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  • August 18, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: East County

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Tonya Herschberger and Linda Keefe. Courtesy Photo.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 18, 2011
Nurse and patient are all smiles at reunion

Four years ago, Linda and Larry Keefe were walking their dogs in downtown Sarasota when a drunk driver lost control of her vehicle.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Amazing Grace Circus from Nyack, NY performed a group act for the showcase performance Thursday, Aug. 18 inside the PAL Sailor Circus Arena.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 AYCO Showcase Performance

Participants in the 2011 American Youth Circus Festival showed off their talents Thursday, Aug. 18 during one of the two showcase performances of the week at PAL Sailor Circus Arena. There are 300 participants from all over the country and range in age from 9 to 87. This year's 5-day AYCO Festival also includes 90 different workshops that cover a wide variety of circus talents.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The session III campers sing “You Gotta Be” as the opening number for “Alone in the Universe” during dress rehearsal Thursday, Aug. 18 at Florida Studio Theatre.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: FST Session III Dress Rehearsal

The campers of Florida Studio Theatre's Performing Arts Camp Session III held an open dress rehearsal for their show "Alone in the Universe" Thursday, Aug. 18 in The Keating Theatre at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Andrew and Kim Tyack with Andy Reeves
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: SK Chamber at King George Pub

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce held their business card exchange event Thursday, Aug. 18 at The King George Pub. Those in attendance enjoyed catching up as well as meeting new members.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Friends of Lakewood Ranch leader Gary Berns said he is concerned some registered voters have not received ballots.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2011
Group raises concerns about straw poll

The Friends of Lakewood Ranch say they know of at least 129 registered voters who have not received straw poll ballots about the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 18, 2011
Town schedules joint meeting with Sarasota County

The Longboat Key Town Commission will meet with the Sarasota County Commission in November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The winners of the Kiwanis academic and technical institute scholarships pose together Thursday, Aug. 18, on the steps by The Grill.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kiwanis Scholarship Ceremony 2011

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key gave out a total of 21 scholarships during a morning breakfast ceremony Thursday, Aug. 18, at The Grill, at the Longboat Key Club. The 10 academic scholarships and 11 technical institute scholarships were handed out by scholarship committee Chairman Weldon Frost.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 18, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2011
Fatal crash causes delays on State Road 70

A traffic accident involving a tractor-trailor in the East County has resulted in one confirmed fatality.

  • East County
  • News
The new contractor is expected to start work Oct. 1.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2011
CDD boards to change landscape contractors

Two Lakewood Ranch community development district boards have agreed to hire Down to Earth for landscaping services.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch High School graduate Liliana Ibarra called her summer internship in Washington, D.C., "amazing."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2011
Ranch graduate returns from Capitol

Lakewood Ranch High School graduate Liliana Ibarra interned at the White House this summer.

  • East County
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Miguel Orduno, an illegal alien who was deported from the United States twice after serving federal prison time, has eluded arrest by providing false identification and using different home addresses.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
Deputies arrest fugitive sex offender in Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies found Miguel Orduno Aug. 17 near the intersection of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and University Parkway.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 18, 2011
Premier Sports Campus to add lights

The Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch will begin installing lighting for eight of its fields Sept. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
The meeting will be held at Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 18, 2011
Ranch CDD boards meet

Four Lakewood Ranch CDD boards will meet today starting at 8 a.m.

  • East County
  • News
Stacy Boll, Francesca Tebano, Peggy Messick, Vera Melnichuk and Judith Hart. Photos by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
PEO honors recipients

Chapter CE of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, PEO, honored three scholarship recipients during its recent luncheon at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
It was a hairy situation Aug. 11, when Sarasota invaded Mad Crow Brewery for “Hair of the Dog 2.”
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
Mad Crow hosts hairy situation

It was a hairy situation Aug. 11, when Sarasota invaded Mad Crow Brewery for 'Hair of the Dog 2.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A new Walmart for the grocery-store-starved North Trail will be built in 2012.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2011
Planning board approves Walmart

The city's Planning Board unanimously approved last week a proposed 'neighborhood market' Walmart for the North Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
As illegal short-term rentals continue to spark complaints, Code Enforcement Officer John Lally has found himself trying to balance the demands of tourists and full-time residents,
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 18, 2011
Short-term rentals continue to upset residents

Although sympathetic to tourists, the county's code enforcement officer is working to end illegal home rentals on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Beach Bazaar customers have been gathering up souvenirs as well as beach supplies. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 18, 2011
No. 1 beach equals big summer season

A full parking lot at Siesta Key Beach is translating into a lot of customers for Key merchants and restaurants.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Siesta Beach Pavilion has been a focal point for the public beach since it was dedicated in 1960. Photos courtesy of the Sarasota County History Center.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 18, 2011
Hidden wall enables building modifications

The discovery of a Siesta Beach Pavilion wall long hidden by structural additions will enable the county to modify the historic building without having to elevate it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
News Briefs

Rep. Holder to lead legislative subcommittee; Sarasota sales fall 18% in July

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 18, 2011
Future charter schools may receive less district money

The Sarasota County School Board plans a more detailed look at its funding stream for charter schools, with an eye toward reducing allocations for new schools.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This depiction of how a Palm Avenue parking garage wall would look was presented last week to the Public Art Committee. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2011
Parking garage murals planned

Jonathan Parks Architect, the architect for the Palm Avenue parking garage, suggests the city approve a $25,000 mural project for the interior walls of the garage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 18, 2011
Planning Board controversy comes to close

Accusations of lame-duck political maneuvering marked the usual process of appointing members to the city's Planning Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 18, 2011
City told to send positive signals

The city's economic-development coordinator said decisions that appear to be unfriendly to business are also watched by potential new businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
News Briefs

Path cleared for free electric-car service; Commission endorses North Trail plan

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sophie Williamson in the chicken coop in her family’s backyard. Photos by Rebecca Wild Baxter.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 18, 2011
12-year-old raises chickens in backyard

A 12-year-old girl's interest in chickens has taken her from addressing the City Commission to raising hens in her backyard.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kathy Bolam, a Venice retiree, wants Sarasota County voters to amend the county charter to restrict county commissioners from spending taxpayers’ money on nonprofit services. Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By Jay Brady
  • August 18, 2011
Government contracts with nonprofits: good doing or wasteful spending?

Local governments contracting with nonprofits for services spend millions of taxpayers' dollars each year. The strategy has its supporters and detractors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Farmers Market manager Phil Pagano credits the market’s success this summer to a new marketing effort and a commitment from vendors who stayed around during this traditionally slower time of year. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 18, 2011
Farmers market boasts off-season success

Visitors and locals are supporting the Sarasota Farmers Market in record numbers this summer, thanks to a new marketing campaign put into effect by the market's board of directors.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
Our View: Privatize Bobby Jones

Golfing may be the least essential of all government services. Of all the entertainment venues that local governments own or subsidize - from the Van Wezel to tennis courts to baseball - surely golf must rank near the bottom in order of importance.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor: 08.18.11

Change still needed for less debt and taxes; Kudos for showing 'Ruskin Sky' painting

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Harbor Acres home at 1545 Hillview Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, a pool and 4,625 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,262,500. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 18, 2011
Harbor Acres home sells for $2,262,500

Margaret Varner, Sarasota, sold her home at 1545 Hillview Drive, in Harbor Acres, to Donald and Sharon Lerner, Sarasota, for $2,262,500. Built in 1997, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,625 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.1 million in 2002.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 18, 2011
Business Observer

Eager Beaver Car Wash wins community award; Carson elected to U.S. Green Building Council; New College recognized in Princeton's top colleges list; Community Foundation awards financial aid; YMCA selected to receive grant for Hispanic program

  • Sarasota
  • News
Diane Desmond submitted this sunset photo, taken beneath the John Ringling Causeway.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2011
Weekly Winner: Watchful Perch

Diane Desmond submitted this sunset photo, taken beneath the John Ringling Causeway.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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