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Siesta Key | Neighbors

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of the sun setting into the Intracoastal Waterway.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2011
Weekly Weather: Molten Bay

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of the sun setting into the Intracoastal Waterway.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 8, 2011
JUST THE STATS

6-0 - The Lady Sailors basketball team's record as of Saturday, Dec. 3, after beating Bayshore High 61-30.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Meet this week's athlete, Camille Giardina.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 8, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Camille Giardina

Camille Giardina, 14, might be only a freshman, but she already is a major asset to Cardinal Mooney's varsity girls basketball team this season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Meet this week's IN THE KITCHEN chef, Cheryl Gaddie.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 5, 2011
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cheryl Gaddie

Cheryl Gaddie, owner of Cheryl Gaddie Designs and board chair for the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, is a self-proclaimed minimalist when it comes to her designs and to her cooking.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Nancy Sweeney, Diane Marcus and Carol Bauer
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 3, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Michael's annual Christmas Gala

The St. Michael the Archangel held their annual Christmas Gala, Saturday, Dec. 3 at TCP Prestancia Country Club in Palmer Ranch.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ryan Schmidt, general manager, and Pamela Siderski, volunteer at Mote, pose together in front of the Mote sign, Friday, Dec. 2 at Siesta Key Oyster Bar.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: SKOB and Mote raffle night

Siesta Key Oyster Bar sold raffle tickets throughout the month of November to raise money for whale, dolphin and sea turtle hospitals at Mote. Friday evening volunteers, employees, interns and friends of Mote came out to celebrate as well as draw the raffle winners.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sondra Conk and Suzanne Stacy
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Chamber Holiday Luncheon

The Siesta Key Chamber held their holiday luncheon at Fleming's, Friday, Dec. 2.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Mya Carter frosts the front of the Girls Inc. gingerbread house. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
Photos of the Week

Enjoy a selection of our favorite photos from each Observer this week.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Osprey Library opened Nov. 10, in the former visitor’s center at Historic Spanish Point. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 1, 2011
Osprey Library opens at Spanish Point

The Osprey Library at Historic Spanish Point will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Nations' kindergarten class poses, Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the courtyard at Southside Elementary.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • December 1, 2011
Southside kindergartners make colorful mosaics

Southside Elementary kindergartners held a dedication for their stepping-stone project Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the school's courtyard.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton once again dons 19th-century-style clothing to portray President Abraham Lincoln. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 1, 2011
Homeless residents enjoy a big Thanksgiving event

The Sarasota Ministerial Association held its 11th annual celebration with Sarasota's homeless residents as its guests the day before Thanksgiving, at First Baptist Church in downtown Sarasota. '¨

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"Freddie" the fox curls up for a nap in front of a Gulf & Bay Club condominium. He and his mate have made themselves regular members of the community, residents say. Courtesy of Dee Reinbold.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
Island Beat: Key people getting into the holiday spirit

With Light Up the Village marking the formal beginning of the holiday season on the Key, plans are being finalized for the annual Christmas Lighting Contest for Condominiums.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
Tatum Ridge Elementary PTO donates 1,400 books to Cyesis

Just in time for the holidays, representatives of the Tatum Ridge Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization visited the Cyesis teen parent program at Riverview High School, bearing lots of books.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Fran Palmeri took this photo of strollers framed by sea oats on Siesta Public Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 1, 2011
Weekly Weather: A Brick Walk

Fran Palmeri took this photo of strollers framed by sea oats on Siesta Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
A Crystal Sands condominium, which has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,271 square feet of living area, sold for $775,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 1, 2011
Crystal Sands home tops sales at $775,000

A condominium in Crystal Sands tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Marsha Miller, trustee, of Hartville, Ohio, sold the Unit 606 condominium at 6300 Midnight Pass Road to M&D 606 Crystal Sands LLC, of Belleville, Ill., for $775,000.

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