501 condominium, which has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,345 square feet of living area, tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. It sold for $872,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 8, 2011
Siesta Gulf View home tops this week's sales at $872,000

Jeanine Procassini, of Holmdel, N.J., sold her Unit 501 condominium at 420 Beach Road to Alan and Francine Inbinder, Chicago, for $872,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Arlene Fortsch caught this early morning rain over Little Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2011
Weekly Winner: Morning Shower

Arlene Fortsch caught this early morning rain over Little Sarasota Bay.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sgt. Chris Laster, on Patriot, and Deputy Sean Brophy, atop Valor, patrol Nokomis Public Beach
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 8, 2011
Horses bridge public and law enforcement

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol is a specialized unit that serves neighborhoods, civic functions, holidays and special events.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Little hero marigolds bloom brightly.
  • By Rick Wielgorecki
  • September 8, 2011
Home & Garden: Pick the right plants

Here are some tips about what to look for when you're at the nursery choosing plants for your landscape. As you consider possible purchases, select cultivars with brightly colored leaves and/or flowers.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Unit 408 at Bay Plaza condominium, 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,055 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 8, 2011
Country Club of Sarasota home sells for $1,025,000

Robert and Sandra Van Langen, Sarasota, sold their home at 3917 Spyglass Hill Road to Mark and Gail Welch, of McLean, Va., for $1,025,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 8, 2011
Auditions prepare student for role as filmmaker

Jessica Knight, a senior studying digital filmmaking at Ringling College of Art and Design, is currently holding auditions for her thesis film, "A Fair Exchange."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bruce Lehman submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Cà d’Zan mansion in Sarasota.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2011
Weekly Winner: Majestic Moment

Bruce Lehman submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Cà d'Zan mansion in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
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Mike Aiello, Elizabeth Trent, Rob Lindsey and Jason Russ
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: East Meets West Chambers of Commerce

Local Chambers of Commerce gathered at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium for a fun networking event.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Moderator Judith Sedgeman poses with panelists Christopher Wenzel, Jackie Barron, Luke Bencie, Dan Hoffe and Bonnie Silvestri
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Triumph Over Tragedy event at USFSM

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee honored the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a program called Triumph over Tragedy: Remembering 9/11 a Decade Later, Wednesday, Sept. 7, inside Selby Auditorium.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Karin Buffett and Mitzie Henson’s daughters play volleyball together at ODA.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund Announcement

More than 50 supporters of the Taylor William Emmons Memorial Foundation and All Faiths Food Bank gathered together at the home of Lakewood Ranch residents Mike and Katie Emmons for a special announcement, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and conversation Sept. 7. During the event, Mike and Katie Emmons, whose son Taylor was killed in an accident in December 2010, announced a partnership between the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund and All Faiths Food Bank. Beginning in early December, the foundation will be selling holiday wreaths, as part of its Taylor's Trees program, with half of the proceeds going to the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund and the other half going directly to All Faiths Food Bank.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2011
ODA falls to Bradenton Christian

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team fell to district rival Bradenton Christian 25-15, 25-15, 25-22 Sept. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Sarasota City Commission rescinded nine previously approved grants for three summer youth programs after the results of an audit revealed double billing practices.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 7, 2011
Summer youth programs questioned

An audit of the Newtown Summer Youth Program has prompted a criminal investigation and will lead to increased oversight from city staff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Oscar, 2 1/2, and Emilia, 4 1/2, Estrada work on making sand castles Wednesday, Sept. 7 on Siesta Key beach. The Estrada family, from Bolivia, is on a 2-week family vacation.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 7, 2011
Photo of the Day: Playing on la playa

Vacationers continue to make their way to the no. 1 beach in the country even with the looming gray, cloudy skies. Oscar, 2 1/2, and Emilia, 4 1/2, Estrada enjoyed their Wednesday afternoon making sand castles.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 7, 2011
Palm Aire woman found

Marilyn Kopko of Palm Aire has returned home safely.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The check marks an increase in donations from the Verizon Foundation to the Education Foundation.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 7, 2011
Verizon Foundation donates $20,000 to Education Foundation

The Sarasota Education Foundation received a $20,000 check for 2011-2012 classroom grants programs at a school board meeting Sept. 6.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Former Longboat Observer City Editor Shay Sullivan.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Q&A with former City Editor Shay Sullivan

Former Longboat Observer City Editor Shay Sullivan produced the majority of the Observer's 9/11 and post-9/11 coverage. His probing into several leads in the weeks that followed led the Secret Service to investigate The Observer Group - for the first and only time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Daniel Hoffe
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Daniel Hoffe

Daniel Hoffe was attending a training program in the South Tower of the World Trade Centers when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Tributes

Key Club announces inaugural golf tournament; Town of Longboat Key preps for 9/11 memorial

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Berriff was interviewed by the Longboat Observer shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In the photo, he shows what his filmmaking equipment looked like after it had been in the debris. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Paul Berriff

Paul Berriff was filming an Animal Planet series Sept. 11 in Manhattan, N.Y., when he heard that the North Tower of the World Trade Center had been struck by a plane.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
President George W. Bush and then-chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, Tramm Hudson, on Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Tramm Hudson

Tramm Hudson, former chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, was one of 12 people at the dinner table with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Katie Klauber Moulton and her father, Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber, with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Katie Klauber Moulton

Katie Klauber Moulton, longtime president and general manager of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, hosted President George W. Bush on his overnight visit Sept. 10, 2001.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
George Ceshker retired as an American Airlines pilot four years after Sept. 11. In 2009, he and his wife, Sandra, opened a Secur-All Insurance branch on Longboat Key. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: George Ceshker

Longboat Key resident George Ceshker was in the cockpit of an American Airlines Boeing 767 on Sept. 11. The plane took off from Manhattan, N.Y., seven minutes after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. Ceshker retired four years after Sept. 11 and later opened a Secur-All Insurance branch. But the events of that tragic day stay with him.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
John Kintz’s first day as police chief was in 1997. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: John Kintz

Former Longboat Key Police Chief John Kintz was prepared for business as usual as he planned for President George W. Bush's stay on Longboat Key. But Bush's overnight stay on Sept. 10, 2001, turned out to be anything but routine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Robert Dinan and his wife, Kerrie Lehnert, are co-owners of Kitchens by Kerrie, located in the Centre Shops. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Robert Dinan

Robert Dinan, co-owner of Kitchens by Kerrie on Longboat Key, served on the New York Police Department from 1996 to 2010. He was at his Long Island, N.Y., home Sept. 11, 2001, when he learned that a plane had hit the first tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Claire Hunter was one of four volunteers who helped welcome President George W. Bush and his team Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Claire Hunter

Claire Hunter and her husband, Ralph, who founded the Longboat Observer, were among volunteers on-hand Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to greet President George W. Bush.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bob Craft was flying Delta Flight 109 from Madrid to Atlanta when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks occurred. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Robert 'Bob' Craft

Longboat Key resident Robert 'Bob' Craft was the captain of a flight headed from Madrid to Atlanta when he learned of the terrorist attacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2011
9/11: Timeline

The Observer recounts the events before and after Sept. 11, 2001, as they unfolded locally.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Lewis Abate has custom artwork on his Jeep to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. “It’s my tattoo,” he says of the artwork.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • September 7, 2011
9/11: The Worst Day, The Best Day

Lakewood Ranch resident Lewis Abate was inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. Director Lori Basilone said organizers want the event to be a solemn occasion.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 7, 2011
9/11: Lakewood Ranch commemorates 9/11

Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. will host a communitywide event Sept. 10.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch running back McKenzie Hathaway rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, helping lead the Mustangs to victory Sept. 2.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2011
Lakewood Ranch wins in a convincing fashion

Lakewood Ranch racked up 224 yards on the ground on its way to a 28-18 victory over rival Braden River Sept. 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 7, 2011
Comment: Teams kick off season

Every fall, I gather my three football schedules ahead of time and plan out my season. I grab my highlighter and carefully map where I'll be heading each week.

  • East County
  • Sports
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