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The municipal parking lot is located near the intersection of Calle Minorga and Avenida Madera. Nearby residents say when the lot is full, they see an uptick on cars parked on their streets. Photo by Jessica Salmond
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 14, 2015
Commission tables parking ban for Siesta streets

Sarasota County commissioners want the fire department to review the parking issues on Avenida Milano and Avenida Madera before they take a vote later this month on banning parking there.

  • Sarasota
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Beginning this month, Darwin's on 4th owner Darwin Santa Maria, right, has paid homeless individuals camped on nearby Kumquat Court to assist him with jobs in and around his restaurant. Courtesy photo
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 14, 2015
Rosemary stakeholders search for solutions

As issues stemming from a growing homeless population have worsened, people in the Rosemary District are addressing the problems themselves.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 14, 2015
Flatwoods conservation changes irk residents

Commissioners laud environmental connectivity; residents worry for species survival.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Condo Council lighting contest is unfair; Settling the lawsuit would have no effect

  • Sarasota
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Kafi Benz, new board president, presents Lourdes Ramirez with CONA's 2014 Citizen of the Year award. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 14, 2015
CONA forms committee to examine county issues

The top three issues the association will investigate this year are new sidewalks, roadway improvements and wildlife animal control.

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The Unit 303 condominium at 5300 Ocean Blvd. has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,375 square feet of living area. It sold for $910,000. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 14, 2015
Condominium in Terrace East sells for $910,000

A condominium in Terrace East tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
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David Macdonald submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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Newlyweds Judith Glickman and Leonard Lauder. Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • January 13, 2015
Sarasota on the social map

The New York Social Diary discovers Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Over the next two months, a FEMA project will restore sand to the eroded Lido Key shoreline. Lido residents have repeatedly voiced concerns about the vulnerability of their shores.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 13, 2015
Short-term Lido renourishment begins Thursday

As Lido Key residents await approval for a long-term shoreline restoration project, a smaller renourishment effort is aimed at restoring sand lost after Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Longboat Key
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Sophomore Brion Whitley fends off Logan Long and Aiden Crume of Southwest Florida Christian Academy.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • January 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Southwest Florida Christian Academy vs. Sarasota Christian School

Sarasota Christian School walks away with a 60 to 43 win against Southwest Florida Christian Academy. Tuesday's conference game win keeps SCS undefeated in their district.

  • East County
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"I am Charlie."
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  • Matt Walsh
  • January 13, 2015
Our View: Les incompetents

Much like the day of and after 9/11, the three-day Paris slaughtering by the Islamic Muslim terrorists leaves you stunned.

  • Longboat Key
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Barbara Gail and Demetra Nash
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Public Library Looking into the Crystal Ball

The Friends of the Selby Public Library held its fifth annual Looking into the Crystal Ball event on Jan. 14. The event featured psychics, a palm reader, performers and 50 exhibits. Proceeds from the night will go toward the library's youth programs.

  • Arts + Culture
The county also discussed eliminating the fare for those riding Sarasota County Area Transit who are 80 years old or older.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 12, 2015
County commission tables parking ban for Siesta streets

Sarasota County commissioners asked the fire department review street parking safety on Avenida Milano and Avenida Madera.

  • Siesta Key
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Town Hall 2015 Chairwoman, Nancy Morgan with guest speaker Charles Krauthammer.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 12, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Charles Krauthammer Town Hall lecture luncheon

Guests met for a luncheon with Charles Krauthammer following the kickoff to the Ringling College Library Association 2015 Town Hall lecture series at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
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(Courtesy Sarasota Police Department) Sarasota Police divers help pull a red Jeep Cherokee out of a north Sarasota lake Tuesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 12, 2015
Car backs into north Sarasota lake

A neighbor rescued three elderly individuals after their red Jeep Liberty backed into a lake on Glen Oaks Manor Drive.

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