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Siesta Key | Neighbors

Sgt. Scott Osborne has won medals since 2002 in the Florida Police & Fire Games
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Five Things You Didn't Know About: Sgt. Scott Osborne

Enjoy this week's edition of Five Things with Sgt. Scott Osborne

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Karen Abraham holds her ice cream cone of Big Olaf's vanilla with brownies and a caramel swirl.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 15, 2011
Photo of the Day: Cool Scoop

After a morning at the beach, what is the best way to cool down? Have some ice cream!

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sgt. Scott Osborne’s favorite event in the Florida Police & Fire Games is the sporting clays event. Photo by Rachel Brown Hackney.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Neighbors: Siesta Olympian

Sgt. Scott Osborne, leader of the community policing station on the Key, has been winning medals since 2002 in the Florida Police & Fire Games.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Island Beat: Manatees spark light-hearted comments

The subject matter was serious, but both Siesta Key Association directors and audience members injected more than a little levity into the Sept. 1 discussion about protecting the manatees in the Grand Canal.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
These broomsticks were too amazing to dirty up in a Quidditch match.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 15, 2011
Quidditch sweeps through campuses

You don't have to be Harry Potter to play the magical wizarding game of Quidditch. Although you may not able to zoom through the air on a broomstick, the earthbound version - Muggle Quidditch - still has its perks.

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  • Neighbors
This Solymar Drive home, which has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,959 square feet of living area, sold for $890,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 15, 2011
A home in Siesta Revised sells for $2.1 million

A home in Revised Siesta tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Saunders
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 15, 2011
MS&Co. sees growth

One of the more prominent realty firms on the Gulf Coast, Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co., will attack the residential real-estate market with a "think big" strategy.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a less-peopled portion of the beach on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Weekly Winner: The Island Paradise

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a less-peopled portion of the beach on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Josie, 11 mos., enjoys running around in the low tide by the Siesta Key Bridge.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 14, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Dog Days of Summer

When there is low tide by the Siesta Key bridge, many people and their pets head out for fun and dirty walks in the surf and mud of the Sarasota Bay.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Michelle Zirkle works on her serve during her tennis lesson with tennis pro Michael Skwira out at the Siesta Key Public Beach Courts.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 13, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Serve's Up!

Siesta Key Public Beach offers more than just water and sand activities. The public tennis courts out by the beach are a great place to enjoy a game of tennis with friends or to get in a tennis lesson.

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The exhibit will feature "Crown" by Douglas Schatz. The official unveiling is slated for November.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 12, 2011
Season of Sculpture to unveil sixth season

Ten new large-scale sculptures will be installed at Sarasota's Bayfront Park this November.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Expect lane closures and possible delays on Interstate 75, U.S. 301, U.S. 41, state Route 758 and state Route 72.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 12, 2011
Roadwork updates for week of Sept. 11

Construction work will take place this week on Interstate 75, U.S. 301, U.S. 41, state Route 789, state Route 758 and state Route 72.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Mike and Janice Quinn enjoy a cup of coffee at LeLu Coffee Lounge before enjoying a day on the Key. The Quinns are on a six-week vacation from Leicestershire, England.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 12, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Coffee Break

Mike and Janice Quinn enjoy a cup of coffee at LeLu Coffee Lounge before enjoying a day on the Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Braden River quarterback Steven Ross looks for an open receiver downfield during the first half.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 9, 2011
Photos of the week

A selection of the best photos from all Observers this week.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Gillette Bauer, Susan Pacer and Sofia Mascorro send their Life Savers race car zooming across a table.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 8, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA Life Saver Race Car Day

Out-Of-Door Academy fourth-graders built cars out of Life Savers candy for a fun-filled race activity.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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