SARASOTA
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 15, NO. 23
Car lovers show off their wheels. PAGE 1B
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Drugs disposed of properly The Sarasota Police Department collected 38 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs last weekend. Residents stopped by the department’s headquarters April 27 to drop off their medicine during the the National Drug Take-Back Initiative. Now, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration will dispose of them without harm to the environment or risk of misuse.
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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019
Neighbors: Pick up pace
David Conway
Rosemary residents want to see progress on project. SEE PAGE 5A
STAR BRIGHT Tennis luminaries help event shine. PAGE 14A
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Hunger fighters honored All Faiths Food Bank recently named its new entrance for Keith and Linda Monda. The couple co-founded the Campaign Against Summer Hunger (see this year’s campaign totals below), and have long supported All Faiths by funding programs, staff positions and the establishment of a food and resource center in DeSoto County.
Ryan Kohn
Kinley Gratton, 5, takes a breather during her court time at Tennis with the Stars, a fundraiser for Buddy Up Tennis held April 26 in Sarasota.
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Can you stop summer hunger? Here are the week’s donation totals for All Faiths Food Bank’s Campaign Against Summer Hunger, which runs through May 15. To donate, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org. Goal: $1.4 million matching challenge Amount raised to date: $1,149,429
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Plotting a new course City sets sail with water taxi study. SEE PAGE 3A