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The Florida Department of Transportation said a roundabout at Midnight Pass and Beach roads could make the intersection safer. Courtesy rendering
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GOING IN CIRCLES: Does Siesta Key need a roundabout?

The Midnight Pass Road/Beach Road intersection experienced 11 accidents in the last five years. The No. 1 concern for Siesta Key residents is pedestrian safety.

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Taking minutes

The length of City Commission meetings has become a topic of concern for those sitting on the board, after commissioners questioned the structure of those meetings during two recent discussions.

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Your candidates: District three

In advance of the March 10 City Commission election, the Sarasota Observer will profile the six candidates vying for the open District 2 and 3 seats. We begin this week with the District 3 candidates. District 2 candidates will run in the Feb. 19 issue.

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Police recover body of Ringling Bridge jumper; County weeds out wildflower program

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The Siesta Breakers Condominium on 6480 Midnight Pass Road received the Siesta Key Association’s Sea Grape Award for the most improved landscaping.
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This week in history

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

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John Davidson opened his first drug store in 1958 in Siesta Key Village. The store now has two locations on Siesta Key and one in Sarasota. Photo by Jessica Salmond
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Q+A with John Davidson

John Davidson, owner of Davidson Drugs, opened his first store on Siesta Key in 1958.

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Cardinal Mooney's Blair Perry drives to the hoop during the first half of a district final game against Bradenton Christian Friday.
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  • February 11, 2015
Cardinal Mooney basketball preps for regional playoffs

It's no secret the Cardinal Mooney boys basketball team has the talent to make a run in the playoffs.

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The playground at Payne Park is the only significant amenity the city has added to one of its parks since the late-2000s, staff said at a workshop Monday. File photo
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  • February 11, 2015
Commission mulls parks funding

On Monday, the City Commission discussed potential funding sources to help maintain the city's parks.

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The new station will double in size compared with the old building, which was built in 1968. Courtesy rendering
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Fire Station 12: New style, old tradition

Fire Station 12 on Bee Ridge Road will get a new building, but it won't lose its identity.

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Joni Steinberg and Sandy Rederer brought their Sarasota Observer along on a recent trip to Cuba. Here they are standing next to a 1950s Chevrolet in the town of Trinidad.
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This home at 26 Sandy Hook Road has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,484 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.9 million. Photo by Amanda Morales
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  • February 11, 2015
Home in Sandy Hook sells for $4.9 million

Stephen Moore, trustee, and Jennifer Moore, of Sarasota, sold the home at 26 Sandy Hook Road to Sheri Dwyer, of Sarasota, for $4.9 million.

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Rich Segalland and Shawn Benderson attend the dedication of Jewish Family and Children’s Services' Flanzer campus. Photo courtesy of JFCS
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Business Briefs

JFCS dedicates Flanzer campus The Jewish Family and Children Services; Swim Inc. hires new designer/consultant; Sculpture Center adds two new board members; The Posh Plum opens new store

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All three living floors will have a walk-out porch facing the Gulf. Courtesy rendering of RE/MAX Tropical Sands
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  • February 11, 2015
Multi-family building nears completion on Siesta Key

Midnight Pass Road will soon be the site of a one-of-a-kind property as a two-unit, multifamily building nears completion at 1136 Windsong Lane.

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Patricia Orzechowski submitted this sunset photo, taken on Nokomis Beach.
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