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Siesta Key | Neighbors

The SMA approached city officials along with business leaders and groups in July in an attempt to serve as a facilitator for residents who live near the park.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 1, 2011
SMA reports homeless feedings progress

The Sarasota Ministerial Association is identifying organizations that feed the homeless in Selby Five Points Park so they can be involved in discussions on how best to resolve concerns.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2011
Obituary: Danny Grimes

Danny Grimes, son of Jim and Lisa Grimes and brother to Tommy Grimes, died Aug. 25. He was 26 years old

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Tim Esser has worked as a mechanic for 26 years and has been with Main Street Automotive for 13 years. "(I enjoy) making people happy and helping people," he says.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 1, 2011
PHOTO SPECIAL: Labor Intensive

In honor of the upcoming Labor Day holiday, we asked local laborers from Sarasota and Siesta Key to share what they love most about their jobs.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 1, 2011
Island Beat: Human visitors declining, but avian ones increasing

With the start of the Sarasota County school year last week, the crowds finally are thinning at Siesta Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
This Siesta Isles home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,476 square feet of living area, sold for $740,000. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 1, 2011
Siesta Isles home tops week's sales at $740,000

A home in Siesta Isles tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert and Susan Mays, Ocala, sold their home at 5456 Azure Way to Terry Dorrity, of Bethlehem, Pa., for $740,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Rebecca Wild Baxter took this photo of friends preparing for a late-evening sail at Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2011
Weekly Winner: Sunset Sojourn

Rebecca Wild Baxter took this photo of friends preparing for a late-evening sail at Siesta Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 31, 2011
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office maps out crime

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's website offers a mapping tool that lays out crime in Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Kelly Evens, Tamara Ley, Jim Ley and Steve Evens
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 27, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Jim and Tamara Ley Party

Friends of Jim and Tamara Ley got together to celebrate Saturday, Aug. 28 at Clayton's Siesta Grille.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Max, 10, Sam, 8, and Jack, 5, Sugar pile on one another Friday, Aug. 26 in the Parish Hall.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 26, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Family Fun Movie Night

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church held their monthly Family Fun Movie Night Friday, Aug. 26 in the Parish Hall.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Christine Robinson takes a photo of her son, E.J. in front of his second grade classroom Wednesday, Aug. 24 at Out-of-Door Academy.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2011
Photos of the Week

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

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 25, 2011
Committee spars with police lieutenant

The city's Police Complaints Committee debated with Lt. John LeBlanc over what kinds of reports are necessary for the committee to review.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Flashing school speed-limit signs were not working for a brief period of time on the first day of school at Southside Elementary School. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 25, 2011
New school year sees few problems on first day

Except for the minor glitches expected on any opening day of the new school year, the Sarasota County School District reported a generally smooth start Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The front of the Casey Key home is surrounded by palm trees and other foliage.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 25, 2011
Home & Garden: Reflection perfection

Three years ago, Grant's Gardens started designing the landscaping, paving and lighting along with the lagoon and pool, with the help of Lucas Lagoons, of this Casey Key home.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Nestled in a quiet area a short distance from the intersection of Treasure Boat Way and Higel Avenue, Sandy Shore Avenue was the scene of vehicle break-ins last week.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • August 25, 2011
Detained bicyclists linked to vehicle burglaries

Last week on the Key, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies thought it was more than a little suspicious when they spied two young men on bicycles with no lights heading eastbound over the north Siesta bridge in the early-morning hours.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"I was so fortunate to see the world while working," Blair Northen says.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 25, 2011
Neighbors: Blair Northen

After graduating from college, Northen decided to explore the world. She found the job of a lifetime, more beauty in her natural surroundings than she could imagine and her future husband.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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