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Siesta Key

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 4, 2012
July 3: Daily Headlines Video

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This home at 703 Tropical Circle, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,913 square feet of living area, sold for $700,000. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 4, 2012
Tortoise Estates home sells for $900,000

A home in Tortoise Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate. George and Karen Flynn, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1159 Horizon View Drive to Kathleen Brown, of Cincinnati, for $900,000.

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Christine McCrenzi submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 4, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Christine McCrenzi submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson explains to members of the Siesta Key Village Association that Sarasota County is running a budget deficit.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 3, 2012
Patterson takes flak from SKVA

Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson was present at the monthly Siesta Key Village Association, where she was questioned about procurement.

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Mark Smith, right, is one the board of directors of the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 3, 2012
SKVA to talk payback

Sarasota County's reimbursement for Siesta Key Village maintenance costs is among the topics at the monthly Siesta Key Village Association meeting.

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Olivia Thurber
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 3, 2012
CAMP SPOTLIGHT AND VIDEO: Rosaire's Riding Academy Summer Horse Camp

It's Thursday, June 28, and it's hot, hot, hot out at horse camp.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 2, 2012
July 2: Daily Headlines Video

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Annette Broy and Pastor Mike Broy
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 2, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Life in the Son Church Meet and Greet

Members of newly formed church, Life in the Son, gathered on Wednesday, June 27, for a meet and greet. Pastor Mike Broy says the nondenominational church offers a welcoming environment in which people can worship and is looking to expand its membership. 'We like to focus on the positive things people can do as Christians,' said Broy. 'I think there's already enough focus on negativity and what you can't do.'

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The runners start the race, Saturday, June 30, out on Siesta Key Public Beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 30, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Firecracker 5K

The Second Annual Firecracker 5K took place, Saturday, June 30, out on Siesta Key Public Beach. The 5K and 1-mile fun run was sponsored by the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce and was sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club.

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The crowd was amazed when the people “watching” by the water began dancing, Friday, June 29, at Siesta Key Public Beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • June 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY & VIDEO: Moving Ethos Flash Mob on Siesta Key Beach

Moving Ethos dancers and community members performed a flash mob dance, Friday, June 29, out on Siesta Key Public Beach. The group planned to perform on Lido Beach on Saturday and back on Siesta Key Beach on Sunday at 7 pm. The group performed to an orchestral version of Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody' and 'Clair de Lune'.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 29, 2012
June 29: Daily Headlines Video

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This sea turtle nest on Turtle Beach was under water earlier this week after Tropical Storm Debby flooded Siesta Key beaches.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 29, 2012
Debby erodes south Siesta

As Sarasota County begins assessing damage from Tropical Storm Debby, officials suspect major erosion on south Siesta Key beaches.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 28, 2012
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 28, 2012
Chapel lends a helping hand in Haiti

Craig Holliday, Bob Million, Sarah Schlesinger, Fred Teeter, Maria Wattleworth and the Rev. Kathi Wiggins, of Siesta Key Chapel, left Saturday, June 23, for a weeklong mission trip to Institution Univers, in Ouanaminthe, Haiti.

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Tropical Storm Debby left little of America’s No. 1 Beach exposed Monday, June 24 as the surf stretched more than 100 feet north of Siesta Key Beach lifeguard stands. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 28, 2012
Debby dominates Key

Collateral bands of rain from tropical storm Debby turned Siesta Key streets into canals, flooded the beach and delayed bridge construction.

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