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Siesta Key

Board President Howard Scherer encourages people to get involved in the association.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 28, 2015
Palm Island Neighborhood Association holds annual picnic

About 50 residents gathered at Elsie Blair park in the Palm Island neighborhood on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 27, 2015
UF/IFAS Extension to host community workshop

In response to a request at the Feb. 9 Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations meeting, Robert Kluson, Extension agent, will facilitate a workshop on the food policies in the Sarasota County comprehensive plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 27, 2015
UF/IFAS Extension to host food policies workshop

Robert Kluson, the Agriculture and Natural Resources agent, will direct community workshops to talk about agriculture in the upcoming comprehensive plan updates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 25, 2015
Teen busted with six pounds of pot

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged 18-year-old Michael Cramer with several drug offenses after a deputy caught him counting money in a shopping center parking lot Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 25, 2015
Quick Draw contest raises money for Phillippi Farmhouse

Members of Light Chasers, a regional chapter of the Florida Plein Air Painters, had two hours to paint an image on the Phillippi Estate Park.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
County Commissioner Charles Hines spoke to an audience of about 50 people.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 22, 2015
County and community leaders discuss growth

Sarasota County Commissioner Charles Hines, former Commissioner Jon Thaxton and former Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations President Bill Zoller voiced their opinions on growth and development at a forum Saturday.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota County commissioners agreed to make the public safety campus on Cattlemen Road the priority rather than any more expansion downtown.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 19, 2015
County halts downtown service expansion

During discussion of long-term planning for Sarasota County facilities, commissioners agreed: no more money into the Ringling Corridor.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This week’s FYI Friday features news about a new Whole Foods, another Siesta Key beach distinction and more!
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 19, 2015
FYI Friday - Your weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steve and Mary Coburn attended to watch their grandson perform at Grandfriends' day at Out-of-Door Academy.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • February 19, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Grandfriends' Day at ODA

Grandparents and family friends were invited for a special 90th anniversary performance and to spend the morning at Out-of-Door Academy with their students Friday at the Siesta Key campus.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Fiscal Year 2016 general fund was originally estimated to be $25 million over budget, but is now balanced.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 19, 2015
County launches budget planning for 2016

Sarasota County commissioners met with Tom Harmer, County Administrator, and staff today for the first budget workshop of the year.

  • Sarasota
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Sheriff Tom Knight said the department needs more deputies to monitor activity east of I-75 as the area continues to grow.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 17, 2015
Knight rolls out Sheriff's Office needs

The Sheriff's Office is experiencing everything from water damage to cramped quarters at a number of its facilities, and is asking the Sarasota County commissioners to start focusing on improvements.

  • Sarasota
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Melissa Surane, the Florida representative for TripAdvisor, presented the award this morning at Siesta Key Pavilion.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 17, 2015
Siesta Key wins No. 1 beach award

Based on user reviews and ratings, Siesta Key Beach won TripAdvisor's 2015 Travelers' Choice Award for the best U.S. beach.

  • Siesta Key
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The Sarasota County Planning Commission will play a key role in advising the County Commission as staff moves to update the comprehensive plan.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 16, 2015
Planning Commission vacancy draws five candidates

Two former Sarasota County Commission candidates are among the applicants for the advisory board, which will hold an important role as the county aims to revamp its comprehensive plan and the economy rebounds.

  • Siesta Key
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The center will cost an estimated $10 million to operate per year for the first five years after it opens. Pending state approval, the center could being operating in May.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 16, 2015
Sarasota Memorial board approves trauma center

The new center must get state approval; Sarasota Memorial Hospital will submit the application in April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kathy Baylis is pictured with Patterson Foundation President and CEO Debra Jacobs.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2015
Former EDC executive Kathy Baylis dies

Kathy Baylis was a leader in economic development in Sarasota County for more than a decade.

  • Siesta Key
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