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Siesta Key

Tony and Cheri Bonasto have their food truck parked in front of their home on Winding Way, but hope to move operations to Siesta Village.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 19, 2012
Siesta Key organizations oppose food truck

The Sarasota County Commission will decide Oct. 23, whether to approve a permit for GumboMojo to operate in Siesta Key Village.

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Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • October 18, 2012
Oct. 18: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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The newlyweds and their wedding party visited SKOB Sunday.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2012
Our Town: Wedded bliss

David and Ashley Perkins celebrated their one-day-old nuptials Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Siesta Key Oyster Bar in Siesta Key Village.

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Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2012
Our Town: A hair 'do'

Deb Applebee finally went for the big cut Sunday, Oct. 14, during the Team Believe Martinis and Makeovers fundraiser on Siesta Key.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2012
News Briefs

Teen drowns in Crystal Sands condo pool; Crosswalks functional but not complete; STAC seeks public input on tree policy

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Jim Judsen looks out on a spot on Siesta Key Beach that used to bring surfers together.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 18, 2012
Point Break: Juan Rodriguez and Jim Judsen

Although much has changed for Siesta surfers who embraced the lifestyle decades ago, they still find time to relive their days of catching waves.

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Sarasota County staff want to spend $10,000 to add shrubbery to the inner circle of the roundabout at Jacaranda Boulevard and Venice Avenue. Photo courtesy of Sarasota County Public Works.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 18, 2012
Roundabout challenges ahead

Sarasota County commissioners were stumped on how to do landscaping for interior islands.

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Capt. Rick Grassett adjusts the lure on his fishing pole on the dock at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
  • By Roger Drouin and Alex Mahadevan
  • October 18, 2012
All eyes are on red tide

Now that red tide is back on the satellite radar, fishing guides cope, and scientists study ways to limit the bloom's effect.

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Taylor Morrison will look to the Esplanade at Lakewood Ranch for the design of a new community in Gulf Gate. Courtesy of Taylor Morrison.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 18, 2012
Developer revives Gulf Gate community

Taylor Morrison plans to develop 77 acres near the Stickney Point Bridge.

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Bernadette DiPino, Sarasota’s first woman to lead the police department, will manage a police force of 174 sworn officers. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • October 18, 2012
New chief in town: Bernadette DiPino

In Ocean City, Md., Bernadette DiPino became the first woman on the SWAT team and trained hundreds of other officers in community policing.

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Sarasota County project scientist Rachel Herman looks over mangroves in Turtle Beach Park, during a tour around the lagoon.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 18, 2012
County wants residents more mangrove-minded

The lagoon in Turtle Beach Park offers a unique view of a thriving mangrove habitat.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 18, 2012
Keeping Pace: Courtland Bernard

Sarasota High senior Courtland Bernard has his sights on finishing the season as one of the top 10 runners in the state in Class 3A.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • October 18, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Lauren Hochstetler

Sarasota High School's Lauren Hochstetler comes from an athletic family.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2012
JUST THE STATS

3 - The number of Sarasota County boys and girls golf teams that advanced to their respective regional tournaments.

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Unit 208 at Siesta Dunes Beach, 6208 Midnight Pass Road, sold for $640,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 18, 2012
Home in Royal Palm Harbor sells for $710,000

A home in Royal Palm Harbor tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Citimortgage Inc. sold the home at 1216 Northport Drive to Peter and Agnes Kovacs, of Sarasota, for $710,000.

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