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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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  • 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?"

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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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  • May 24, 2012
News Briefs

Hines joins commission race; Commission extends sunset for Village permits

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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.
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  • 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.

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A boater enjoys the Siesta Key sunset from the abnormally massive sandbar.
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  • 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.

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The office of the Supervisor of Elections' redrawn precinct boundaries include 98 separate precincts.
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  • 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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  • May 24, 2012
News Briefs

Roundabout construction questioned; Sarasota to observe Memorial Day

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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.
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  • 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.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • May 24, 2012
Gearing up for Gumball

Debora Blomster has always been a gearhead. On Thursday, May 24, she and three close friends will take part in the annual weeklong, 3,000-mile Gumball Rally from New York City to Los Angeles.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • May 24, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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This home at 931 Norsota Way in Bay Island has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,155 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.95 million. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 24, 2012
Four-bedroom Bay Island home sells for $2.95 million

A home in Bay Island tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Daniel and Janet Fangmeyer, of Waynesville, N.C., sold their home at 931 Norsota Way to Robert and Sarah Stern, Orlando, for $2.95 million.

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Join Mallory Gnaegy as she reports today's headline news
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 23, 2012
May 23: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway will retire in October after serving as chief for two years. Hollaway has 30 years of service with the department.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 23, 2012
Sarasota police chief to retire in October

Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway is a member of the state's Deferred Retirement Option Program, which mandates that an employee receives additional pension dollars for five years before they must retire.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 23, 2012
Man tasered after exposing himself to teen

A 38-year-old man was tasered by police on Siesta Key Beach Access 1 after allegedly exposing himself to a 12-year-old girl.

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