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Siesta Key

The Whispering Sands condominium complex is located on the north end of the Key, with an entryway on Ocean Boulevard. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • February 9, 2012
$74,000 water bill being contested

Whispering Sands homeowners say they should not have to pay Sarasota County almost $74,000 because of a malfunctioning water meter that they reported two years ago.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Residents of Windward Passage say they have no desire for a pocket park to be created next-door to them. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • February 9, 2012
Residents oppose park proposal

Residents of an adjacent condo complex are fighting a proposal for an open Ocean Boulevard lot, with a view of the Gulf of Mexico, to be turned into a pocket park.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Although alcohol consumption is banned on many public beaches, it is legal on Siesta Key and other Sarasota County beaches. Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • February 9, 2012
Siesta Beach alcohol ban sought

Relatives of a Siesta runner who was killed by an allegedly drunk driver reportedly are planning to seek a county ban of alcohol consumption on the Siesta Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Residents of neighborhoods along the stretch of Midnight Pass Road between Beach Road and Higel Avenue are complaining about speeders, especially in the curve between Siesta Cove and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • February 9, 2012
Traffic-safety measures urged for Midnight Pass Road

Residents along a northern stretch of Midnight Pass say new measures should be taken to slow speeders and prevent accidents.

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  • News
Property owners want oversight of any pressure-washing of the Village’s brick sidewalks, which were laid during the 2008-09 beautification project. File photo.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • February 9, 2012
Village upkeep under budget for fiscal year

Records show the county is on track to spend less than half of the $207,407 budgeted this year for upkeep of Siesta Village.

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  • News
Sarasota County is putting together a new enterprise zone to go along with several others around the state.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 9, 2012
Energy Economic Zone program parameters set

The Sarasota County Commission once again has held off on making a formal decision on an Economic Energy Zone program.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2012
News Briefs

Talman offers 'not guilty' plea in Donna Chen case; Comp plan amendment workshop focuss on retail; County offers property owners notification system

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  • News
The FDOT is scheduled to present its roundabout recommendation in May.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 9, 2012
U.S. 41 roundabouts to be unveiled in May

Once built, two roundabouts planned for U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets are intended to slow traffic to 35 mph.

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Dogs roll in the dirt at Sarasota County’s 17th Street Paw Park. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 9, 2012
Dog washes no longer welcome at park

Dog owners are complaining about the county asking a mobile dog-washing business to stop coming to the 17th Street Paw Park in Sarasota.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 9, 2012
Police complaints committee feud grows

Members of the city's Police Complaints Committee have refused to accept a suggestion that briefer reports cannot be produced for their review, and they are questioning whether investigations into police misconduct are wasting taxpayer dollars.

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Debra Jacobs, executive director of The Patterson Foundation
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 9, 2012
Patterson Foundation focuses on partnerships

During the first of seven scheduled sessions, Patterson Foundation Executive Director Debra Jacobs outlined Tuesday the specific partnerships and projects of the organization, with an emphasis on its guiding philosophy.

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Janice Howle has many fond memories of the hundreds of children she raised on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 9, 2012
Neighbors: Janice Howle

Janice Howle, better known as Miss Janice, opened the Key's first day-care center in 1950.

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  • Neighbors
This home at 528 Beach Road has two bedrooms, three baths and 2,016 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.5 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 9, 2012
Sarasota Beach home sells for $2.5 million

A home in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Mi Playa LLC sold the home at 528 Beach Road to Resia L. Rinker Revocable Trust for $2.5 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ed Schmidt is one of the co-coordinators of the Beach Ambassadors.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 9, 2012
Siesta Key Beach Ambassadors harbor passion for education

The organization helps visitors learn more about the area.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Nicole Parisi submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Nicole Parisi submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key beach.

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