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Siesta Key | News

    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
Crumbling canal wall sparks liability concerns

When Sarasota County handed over Siesta Key to developers in the early 1900s, the deal included waterway maintenance. When a property owner is absent, sea wall repair can be problematic.

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Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson schedules the next West Coast Inland Navigation District meeting on her new Droid smart phone.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
WCIND grants Sarasota special exception

Commissioner Nora Patterson asked the organization to allow more funding for law-enforcement projects in the county.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
FULL STORY: Candidates bare their claws at Tiger Bay

The race for the 12th Judicial District State Attorney's Office has usually tight-tongued lawyers volleying personal attacks rather than telling voters why they deserve the position.

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Barring any objections, Sarasota County commissioners will vote Aug. 21 to approve the $97,417 annual deal with Championship Landscape Professionals.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
Contract winner will 'champion' Village look

Championship Landscape Maintenance Professionals will oversee annual maintenance of the commercial district for less than half of what was expected.

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Sarasota County placed eight barricades secured by sand bags near the collapsed asphalt on Beach Road, which it plans to temporarily repair.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
Beach Road considered for CIP

Sarasota County will temporarily repair the cracked road near Beach Access 3 and determine if it can free up funding for a permanent solution to the erosion problem.

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Hotel Higelhurst, which was built by Harry Higel in 1915, mysteriously burned down in 1917. Some suspect Rube Allyn, the same man accused of killing Higel, was the culprit. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
The death of Harry Higel

In 1921, a father and son found a man lying on Beach Road, bleeding profusely. A gold ring with the inscription 'H.H.' verified it was the body of Harry Lee Higel.

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School board members praised Al Weidner’s efforts in reducing the amount drawn from the general fund from $13 million, down to $1.2 million.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
Sarasota school revenues fall

County schools will endure a fifth consecutive year of budget cuts if the tentative budget is adopted Sept. 11. But, the skid could be approaching its end.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 26, 2012
Dent, Thaxton attack each other's party loyalty and track record

The doe milling around the ninth green at Laurel Oak Country Club created a peaceful contrast to the heated debate inside the nearby clubhouse, as two candidates for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections quarreled three weeks before they will meet for the primary election.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 25, 2012
July 25: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • July 25, 2012
Primary Election: Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections

Editor's note: As the Aug. 14 primary election nears, the Longboat Observer will be publishing short profiles and Q&A segments from each of the candidates who will represent Manatee and Sarasota counties.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
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  • July 24, 2012
July 24: Daily Headlines Video

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The Siesta Key Village Association launches 36 radio spots that will be broadcasted throughout this week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 24, 2012
Village ads hit airwaves

Radio advertisements for Siesta Key Village will air this week on 107.9 WSRZ.

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Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 23, 2012
July 23: Daily Headlines Video

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This week's in the kitchen is with Kay Kouvatsos, of the Village Cafe.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • July 23, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Kay Kouvatsos

Kay Kouvatsos of the Village Cafe on Siesta Key enjoys serving up a wide variety of food while working at her family restaurant.

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Ryan Montague, a staff member in Sarasota Count Traffic Engineering, shows representatives a dumpster their firms will oversee during an annual contract for Siesta Key Village maintenance.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 23, 2012
County picks firm for Village maintenance

Sarasota County recommended a Sarasota company for an annual maintenance contract for Siesta Key Village after nearly a year without one.

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