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Midnight Pass is the often-disputed inlet separating Siesta Key and Casey Key. Courtesy photo.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
County commission approves new pipeline

The commission unanimously approved a new water main pipeline running from Siesta Key to Casey Key.

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As with most problems a non-profit organization faces, funding is the highest hurdle the chamber meets as sole bankroller of the event. Stock image.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
Fireworks funding sees explosive start

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce has raised more funding this year than it did in 2011 for the Fourth of July fireworks show.

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In Sarasota County, commercial property owners must keep sounds at or below 75 decibels when measured from the real property line between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
County eyes ways to quiet sound saga

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid has asked for a budget option to add a code enforcement officer on Siesta Key.

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Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid learned the virtue of preparedness in his days as an Eagle Scout.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
County prepares for 2012 hurricane season

In a year when forecasters are predicting fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic than 2011, Sarasota County officials don't want residents to let their guard down this season.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
Our View: Noise issue is one of choices

The latest ruckus over noise levels in Siesta Key Village brings to mind that old Rodney King line from the Los Angeles riots: "Can't we all just get along?"

  • Sarasota
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • May 24, 2012
My View: Neither racism nor guns is the problem

The media are determined to make a traditional liberal, anti-gun narrative out of the Trayvon Martin shooting and will cobble together any items necessary to keep the flames fanned.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
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Hines joins commission race; Commission extends sunset for Village permits

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Steve Queior and Fred Piccolo
  • May 24, 2012
My View: We're back on high ground

We think the chamber's Sarasota Tomorrow has re-ignited the business community's voice in Sarasota's future.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Lam Lum, owner of a Taste of Asia, stands behind the bar of the property he and is wife, Selina, will renovate to open their new restaurant.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
A Taste of Asia to leave Village

A week after the Pelican Press reported on the exit of two Siesta Key Village mainstays from the strip, business continues to shuffle with the departure of a couple of new faces.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A boater enjoys the Siesta Key sunset from the abnormally massive sandbar.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
Sandbar brings boaters and non-boaters together

A football field-sized sandbar recently emerged on the north end of Siesta Key Beach.

  • Siesta Key
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The office of the Supervisor of Elections' redrawn precinct boundaries include 98 separate precincts.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 24, 2012
Commission approves reprecincting

Sarasota County Commissioners approved an ordinance for new precinct numbers and layouts, which is expected to save the county thousands during elections.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
News Briefs

Roundabout construction questioned; Sarasota to observe Memorial Day

  • Sarasota
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Tyler Reasoner, Corinna Kuschnitzky, Mason DeMichele, Tracy Bakich, Annabel Norman-Webb, Jackson Day and Laurie Brown stand with their Santa-themed vehicle.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 24, 2012
Bay Haven students head to Odyssey of the Mind

The motto of one of the fifth-grade teams at Bay Haven School of Basics-Plus competing in the Odyssey of the Mind competition is apparent.

  • Sarasota
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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 24, 2012
Neighbors: Ward Larsen

Sarasota native Ward Larsen has written four books and won numerous awards. His first book is being adapted for a major motion picture.

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