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  • January 22, 2014
Fatal accident on Midnight Pass Road

Preliminary reports indicate that one person was killed Wednesday morning in a vehicle collision with a pedestrian at the southern end of Midnight Pass Road.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
VIDEO: Siesta Key beach project groundbreaking

Stakeholders and Sarasota County commissioners came out to the beach Wednesday, to break ground on the $21.5 million beach renovation.

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School Board members, County Commissioners, City Commissioners and SMA Board of Directors used gold shovels for the groundbreaking.
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 22, 2014
SMA holds groundbreaking ceremony for SMA Prep

The middle school will serve sixth-, seventh-and eighth-grade students and offer the International Baccalaureate's Middle Years Program.

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On busy days, cars crowd North Shell Road, making it difficult for residents to enter and leave their driveways. (File photo)
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 22, 2014
County plans parking fix for North Shell Road

Sarasota County staff presented plans to improve parts of the Siesta Key street during a meeting with residents Tuesday.

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Salute! Ristorante, in downtown Sarasota, offers authentic Italian cuisine along with a vast wine selection.
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  • January 22, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Salute! Ristorante

This week we went in the kitchen at Salute! Ristorante with co-owners Marco Guadagnini and chef Laszlo Bevardi, as Bevardi prepares their agnolotti pasta dish. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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  • January 22, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Salute! Ristorante

IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Salute! Ristorante

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  • January 22, 2014
Commission approves first phase of Lift Station work

City commissioners were upset to hear the cost of the Lift Station 87 project could grow to more than $20 million, but accepted the first phase of work from its new engineering firm.

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  • January 22, 2014
The Good News: Adell Erozer

Adell Erozer and Turning Points in Manatee use compassion to change the lives of the homeless.

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104 Beach Road. Photos courtesy of ReMax Tropical Sands.
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  • Robert Plunket
  • January 22, 2014
Three Things: Beach Living on Siesta Key

A place at the beach is everybody's favorite real estate fantasy. Here's a small selection of what they might find - three beach homes currently on the market that promise the fun informality and good times of a classic winter getaway.

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Guests enjoyed a VIP Reception for The Perspektive Trunk Show Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Diamond Vault.
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  • January 21, 2014
The Perspektive Trunk Show VIP event

The Perspektive Trunk Show VIP event

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Eladio Amores and Jane Nutter Johnson
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  • January 21, 2014
Legacy Luncheon featuring Retired General Craig McKinley

Legacy Luncheon featuring Retired General Craig McKinley

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Damien Blumetti, Joe Kelly, David Young, Jerry Sparkman, Lisa Hess, Cliff Scholz, Dale Parks, Guy Peterson and Martin Gold attended the kickoff meeting.
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 21, 2014
UF and CFAS begin collaboration on Scott Building

The building will be divided into two spaces to educate the public in architecture and for UF's Masters program City Lab-Sarasota.

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  • David Conway
  • January 21, 2014
Final draft of proposed city charter released

It's Time Sarasota, a political committee advocating for a new city charter featuring an elected mayor, posted the full text of its proposed charter online today.

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Ezra Keim, 5, enjoys his day off at the playspace. "I've been sliding for five years and I'm really good at it," he says. "This slide is the best."
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • January 21, 2014
Photo of the Day: Children enjoy the David F. Bolger Playspace

The Ringling Museum's newest addition, the David F. Bolger Playspace, invites families to climb, jump, slide and play. The playspace was designed by the Architecture Playground Equipment (APE) of New York and Richter Spielgeräte GmbH of Germany. Families are welcome to join in on the fun for free.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 21, 2014
ODA boys go undefeated

The Out-of-Door Academy middle school boys soccer team finished its season with a perfect 12-0 record, outscoring its opponents 36-5.

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