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Sarasota weather page photo: Dec. 17
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2015
Sarasota weather page photo: Dec. 17

Tre Michel submitted this photo of a Siesta Key sunset.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2015
Why Trump is on top

Sir Isaac Newton and the late economist Friedrich Hayek have rational explanations for why the Donald is running so far ahead of the Republican pack. It’s physics and math.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2015
$14.5 million for Bobby Jones?

Bobby Jones Golf Club will celebrate its 89th anniversary on Feb. 13

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A garden of lights blooms down one of the walk ways at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Lights in Bloom display.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 17, 2015
Sarasota calendar 12.17.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Dec. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Judy Altier thanks a stranger for donating to Salvation Army.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 17, 2015
Volunteers help save by the bell

Meet Judy Altier, one of 1,500 volunteer bell ringers for Salvation Army Sarasota’s Red Kettle Campaign.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Residents want the county to address flooding on Banan Place, pictured in 2013, which occurs frequently after heavy rains.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 17, 2015
Banan Place residents have flood of stormwater worries

A group of homeowners say the county’s plan to address flooding on Siesta Key won’t help their street.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Teri Stabler, now an international champion kettlebell athlete, works out at Punch Kettlebell Gym in Sarasota. She will begin preparations to compete in professional divisions.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 17, 2015
Hometown kettlebell athlete becomes international champ

Teri Stabler, who works for Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, won a gold medal at an international kettlebell fitness competition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Singing Christmas Tree stands two-stories tall at FirstSarasota Baptist.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Christmas trees, Ringling College buys land

WEEK OF DEC. 16 2015

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Operating on St. Armands Circle for more than a decade, Southwest Parking Co. owner Rodney Tregembo believes problems with his valet service have been rare in the commercial tourist district.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 17, 2015
St. Armands stakeholders lob complaints at valet service

The city has issued a formal warning to the operator of the St. Armands Circle valet stand, inspiring a reexamination of how the service is run.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A committee says the Bobby Jones facility is suffering from out-of-date irrigation and drainage systems, among other issues.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 17, 2015
Will the city invest in Bobby Jones?

An advisory committee is recommending $14.5 million worth of improvements to Bobby Jones Golf Club, but city officials will ultimately decide the future of the course.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tahiti Park residents, such as Jennifer Ahearn-Koch, communicated their concerns about the proposed Starbucks.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 17, 2015
Starbucks dumps plans for North Trail store

After a push from neighborhood activists to address traffic concerns, the developer of a proposed Starbucks near Tahiti Park has stopped pursuing the project.

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  • News
The first home on the route at Colonial Gables is 5550 Hayden Blvd.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 17, 2015
Light Up Sarasota

Holiday lights around Sarasota and Siesta Key that will make you ooh and awe.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A condominium in The Grande Riviera tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 17, 2015
The Grande Riviera condo unit sells from $4.6 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.17.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Sarasota Modern, located at 599 Cocoanut Ave., is the newest hotel project to enter the city's review process.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 16, 2015
Sarasota's hotel boom comes with questions, concerns

The number of hotel rooms in downtown Sarasota is set to increase nearly 200% over the next five years. Are there any reservations about the coming deluge?

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