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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 29, 2013
ODA swimmers post wins

The Out-of-Door Academy boys swim team opened the season with victories over Canterbury and Keswick Christian Aug. 27.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • August 29, 2013
Tickets available for IMG football games

Tickets are now available for IMG Academy's inaugural football season.

  • East County
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Sea turtles and their nests are protected under state and federal laws and violators who disturb the nests can be punished with fines of up to $5,000 or five years in prison.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 29, 2013
FWC seeks man seen disturbing turtle nests

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released photos of a man caught collecting sea turtle eggs this month on Casey Key.

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Planned renovations of the pavilion at Siesta Beach will expand the facility while respecting architect Tim Seibert's original design. (Courtesy rendering)
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  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 29, 2013
Options emerge for Siesta Key Beach project

The Siesta Beach Park Improvement Project is expected to come in under budget, giving the County Commission a choice of potential add-ons.

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  • David Conway
  • August 29, 2013
Roundabout details gain momentum

After more than a decade of advocating for a multimodal corridor, punctuated by roundabouts, on U.S. 41, Rod Warner's vision is close to being realized.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Roger Widrick, supervisor of airfield operations at SRQ, fires a pyrotechnic device used to scare birds away from runways and taxiways.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 29, 2013
It's a bird, it's a plane ...

Efforts to limit the chance of collisions between birds and aircraft at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport are working, according to FAA data.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2013
Briefs 8.29.13

Sarasota Police identify body found in Big Pass; County Commission cuts its emergency reserves; City closures for Labor Day; Holiday weekend delays Main Street construction

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • David Conway
  • August 29, 2013
Urban Design team outlines catalyst areas

The team tasked with developing a form-based code for the city, while working out of the new Urban Design Studio, is going beyond rewriting zoning regulations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The plants are still flowering in Bayfront Park, but the city and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program hope this living shoreline will eventually serve as an educational attraction for people walking along the water.
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 29, 2013
Living shoreline comes to bayfront

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program constructed a 500-foot 'living shoreline' along the bayfront in an effort to provide a natural alternative to seawalls.

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    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • August 29, 2013
County mowing program hits a rough patch

Sarasota County commissioners explore options to revamp the bid process for awarding mowing contracts on county medians and rights of way.

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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • August 29, 2013
Senior snapshots

Seniors from Sarasota County high schools reflect on who they were in middle school and discuss what they look forward to most during their final year.

  • Sarasota
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Courtesy photos
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 29, 2013
Serving up Life Lessons

Four local volleyball players traveled to Guatemala this summer to volunteer with Orphan's Heart.

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  • Neighbors
The front page of the Aug. 26, 1993, Pelican Press featured the headline "Downtown theater dazzles, delights."
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2013
Moments in time

Low-speed vehicles may be the hot topic on Siesta Key right now, but it isn't the first time a low-speed mode of transportation has come into question. Motorized bicycles became the topic of conversation in 1976 on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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The Cardinal Mooney High football team cruised to a 49-7 victory over Bradenton Christian in its Kickoff Classic Aug. 23.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2013
SIDELINES

Lady Blazers notch come-from-behind win; Sailors breeze to Kickoff Classic win

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2013
JUST THE STATS

2 - The number of games Booker High quarterback Jeremiah Henderson has played at the position.

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