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Siesta Key

    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 15, 2012
BID board proposes 10-year extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • February 14, 2012
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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • February 13, 2012
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Lennon Isaac and Christy Wyatt jump while Alexis Hudson and Mary Ashley Fulton move the rope.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Jump Rope for Heart

Out-of-Door Academy held their 24th annual Jump Rope for Heart event in conjunction with Grandfriends Day, Friday, Feb. 10 underneath the Dart Pavilion.

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Noah Calcorzi moves his queen.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Chess Club Tournament of Hearts

The 7th annual Chess Club Tournament of Hearts was held, Saturday, Feb. 11, in the library at Phillippi Shores Elementary.

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Julia Smith with her daughters Hailey, 3, and Mya,1.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SK Village Valentine's Stroll

Siesta Key Village held their annual Valentine's Stroll despite the cold weather, Saturday, Feb. 11.

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Nicholas Cavanaugh, 2nd grade, Marie Paolantonio and Alexandra Cavanaugh, 3rd grade
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Grandfriends Day

Students at Out-of-Door Academy had fun performing and showing their "grandfriends" around the school campus, Friday, Feb. 10.

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • February 10, 2012
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Read love stories from Longboat Key, Sarasota, and East County.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 10, 2012
Valentine's Day stories

We collected Valentine's stories from Sarasota, East County, and Longboat Key. Most were happy, some were funny, but all had one element: lots of love.

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Mark Lammert of Palmer Ranch Travel with Phil Trego
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce new Member Reception

New members of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce were welcomed with a reception that included light food and drink on Thursday, Feb. 9. Held at the Chamber building in Siesta, members expressed their gratitude for the assistance that the chamber provides for their businesses.

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No timetable has been set for the completion of the project, according to FDOT Public Information Director Cindy Clemmons.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • February 10, 2012
FDOT survey finds 47% of residents want crosswalks

Based on the results of a survey it sent out in late December, the Florida Department of Transportation plans to start the process in May of hiring a contractor to install four crosswalks to enhance pedestrian safety on Midnight Pass Road.

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  • February 9, 2012
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Janice Howle

Janice Howle, opened Siesta Key's first day-care center in 1950. Read more about here in our candid Q&A.

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Courtesy photo Winner Jim Hoseth devoured three veggie burgers.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2012
Veg hosts burger contest

Veg celebrated its second anniversary in grand fashion Feb. 4, at the restaurant on Gulf Gate Drive.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2012
Volunteers needed for cleanup

Volunteers are welcome to help members of the Siesta Key and Siesta Key Village associations Feb. 18, when they gather for their quarterly Adopt-A-Road clean-up effort.

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