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Hudson Bayou residents were upset when this LED sign promoting an upcoming seminar was erected last month in their neighborhood. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
LED flashing signs attracts criticism

City residents and one city commissioner are concerned about the popularity of bright LED signs that are starting to be installed along U.S. 41 and in areas close to residential neighborhoods.

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Do you know a Sarasota resident who should be featured as a Neighbors? Email MICHAEL ENG at meng@yourobserver.com.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 12, 2012
Neighbors: Rita Brown

Although some might see them as waste, one Sarasota resident sees more to discarded palm fronds. For Rita Brown, palm fronds are her canvas.

  • Sarasota
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File photo by Rebecca Baxter
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
The aftereffect of No. 1

For more than two decades, Dr. Stephen Leatherman has ranked America's top beaches. After the initial tourism boost, how do these top destination spots fare?

  • Siesta Key
  • News
On busy days, cars crowd North Shell Road, making it difficut for residents to enter and leave their driveways.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta residents look for parking solutions

Beach Access No. 1, on North Shell Road, has become overcrowded, and some residents are looking for a more organized arrangement.

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A month after the paid parking program was eliminated and two-hour parking was restored, some merchants and area officials aren’t sure if the decision made much difference on Main Street.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
Parking problem still lingers

Some merchants and officials believe the paid parking program didn't last long enough to gauge whether its removal is best for the city.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota County modifies buiding height regulations

Commissioners Wednesday approved changes that make amendments to heights on barrier islands and along waterways.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta Beach Access 12 project approved

A beach access will be modified to allow trucks to gain access to the beach to perform emergency services only, such as red algae and hurricane cleanup efforts.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Don't punish all for actions of a few; Banning alcohol will not prevent drinking; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

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A new Goodwill Superstore construction project moved ahead Tuesday when the dirt was turned on the North Trail project and a groundbreaking ceremony was held despite a pending legal challenge.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
North Trail Goodwill Superstore breaks ground

Sarasota city attorney Robert Fournier said that Goodwill is moving forward at its own risk because a challenge neighborhood residents filed against the store in Sarasota Circuit Court is still pending.

  • Siesta Key
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File photo by Rick Greenspun
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota Audubon Society makes careful effort to protect plovers

The Sarasota Audubon Society continues efforts to protect endangered snowy plovers.

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Easter came two weeks earlier than it did last year, and as a result, businesses didn’t experience the lull that often falls between the end of spring break season and Easter.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Key sees a hopping Easter weekend

Easter weekend is a notoriously busy one on Siesta Key. Right on the heels of spring break, guests flood the island to spend the holiday weekend with family, and it's typically one of the last busy weekends of the season.

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Artist Diana McConnell sold her jewelry at a past Siesta Fiesta. File photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Annual Siesta Fiesta returns to the Village

This weekend, the Siesta Key Village will close its streets for one of the last - and most popular - events of the season.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
News Briefs

New College Foundation makes appointment; Ringling Picnic hosts evening festival Friday; Free document shredding offered Saturday

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The city of Sarasota intends to get this abandoned parcel at 2303 Bahia Vista St. back on city tax rolls. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
City wants to clean up abandoned properties

The city's Code Compliance Division can now start the foreclosure process on abandoned parcels to clear the property titles, dispose of the properties and get them back on the tax rolls.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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