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Siesta Key

Cathy Waller took this photo of the sun setting over Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Cathy Waller took this photo of the sun setting over Siesta Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 27, 2012
Blues fest debuts under new management

After more than two decades of local operation, the festival's new producers want to live up to the annual show's established reputation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Riverview High junior middle hitter Carly Scarbrough wants to lead the Lady Rams back to the playoffs this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 27, 2012
HARD HITTER: Carly Scarbrough

Riverview High junior middle hitter Carly Scarbrough has become one of the area's most dominant hitters. Now the Lady Rams' team and floor captain has her sights set on returning to the playoffs.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2012
SIDELINES

Lady Cougars silence Lady Thunder; Sarasota boys finish fourth at North Port Invitational; Sarasota Sailors fall to Southeast Seminoles; Cougars suffer first loss

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 27, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Richie James

Riverview High junior wide receiver Richie James has been playing football for nine years and says he's driven by his love for the game.

  • Sarasota
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Tom Hubbard
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2012
JUST THE STATS

3 - The number of days kicker Mitchell Howard had been on the Riverview High football team before kicking three extra points in the Rams 29-6 victory over Braden River Sept. 21.

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  • Neighbors
Join Alex Mahadevan and Danae DeShazer as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 26, 2012
Sept. 26: 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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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 26, 2012
Deputies arrest Siesta burglary suspects

Two men allegedly broke into a vehicle on Siesta Key and used stolen credit cards to buy an iPad.

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Sarasota County expects renourishment of Turtle beach to begin in 2014 — three years before previously anticipated. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 26, 2012
South Siesta renourishment out for bid

The contractor chosen for the Turtle Beach Restoration project may have to search for new locations to dredge for replacement sand.

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Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 25, 2012
Sept. 25: 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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Deputies say Jason McMahon stole $8,500 worth of bird statues from at least three homes on Siesta Key and Prestancia.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 25, 2012
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrests bronze statue thief

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested Jason McMahon, 40, for stealing bronze lawn statues and selling them for cash.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 25, 2012
County consolidates operations

Sarasota County Operations and Maintenance, Environmental Utilities, and Public Works will be combined into the newly formed Capital Assets Group effective Oct. 1.

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Join Alex Mahadevan and Danae DeShazer as they report today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 24, 2012
Sept. 24: Daily Headlines Video

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Lynda Fischer, ChapelKidz teacher, helps Chloe Johnson, 7, with her Moses mobile Sunday, Sept. 23, during the ChapelKidz open house at Siesta Key Chapel.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 24, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: ChapelKidz Open House

Siesta Key Chapel's ChapelKidz held an open house Sunday, Sept. 23 in the Sunday School Room below the Sanctuary at Siesta Key Chapel.

  • Siesta Key
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Three years ago the family came home from a birthday party with a cookie-in-a-jar recipe for ginger snaps.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 24, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: The Rini family

This week, we go in the kitchen with the Rini family. The family shows us their favorite ginger snap and raspberry soda recipes.

  • Siesta Key
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