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Siesta Key

    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Sarasota County discusses Comp Plan

County staff will meet with two developers to work out problems in the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Staff will also update construction fee data.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2012
News Briefs

State funds sought for beach renourishment; Lead emerges in bronze statue theft

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Alec Zec prepares for his final season playing hockey for the Sarasota Rampage.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 20, 2012
CHARGING AHEAD: Alec Zec

Mooney senior Alec Zec begins his final season with the Sarasota Couny high school hockey team Sept. 21. This will be his fourth season with the Rampage.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Siesta condo owners could see rise in insurance

A change in Citizens Property Insurance Group's policies could leave Siesta Key condo owners exposed.

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Scientists believe female manatees race to shallow waters to evade males that want to mate.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Mating manatee herd lands on Siesta

Mote Marine laboratory staff and volunteers tried to keep onlookers from getting too close to the approximately nine-member herd.

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A condominium in the Gulf and Bay Club at 5790 Midnight Pass Road has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,335 square feet of living area. It sold for $605,000. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 20, 2012
Gulf and Bay Club condo sells for $650,000

A condominium in Gulf and Bay Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. James Zink, of Indianapolis, sold his Unit 302 condominium at 5790 Midnight Pass Road to Thomas and Suzanne McGee, of Kansas City, Mo., for $650,000.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Reese Vita

Cardinal Mooney sophomore Reese Vita has been playing football since he was 4 years old.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2012
JUST THE STATS

4 -  The number of touchdowns Cardinal Mooney quarterback Reese Vita threw in the Cougars' 41-7 victory over Lake Placid Sept. 14.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2012
SIDELINES

Lady Thunder win district season opener; Riverview tops rival Sarasota; Cardinal Mooney sweeps Bradenton; Lady Rams take win at runner's invitational; Sarasota tops North Port

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Lindsay Murphy took this sunset photo on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Lindsay Murphy took this sunset photo on Siesta Key Beach.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 19, 2012
Sept. 19: Daily Headlines Video

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 18, 2012
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  • Jen Blanco
  • September 18, 2012
Riverview tops rival Sarasota

The Riverview High volleyball team defeated Sarasota 25-10, 26-24, 25-15 Sept. 17.

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Sarasota County Fire Department personnel stationed on Siesta Key check out plans for the new Midnight Pass crosswalks.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 18, 2012
Firefighters approve of crosswalks

The Florida Department of Transportation held an open house to showcase plans for six crosswalks on Midnight Pass Road.

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 17, 2012
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