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Siesta Key

Zumba is a fitness program that includes dance and aerobics
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 27, 2012
Free Zumba class on Siesta Beach

A free Zumba class will be held on Siesta Key Beach this Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 27, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Linda Wallin

Linga Wallin is an art teacher at the Out-of-Door Academy. Read more about her in our candid "Five Things."

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • April 26, 2012
April 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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  • April 26, 2012
Out-of-Door's savvy scientist wins fair

Brittany Wenger, a junior at The Out-of-Door Academy, has come out of this year's Sarasota Regional Science, Engineering & Technology Fair with a plethora of awards and honors.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2012
Riverview High will rock you!

Have a love for Freddie Mercury?

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Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson visited the Sarasota Observer and Pelican Press office Monday to discuss how the city of Louisville and Jefferson County consolidated in 2000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 26, 2012
Merger Mayor: Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson said combining city and county governments spurred private job growth.

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The Sarasota-based Mallard Law Firm, which represents the Chen family, announced the decision Wednesday via a press release.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 26, 2012
Family will sue Sheriff's Office

Diane Eduardo, sister of Donna Chen, said a forthcoming lawsuit against the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is not about damages but rather accountability.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 26, 2012
Sarasota joins unpaid Medicaid bills lawsuit

The county commission will join a lawsuit against a new law that mandates counties to pick up 85% of the tab for disputed Medicaid charges.

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Hunter Rollins has raised more than $3,000 in his quest to save the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 26, 2012
Siesta community rallies around sailing program

Eleven-year-old Hunter Rollins is determined to raise money to keep the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program afloat.

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The Longboat Pass Inlet Management Plan calls for installing a terminal groin at Beer Can Island, pictured, and two groins on northern Longboat Key to control Longboat Pass erosion. File photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2012
SKA scrambles to block groins

A plan to stabilize Longboat Pass has some Sarasota residents fretting about their shores. The Siesta Key Association wants to make sure planners practice safe sand protection.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2012
News Briefs

Florida Power and Light to begin tree maintenance; Lido Beach in running for best restored beach; Auditor and Clerk fraud policy draft raises concern

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Fifth- and sixth-grade students will create commemorative stepping-stones this year.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 26, 2012
Graduating students work on final project

With The Out-of-Door Academy middle-school campus expanding to include sixth-graders, two Lower School classes participate in a graduation tradition dating back to the 1930s.

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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 26, 2012
Siesta Key Chamber to tee off with annual golf tourney

The tournament is played annually honor of Paul Ralson, who served as the chamber's executive director from 1998 to 2000.

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    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 26, 2012
Neighbors: Linda Wallin

At an early age Linda Wallin developed the desire to teach art. Today, she teaches brings art to life with the students at The Out-of-Door Academy on Siesta Key, where she has lived for more than 30 years.

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Noisy events, such as Thunder by the Bay, are being questioned. Area residents complain about noise and some merchants say the event doesn’t bring them any business.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 26, 2012
Downtown events being scrutinized

The city of Sarasota is deciding whether it should tighten permit standards for downtown events that could force some events off Main Street. The city will meet May 4.

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