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Siesta Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2012
JUST THE STATS

2 - The number of goals scored by ODA junior Tom Young during the Jan. 13 boys soccer game against Admiral Farragut. ODA won the game 4-0.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Don Giquinto and Ina Savage accept the first-place award on behalf of Siesta Dunes.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Condo Council Lighting Contest Awards

The Siesta Key Condominium Council met Tuesday, Jan. 17, and dished out awards to the winners of the Siesta Key Holiday Spirit Condominium Lighting Contest. Condominiums were divided into categories according to number of units. Category I was for condominiums containing 101 or more units, category II was for 51 to 100 units and category III was for 50 or fewer units. The first place winners for each category were Siesta Dunes, Beach Haven and Sandpiper Beach Club, respectively.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tinkerbell, one of the two baby alligators from Sarasota Jungle Gardens, visited the preschoolers at St. Boniface, Thursday, Jan. 12, inside the Parish Hall at St. Boniface.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Boniface preschoolers have fun learning about reptiles

St. Boniface preschoolers got to meet a tortoise, a Burmese python, a skunk and a baby alligator thanks to a visit from Jeremiah Nichol of Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Thursday, Jan. 12, inside the Parish Hall.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2012
Matthes clear on where loyalty lies

Siesta Key Village Association President Russell Matthes was in a jovial mood early on the morning of Jan. 3 as he convened the organization's monthly meeting at the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2012
Poyners mark 20th in Hawaii

Jonathan Poyner, the county's coordinator of events on Siesta Key Public Beach, and his wife, Christine, marked their 20th wedding anniversary Dec. 28 with a big trip - to Hawaii.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 12, 2012
Life in the Son holding services on Siesta Key

A new non-denominational church has begun holding weekly services in an office on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
South Key residents were alarmed over the New Year’s holiday when they saw residents building a concrete wall on top of a seawall at Point of Rocks Circle. The wall was removed after county staff intervened. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 12, 2012
Island Beat: County officials quickly handle a zoning violation

Thanks to quick action from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and Sarasota County staff, a serious zoning violation was halted near Point of Rocks during the New Year's celebration, Siesta Key Association President Catherine Luckner told members during their Jan. 5 regular meeting.

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"When I married my husband, he said I would never have to work again," she says. "In fact, he didn’t even want me to work."
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 12, 2012
Neighbors: Mary Ann Pelley

Breakfast hostess Mary Ann Pelley brings service and smiles to those who dine at Clayton's.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
This Cocoanut Bayou home, which has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,264 square feet of living area, sold for $1.1 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 12, 2012
Cocoanut Bayou home sells for $1.1 million

Geraldine Elliott, Sarasota, sold her Cocoanut Bayou home at 271 Cedar Park Circle to Robert and Wendy Shusko, Sarasota, for $1.1 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By George Rauch
  • January 11, 2012
Market Watch: Continuous stagnation

Capital goods purchases by businesses continue to improve. That's good. Orders for consumer goods, however, remain flat. That's bad because consumer spending represents about 65% of our GDP.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Fred Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Fred Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cheryl Losey, principal harpist in the Sarasota Orchestra, played pieces inspired by different readings, Friday, Jan. 6, during "Sounds of the Soul" at Pine Shores Presbyterian.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sounds of the Soul

Cheryl Losey, principal harpist of the Saraosta Orchestra, performed Friday, Jan. 6, for 'Sounds of the Soul' at Pine Shores Presbyterian.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 5, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Tayler Brothers

Tayler Brothers, 20, of Osprey, got his first boogie board for his fifth birthday and has not been off his surfboard since.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Norman Schimmel.
  • By Norman Schimmel
  • January 5, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: A booming good time

Although downtown Sarasota did not have its traditional New Year's Eve celebration, the 16-minute fireworks show on the bayfront, by Marina Jack, did mark a celebratory start for 2012. And although the crowd wasn't close to the size seen on July 4, people nonetheless were appreciative of the light show.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 5, 2012
ISLAND BEAT: Oh, what a busy beach it was for the holidays

With temperatures hovering the 80s for much of the holiday period, it was no surprise that the No. 1 beach in the country was a popular spot.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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