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Siesta Key

Zach Wells, 12, Cameron Lugannani, 7, and Thomas Polidoro, 12
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA Buddy Bowling

The first and sixth grade buddies went on their annual Buddy Bowling field trip, Friday, April 18, at Sarasota Lanes.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines. Image shown will not play video.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 18, 2012
May 18: Daily Headlines Video

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Sarasota County Public Works unveiled floor and parking plans for the new Gulf Gate Library at an open house on Feb. 29.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 18, 2012
Public unveiling scheduled for library plans

Sarasota County Public Works and Harvard Jolly Inc. will take questions and comments about the preliminary floor plan and renderings of the Gulf Gate Library project next week.

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Jeff Stephens and Rebecca Ronan
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 17, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Business Card Exchange

Members of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May17, met at Key Solutions Real Estate Group's Siesta office to exchange business cards.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines. Image shown will not play video.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 17, 2012
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  • May 17, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Rami Nehme

Rami Nehme home his home away from home on Siesta Key. Read more about him in our candid "Five Things"

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Total Tennis will vacate its 2,400-square-foot location next to Sun Garden Café this summer.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 17, 2012
Restaurant rumors spark parking concerns

Total Tennis and Anna's Deli will vacate their locations this year. And rumors of a restaurant eyeing one location could mean more parking problems are ahead.

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David Warren has seen the business cycles affect Siesta Key for more than 20 years from the perspective of a tourist and landlord at Banana Bay Club.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 17, 2012
Key celebrates lively season

Siesta Key businesses cashed in on a record-setting tourist season with the help of Europeans, the economy and the No. 1 beach ranking.

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Suncoast Charities for Children still needs to raise $49,600 for the 28th annual event this summer.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 17, 2012
Suncoast Charities seeks donor support

The Suncoast Charities for Children wants the public to be aware that its organization funds the boat races and fireworks that occur on the bayfront every Fourth of July.

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Crews with Gerdes Construction Inc. recently demolished these two beachfront properties on Ocean Boulevard.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 17, 2012
Pardon our dust: Key construction is back

As tourists leave Siesta Key for their permanent homes, island residents are seeing what the recession effectively blurred: new construction.

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  • May 17, 2012
FULL STORY: School Board squashes ad talks

The fiscal health of the Sarasota County schools and the physical health of school employees dominated discussions at the School Board work session.

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The decorative waterfall near the entrance to Terrace East is a vulnerable target for vandals while older residents sleep.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • May 17, 2012
Village vandalism highlights problems

A report of vandalism to the concrete wall separating Terrace East and Ocean Boulevard has some residents worried about vengeance sought over noise complaints.

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The German exchange students enjoyed Siesta Key Beach with their American hosts.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 17, 2012
Riverview introduces America to German exchange students

Sixteen students from Freiburg, Germany, participated in German American Partnership program to promote intercultural understanding.

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Chad and Katelyn Maggi show off a wine bottle with Chad’s personalized proposal message. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • May 17, 2012
Wine-shop proposal culminates in wedding

Chad Maggi popped the big question to his girlfriend, Katelyn, at Siesta Key Tropical Wines. The two were married April 21.

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Andy Zirna took this photo of the sun setting near the north Siesta Key bridge.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 17, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Andy Zirna took this photo of the sun setting near the north Siesta Key bridge.

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