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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 30, 2010
OBITUARY: Jack Clayman

Jack Clayman, 91, was a Longboat Key resident and member of Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 30, 2010
Mill Creek home burglarized

A home in the 200 block of Mill Run East was burglarized yesterday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2010
Mustangs finish second in state

The Lakewood Ranch High boys tennis team finished second at the Class 3A state finals April 29.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 30, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Bashaw Elementary

The East County Observer caught up with children in Steve Spisak's fourth-grade class to find out what materials they most like to use in art class.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 30, 2010
Selby Foundation awards $1 million in grants

Twenty-eight local organizations were awarded funds ranging from $14,396 to $50,000. Twelve received the most top award.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2010
Senator calls for oil rig investigation

Town Hall received a letter from Sen. Bill Nelson this week bemoaning the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 29, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Ciao, Italia!

Ciao, Italia! owner Carmine Estudo shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 29, 2010
Commission continues Villages hearing

Sarasota County commissioners postponed a vote on the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South until May 12.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 29, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Smile Smart Dental Center

Smile Smart Dental Center opened in Twelve Oaks Plaza in January.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 29, 2010
MTI students brighten smiles

This year's event served about 35 children.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 29, 2010
Freedom students take walk on 'wild side'

An annual walkathon recently raised more than $10,000.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 29, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Red-Light Cameras

The East County Observer caught up with some residents of Tara Golf & Country Club to get their thoughts on red-light cameras.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 29, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Bay Haven School of Basics-Plus

Students in Rolf Hanson's fifth-grade physical science class used spoons, tuning forks, mallets and salt to learn about sound waves.

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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • April 29, 2010
Store Around the Corner: Cannons Marina

Cannons Marina is a family-owned business offering boat sales, rentals and repairs.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
Italian Republic knights local resident

Having recently been bestowed knighthood by the Italian Republic, the Sarasota Sister City of Treviso, Italy, honored Cavallere Richard Storm with a luncheon Wednesday, April 21, at Mattison's 41.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
Foundation offers 'smile' wristbands

As part of its first fundraiser, the Alton Thomas Yung Foundation will be offering "What Would Alton Do" wristbands in Pine View School colors with WWAD on one side and 'SMILE' on the other.

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  • April 29, 2010
Sarasota Observer reader wins 'mother' of all contests

The votes are in - more than 15,000 total - and the winners of the YourObserver.com Mother-Daughter Lookalike contest have been named.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
Siesta Fiesta draws crafty crowd

Siesta Key Village transformed into an artful showcase April 24 and 25, as shoppers perused 250 of the nation's most talented artists and crafters who displayed life-size sculptures, handmade jewelry and paintings, photography and ceramics.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
'Biggest Loser Sarasota' contestants tighten their belts, winner drops over 50 pounds

It took diet, nutrition and exercise under the guidance of certified personal trainer Patti Linn Stanley, but the 13 contestants who underwent the first "Biggest Loser Sarasota" program shed between 7.5 and 20 percent of their body weight.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 29, 2010
'Racism fuels Newtown perception'

An adviser to the Police Advisory Panel believes if Newtown residents believe whites think they are criminals, they wonder why they should obey the law.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 29, 2010
Retailers clamor for new downtown garage location

With so much interest in the retail section of the Palm Avenue parking garage, the city may increase the space by 33%.

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  • Robin Roy
  • April 29, 2010
Road closure could hurt businesses

Construction of a new drug store in the Southbay Shopping Center has led to the permanent closure of road that residents in the Southbay community used to access the shopping center.

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  • Robin Roy
  • April 29, 2010
Keys seek to define 'private beach'

With the county preparing again to discuss public access to beaches, residents of Siesta Key and Casey Key want to ensure they retain private-property rights.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 29, 2010
St. Martha's students cook up creative inventions

Andrea Hempill, a teacher at St. Martha's, has led her class through a solar-oven project exhibition in honor of Earth Day. Her top-three teams will compete Saturday, May 1, at the Energy Whiz Olympics, in Cocoa Beach.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
Our View

2050 plan: economic death

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
Letters to the editor

Stadium: House of cards; Wrong kind of change

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 29, 2010
Siesta Key home sells for $2.3 million

A home in Mira-Mar tops all real-estate transactions from March 29 to April 2.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2010
Cops Corner

April 20 Burning rubber 7:26 a.m. - South Tamiami Trail and Bee Ridge Road. Road Hazard. A large tire was seen rolling down Bee Ridge Road and crossing Tamiami Trail. No word on its origin or destination.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 29, 2010
Lender reveals plans for Colony

Colony Lender LLC partners David Siegal and Randy Langley want to build a new resort and buy out the resort's owner, Dr. Murf Klauber, for $12 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 28, 2010
'Chef' Hayes sweetens blueberry fest

Manatee County District 4 Commissioner Donna Hayes put her cooking skills to good use Wednesday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • April 28, 2010
Man on the Street: Kentucky Derby

The Observer asked folks what they're doing to celebrate the 136th Kentucky Derby, which takes place Friday April 30 through Saturday May 1.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 28, 2010
Save Our Seabirds director on standby for oil spill relief

Lee Fox will coordinate local wildlife rescue efforts if oil spreads toward Florida waters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 28, 2010
Beautification project begins

A $500,000 grant the town received last week will be used to replace welcome signs and wayfinding signs on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 28, 2010
Park proponents seek to halt process

Hudson Bayou residents ask the City Commission to place a park-acquisition request on hold, while they talk to adjacent neighborhoods that oppose that request.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Suspense is over: Gussin to release novel

Longboat Key novelist Patricia Gussin's publishing company, Oceanview Publishing, will release her fourth novel, "And Then There Was One," Oct. 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2010
Klaubers welcome new addition

Murf and Sue Bassett Klauber are proud to announce the birth of their 15th grandchild.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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