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Siesta Key | Neighbors

    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • March 27, 2014
County voters approve school referendum tax by landslide

Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum Tuesday to extend the lifespan of a supplementary school tax by another four years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2014
Our view

'Woo-hoo.' Really?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 27, 2014
Coming up clutch

Sarasota High senior Mason Dancer has helped lead the Sailors baseball team to a perfect 12-0 record so far this season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 27, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 27, 2014
Sidelines

Sailors set track records at FSU Relays; ODA storms back from five runs down; Booker edges Palmetto; ODA swings past Lemon Bay; Youth football registration underway

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 27, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Harriet Sokmensuer Kristen Kelly with her jump ropes.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • March 27, 2014
Your Neighbor | Kristen Kelly

Kristen Kelly puts a fun twist on the first- and second-grade classes she co-teaches at Waldorf Sarasota by incorporating jump ropes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photos by Harriet Sokmensuer Deb Herbert helps Jordan Curtis with his pencil drawing.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • March 27, 2014
Booker VPA students prepare for exhibit

Booker Middle School's 2-D/3-D Advanced VPA Art Class held its first gallery night for friends and family Thursday, March 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Harriet Sokmensuer Amelia and Doug Manning
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2014
Business Briefs

Discount Computers Inc. celebrates 25 years; White Aluminum buys Gingrich Glass & Aluminum; Marianne LeBar joins the Million Dollar Guild

  • Sarasota
  • News
Harriet Sokmensuer Unit PH-2 at 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath and 3,550 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,375,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 27, 2014
Marina Tower c ondominium sells for $2,375,000

A condominium in Marina Tower tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Flora Carson submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Flora Carson submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
District officials say the school tax pays for about 500 jobs.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • March 26, 2014
Landslide approval for school tax

The referendum's approval will extend a 1-mill tax by four years, which supplements the Sarasota School District's budget by more than $40 million annually, district officials say.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Peter Coates
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2014
Mystery takes over Longboat Key

The mystery of a missing girl has enveloped Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kurt Schultheis Kate Honea, Doug Staley and Beverly Sutton
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2014
Kiwanis Club awards first grants of the year

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation awarded its first grants for the 2014 season at its March 20 breakfast meeting at the Longboat Key Club's Tavern & Whiskey Bar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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