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Craig Hall, co-founder and vice president of business development and investor relations for Sunovia, displays his firms bright wares in Siesta Key Village.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2012
Crosswalk issues and street safety plague Siesta

The Florida Department of Transportation rejected requests for Midnight Pass safety improvements, including more signage and a lower speed limit, and the search for Village lighting continues.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2012
Sea life returns to canals

Manatees are starting to return to Siesta Key waterways after Tropical Storm Debby churned up their habitat.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 19, 2012
County could seek fees

The Public Facilities Financing Advisory Board will use Sarasota County staff to analyze ways to bolster funding.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 19, 2012
City groups support EDC position

City commissioners will ultimately decide whether a $90,000 a year Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County director position should be placed into the budget for Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 19, 2012
Osprey celebrates the opening of its own chamber of commerce

For the first time in nearly 40 years, business owners in the Osprey area are basking in the benefits of their own local chamber of commerce.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 19, 2012
City Commission approves crime strategy in Newtown

The program carries no additional costs and involves working with a small number of officers, at first, to facilitate buy-in from the Newtown community.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • July 19, 2012
Election Q&A: Sarasota County Commission District 5 Race

In this week's issue, we profile candidates for Sarasota County Commission District 5 seat.

  • Sarasota
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Kurt Becker. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 19, 2012
Siesta Key community rallies around injured bartender

After suffering a broken back, Siesta Key bartender Kurt Becker has seen an outpouring of support from Siesta merchants and residents.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2012
News Briefs

Wheels are in motion for Siesta trolleys

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2012
Our View: The anti-American president

He just leaves you breathless, dumbfounded ... enraged.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jeffrey Weisman owned an advertising and marketing agency in New York City. In Sarasota, he creates fine-art photography and serves on the board of directors of Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Jeffrey Weisman
  • July 19, 2012
My View: Fear of flying (with apologies to Erica Jong)

Remember when you actually enjoyed flying?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2012
News Briefs

Sarasota Memorial entrance is permanent; Lido Beach Park restroom revitalized; The Salvation Army hearing is set

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 19, 2012
Barwin: Q&A

Former Oak Park, Ill., City Manager Thomas Barwin was chosen as the next city manager for the city of Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 19, 2012
Neighbors: Gabriel Fassler

Siesta Key Oyster Bar bartender Gabriel Fassler has been serving up drinks for and making memories with locals and visitors for the last eight-and-a-half years.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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