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Siesta Key

    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 17, 2012
County Commission to meet for growth workshop

Sarasota County staff will tomorrow start discussions with County commissioners about the future of development management.

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Mark Weeks laughs as Caiden Woodworth, 5, raises his arms up in the air victoriously Saturday, Sept. 15 during Hang 10 for Autism at Siesta Key Public Beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Hang 10 for Autism

There were more than 70 kids registered and 200 volunteers that participated in the third annual Hang 10 for Autism Surf Event Saturday, Sept. 15, at Siesta Key Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Dylan Colby, 8, and his brother Clay, 10, found a chunk of metal during the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup on Siesta Key beach, which began at 8 a.m. today.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 International Coastal Cleanup

Participants in the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup on Siesta Key beach this morning said plastic bottle caps and cigarette butts were the most common pieces of trash collected.

  • Siesta Key
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Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 14, 2012
Sept. 14: Daily Headlines Video

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Mote Marine Laboratory staff biologist Emma Jugovich warns onlookers at Siesta Key beach that disturbing manatees is illegal.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 14, 2012
Group gathers to watch manatees mate

At least nine of the endangered marine mammals will spend as long as several days in the shallow waters of Siesta Key public beach.

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Join Danae DeShazer and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 13, 2012
Sept. 13: Daily Headlines Video

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Kurt Becker with some of the staff of the Siesta Key Oyster Bar at the golf tournament Saturday, Sept. 8. Photo courtesy of Ryan Schmidt.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2012
Golf benefit

Members of Siesta Key Village rallied together again to put on a golf tournament to benefit Kurt Becker.

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Roger Sandt surveys the seawall behind his Ocean Boulevard property, and points out a groin that crumbled during Tropical Storm Isaac.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Seawater threatens Siesta Key property

A Siesta Key property owner wants to protect a seawall from erosion but has found coastal permitting issues tough to navigate.

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Championship Landscape Maintenance Professionals entered Siesta Key Village Sept. 10 to start annual upkeep duties.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Cheaper era for Village merchants begins

Village merchants, who contribute to a county maintenance fund, will pay between $80,000 and $50,000 less than forecasted for FY 2013.

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Ron Flynn said the theft of his cranes statue occurred during the early-morning hours of Sept. 5. Courtesy of Ron Flynn.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Bronze cranes statue stolen from yard

A 5-foot-tall statue was clipped from its base and hauled away from a resident's property.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Input sought on sound ordinance

County staff will consider changes to the code that will affect sound-level restrictions.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
Pest control sees budget increase of $200,000

For the first time in five years, the budget includes an increase in property taxes aimed at paying for insect population management.

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A rendering shows the design of the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South, the only development in Sarasota County to use the Transfer of Development Rights policy. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2012
TDR pricing is still under review

Experts told the Sarasota County Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee that a pilot program aimed at free-market environmentalism fails the market test.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 13, 2012
Chamber to unveil its new website

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce's website will soon be getting a facelift, says Executive Director Kevin Cooper.

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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 13, 2012
City seeks proposals for State Street garage

To have the State Street parking garage built in time to meet a four-year deadline, the city must start its two-phase process of selecting a design-build firm no later than October.

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