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Siesta Key

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2012
First lady kicks off literacy

To kick off the statewide program, Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! first lady Ann Scott paid a visit Monday, Jan. 23, to Sarasota Middle School.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2012
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Maintenance Corp. ordinance set for hearing

The County Commission this week approved a Feb. 21 public hearing on a new Maintenance Corp. ordinance for the Village.

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The property leased by Blu Que Island Grill (formerly Blu Smoke), in the Village, is one of the parcels owned by Chris Brown that he contends Sarasota County staff singled out for an excessively high 2011 parking assessment.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Village property owner's lawsuit back in Circuit Court

A U.S. District Court judge agrees that a Village property owner's latest lawsuit against the county hinges on issues that should be tried in Circuit Court.

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Sarasota Planning Commission gains three new members

The County Commission Jan. 24 appointed three new members to the Sarasota County Planning Commission: Joseph Gessner, Robert Morris III and Terry J. Richardson.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2012
News Briefs

SCVB wins top award for US Airways insert; State to host information session for condo owners

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The Residences on Siesta Key Beach opened in 2009. Units in the six-story building range in size from 1,700 square feet to 2,600 square feet, and are priced from $785,000 to a little more than $2 million. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 26, 2012
Gulf Coast real-estate arms with a new strategy

The recession crushed the first go-around of a $100 million luxury condo project on the Gulf Coast. A New York real-estate firm now will take its turn, armed with a new strategy.

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Sarasota School Board tables budget decisions

Although the Sarasota County School Board took its first look last week at budget projections for the 2013 fiscal year, the board will not make any decisions about the spending plan until spring at the earliest, Chairwoman Caroline Zucker said this week.

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Commission enacts new ethics policy

The policy stipulates duties and responsibilities of all Sarasota County employees and the County Commission regarding the prevention and reporting of fraud.

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Tanja Hoffman and her son, Robin, say they love operating their new bakery on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 26, 2012
German family introduces authentic tastes to Key

Tanja, Maneul and Robin Hoffman moved from their home country to open A Taste of Germany on Siesta Key.

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Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 26, 2012
JAN. 25: 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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Randall Reid
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
New county administrator receives warm welcome

New Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid received a standing ovation Tuesday morning after board Chairwoman Christine Robinson introduced him to the audience, which filled more than two-thirds of the Commission Chambers.

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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Term-limits case bumped up to high court

The Second District Court of Appeal has asked the Florida Supreme Court to combine a Sarasota County case with a term-limits case it already has agreed to hear.

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A modern-day Renaissance woman, Tanya Weinberger has spent her career in various artforms.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 26, 2012
Neighbors: Tanya Weinberger

From animation and film to books and jewelry, Tanya Weinberger has done it all.

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Joseph Holt. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 26, 2012
Q&A with Joseph Holt

The longtime principal pianist for the United States Army Chorus will perform on Siesta Key this weekend.

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