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Siesta Key

Writer Marty Fugate has an infinite, sometimes terrifying, and hilarious knowledge of an imagined future, which he occasionally turns into science fiction anthologies.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Sept. 12: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: School Board to dish out 3% raises; Siesta Key seawall project put on hold; Deputies find two men with loaded weapons; Town attorney announces maternity leave; Out of this World

  • Longboat Key
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Bay Island Park is on the island side of the Siesta Key north bridge, and often attracts fishermen.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 12, 2013
Siesta Key seawall project put on hold

The Bay Island seawall replacement project has been put on hold until Nov. 1.

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    By
  • David Conway
  • September 12, 2013
CRA extension committee looks forward

The Downtown Community Redevelopment Area Study Committee discussed big-picture issues Tuesday, calling for a grand vision to facilitate the CRA's effectiveness.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • David Conway
  • September 12, 2013
Downtown businesses seek to combat vagrancy issue

The Downtown Improvement District and merchants along Main Street are considering bringing in additional security to ward off vagrancy troubles.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 12, 2013
Sidelines

Sarasota boys and girls finish one, two; Injuries hamper Thunder; ODA digs out win; Sarasota Christian nets win over Southeast

  • Sarasota
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Sahar Muhammad
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 12, 2013
Behind the lens: Children of 9/11

Sept. 11, 2001, will forever be remembered as a day of tragedy and resilience in the history of the United States. Listen to voices of this generation speak about what 9/11 means to them and how they learn about it.

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This home at 1545 Mallard Lane has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,317 square feet of living area. It sold for $926,200.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 12, 2013
Home in Paradise Shores sells for $926,200

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Aug. 26 and Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
David Frayer submitted this thunderstorm photo, taken near Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Weather photo: Sarasota

Do you love taking photos? We want your best photos of sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, etc. Submit your local weather photos for a chance to have your photo published in the paper!

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The Out-of-Door Academy junior Desmond Lindsay participated in the 2014 Power Showcase Home Run Derby.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 11, 2013
Baseball: Giving Back

The Out-of-Door Academy junior Desmond Lindsay was one of 20 players from across the country selected to participate in the 2014 Power Showcase Home Run Derby.

  • East County
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Lauren Maxey is a senior at Out-of-Door Academy and plays on the volleyball team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 11, 2013
Athlete of the Week

Lauren Maxey is a senior at Out-of-Door Academy and plays on the volleyball team.

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Cafe Continental is located at 2117 Siesta Drive and is open for breakfast and lunch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cafe Continental

This week we went in the kitchen with owner Dorota Presland and chef Chase Johnson of Cafe Continental. Join us and learn how to prepare crepes Benedict in this week's in the kitchen.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 11, 2013
The Good News: Shelley Thayer of Cat Depot

Shelley Thayer has been the executive director of Cat Depot since 2009. Read more about her in this week's Good News.

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  • Neighbors
Hurricane Humberto is tracking westward at 12 miles per hour.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 11, 2013
UPDATE: Hurricane Humberto lurches toward U.S.

The tropical system became the first hurricane to form in the Atlantic Ocean early this morning.

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  • News
Sarasota County Commissioners Joe Barbetta and Christine Robinson differed in opinion Friday on whether to tap county reserve funds for future projects.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • September 6, 2013
County Commissioners spar over 2014 budget

Differences of opinion on reserve fund spending took center stage at the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners financial planning workshop Friday.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May is giving Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties three more weeks to present a settlement that affected parties will sign.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2013
Sept. 6: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Colony settlement extension granted; Commissioners reject Waterline Road development; Sarasota Memorial Hospital previews new Courtyard Tower; County commissioners break ground at Gulf Gate Library site

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