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Siesta Key

Angela Mejicanos dressed as a web and dressed her daughter, Stella, 7 mos., as an itsy bitsy spider, Monday, Oct. 31, at ODA.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Itsy Bitsy Spider and her Web

Angela Mejicanos got crafty and spun a costume for herself and her daughter that was just the right amount of Halloween with a ton of cuteness.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Mario, Jack, 4, Marissa, 7, and Ann Marie Govic trick-or-treated as a family throughout the Village.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Village Trick-or-Treating

Hundreds of children and their parents took went trick-or-treating, Monday, Oct. 31, in Siesta Key Village.

  • Siesta Key
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President of the Board of Trustees, Michael vonWaldner, John LaCirita, Ariane Dart, David Mahler, Wade Wolfe and Ryan Tremblay
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA celebrates new Lower School Athletic Pavilion

Students, faculty and parents joined together to celebrate the opening of the Lower School Athletic Pavilion, Monday, Oct. 31, at Out-of-Door Academy. The new pavilion was donated by the Dart Family and was constructed by Willis Smith Construction.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The workshop will be held in the Green Room at the Sarasota County Twin Lakes Complex, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 31, 2011
New workshop planned on metals ordinance

Sarasota County and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will hold a workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, to discuss proposed changes to a county ordinance regulating the purchase of secondhand goods, precious metals and scrap metal.

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Read this week's roadwork updates.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • October 31, 2011
Roadwork updates for week of Oct. 30

Projects continue on Interstate 75, U.S. 301, U.S. 41, state Route 789, state Routes 758, 72, 78 and 681.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Peter Chin and Connie Manson move the Prince and Witch puppets while Natalia Vasilieva plays the violin and Nicoll Bacharach watches.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • October 30, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Waldorf Sarasota Halloween Fest

Waldorf Sarasota held their annual Halloween Fest and Lantern Walk Sunday, Oct. 30, at Pine Shores Presbyterian.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Linda Harris shows off her ballerina princess skills for Claire Macaluso and Giovanna Hansen.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 28, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Eagle Scout Project

Noah Taylor builds a stage for St. Boniface Episcopal Church Preschool for his Eagle Scout project.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Mason Pawloski and Brycen Mohar wore cuddly lion costumes to the weekly meeting of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s “Mommies and Babies” group. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 28, 2011
SPECIAL EDITION: Photos of the Week

Sarasota and the surrounding area costumes up for Halloween in this special edition of 'Photos of the Week.'

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  • Neighbors
Dutch artist Leon Keer submitted this image to the 2011 Chalk Festival to show the design he and his team plan to create on the street next week.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 28, 2011
'Legoman' linked to Chalk Festival artist

The mysterious 8-foot-tall 'Legoman' appears to be linked to a Dutch artist participating in the 2011 Chalk Festival.

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The crosswalk at Treasure Boat Way will be improved, after resident complaints. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
Intersection focus of new complaints

Residents complaining about visibility issues at the intersection of Treasure Boat Way and Ocean Boulevard have won county staff's vows to alleviate those concerns.

  • Siesta Key
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Marlon Brown
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
County administrator candidates revealed

The Sarasota deputy city manager, the former town manager of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key police chief are among the 45 candidates from across the U.S. seeking Jim Ley's old job.

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Turtle Beach's geographical position on the Key makes it more vulnerable to erosion than the Siesta Public Beach. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
Another Turtle Beach renourishment in the works

Just as property owners along Turtle Beach finish paying assessments for a 2006-07 renourishment project, the county is expected to start another initiative to add sand to Turtle Beach.

  • Siesta Key
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Even with the crosswalk at Beach Way, pedestrians have encountered difficulty in crossing Beach Road. File photo.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
Lower Beach Road speed limit approved

The County Commission Tuesday accepted a staff recommendation to lower the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph on part of the road.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
New program emerges to help the homeless

The City Commission Monday voiced support for a program called Street Teams, in which groups of homeless people would undertake Public Works Department jobs downtown.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The newest design for the Nathan Benderson Aquatic Nature Center includes a "return canal" (between the island and the road), which will allow rowers to head back to the staging area after an event without obstructing the course.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • October 27, 2011
Commission approves design changes at Benderson Park

The incorporation of a 'return canal' will enable the aquatic park to host every level of national and international rowing competition.

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