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Construction workers began putting on the sails onto the front side of the recently opened Palm Avenue parking garage Thursday, Jan. 20.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 20, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sail setup

Construction workers began putting on the sails onto the front side of the recently opened Palm Avenue parking garage Thursday, Jan. 20.

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SKCC Secretary Helen Clifford awards one of the winners, Veronika Bajtalova.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • January 20, 2011
Siesta Key condos light up at ceremony

The Siesta Key Condominium Council presented plaques to the winners of the 2010 Siesta Key Holiday Spirit Condominium Lighting Contest Jan. 18.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2011
Historic cottage sees major move

A 1920s Sarasota cottage-style home located on Floyd Street was recently saved from demolition.

  • Sarasota
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Ken Thomas, founder of The Suncoast Naturists, says nudists are just like everyone else. "We do everything 'normal' people do," he said. "We just do it with our clothes off."
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • January 20, 2011
Naked Ambition

A group of nudists with 80 members is asking Sarasota County if it would separate a public beach and make part of it clothing-optional.

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n 2009, the intersection at U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road was named the third-busiest intersection in the county. Then, it saw 70,000 cars each day.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • January 20, 2011
Next roundabout: Stickney and U.S. 41?

Depending on how a new roundabout at a busy Venice intersection turns out, one county commissioner may request a roundabout be constructed for the busiest gateway to Siesta.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2011
News Briefs

$5.9 million Siesta sale highest for 2011; Commission OKs urban chicken keeping; Johns arrested in prostitution sting

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Representatives from State College of Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice revealed plans Jan. 18.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 20, 2011
The Big Deal

Organizers hope their new 72,000-square-foot facility will make it easier for businesses that want to relocate to or expand in the Manatee-Sarasota area.

  • Sarasota
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Patricia Anderson, John Fischer and Barbara Staton
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 19, 2011
'Keys to a Grand A-Fare'

'Keys to a Grand A-Fare'

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Honoree Leslie Glass, Wendy Mann Resnick and Jill Rothenburg
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 19, 2011
Women in Power Luncheon

Women in Power Luncheon

  • Black Tie
"My style is individualized, and I'd say, European-based and fashion-forward because I travel all the time." - Lisa Merrill
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 19, 2011
Guest Fashion Editor - Lisa Merrill

Guest Fashion Editor - Lisa Merrill

  • Black Tie
The home at 625 Norsota Way was built in 2009.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 19, 2011
Siesta Key home sells for $5.9 million

The sale is a year-to-date high for Southwest Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Backyard chicken enclosures cannot be closer than 10 feet from an adjacent property line.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • January 19, 2011
Commission OKs chicken keeping

City residents now will be able to legally keep up to four chickens in their backyards.

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Brittany Targaszewski and Jovana Christiani are filling their jars with money through Feb. 3.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • January 19, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: LADIES OF THE DANCE

Brittany Targaszewski and Jovana Christiani are in a race against time to collect every penny they can for Booker Middle School's Valentine's Dance, Feb. 4. Depending on their grade level, the team that raises the most money will become the school's duke and duchess (sixth-grade); princess and princess (seventh-grade) and king and queen (eighth-grade).

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Wave 2 Me sculpture gets put into place at the entrance to Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The sculpture was previously located at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 19, 2011
Wave 2 Me sculpture finds new home

The well-known Wave 2 Me sculpture that has been an iconic piece at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts and was created by Malcolm Robertson was installed at the front entrance of the Longboat Key Club & Resort Islandside around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The Longboat Key Club & Resort was drawn to the sculpture due to its resemblance to their own company logo.

  • Sarasota
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Cathy Antunes and Brenda Terris
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 18, 2011
'Women in Hollywood' Luncheon honoring Morgan Fairchild

'Women in Hollywood' Luncheon honoring Morgan Fairchild

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