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Hudson Bayou residents were upset when this LED sign promoting an upcoming seminar was erected last month in their neighborhood. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
LED flashing signs attracts criticism

City residents and one city commissioner are concerned about the popularity of bright LED signs that are starting to be installed along U.S. 41 and in areas close to residential neighborhoods.

  • Sarasota
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Do you know a Sarasota resident who should be featured as a Neighbors? Email MICHAEL ENG at meng@yourobserver.com.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 12, 2012
Neighbors: Rita Brown

Although some might see them as waste, one Sarasota resident sees more to discarded palm fronds. For Rita Brown, palm fronds are her canvas.

  • Sarasota
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File photo by Rebecca Baxter
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
The aftereffect of No. 1

For more than two decades, Dr. Stephen Leatherman has ranked America's top beaches. After the initial tourism boost, how do these top destination spots fare?

  • Siesta Key
  • News
On busy days, cars crowd North Shell Road, making it difficut for residents to enter and leave their driveways.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta residents look for parking solutions

Beach Access No. 1, on North Shell Road, has become overcrowded, and some residents are looking for a more organized arrangement.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A month after the paid parking program was eliminated and two-hour parking was restored, some merchants and area officials aren’t sure if the decision made much difference on Main Street.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
Parking problem still lingers

Some merchants and officials believe the paid parking program didn't last long enough to gauge whether its removal is best for the city.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota County modifies buiding height regulations

Commissioners Wednesday approved changes that make amendments to heights on barrier islands and along waterways.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta Beach Access 12 project approved

A beach access will be modified to allow trucks to gain access to the beach to perform emergency services only, such as red algae and hurricane cleanup efforts.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Don't punish all for actions of a few; Banning alcohol will not prevent drinking; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

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A new Goodwill Superstore construction project moved ahead Tuesday when the dirt was turned on the North Trail project and a groundbreaking ceremony was held despite a pending legal challenge.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
North Trail Goodwill Superstore breaks ground

Sarasota city attorney Robert Fournier said that Goodwill is moving forward at its own risk because a challenge neighborhood residents filed against the store in Sarasota Circuit Court is still pending.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
File photo by Rick Greenspun
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota Audubon Society makes careful effort to protect plovers

The Sarasota Audubon Society continues efforts to protect endangered snowy plovers.

  • Siesta Key
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Easter came two weeks earlier than it did last year, and as a result, businesses didn’t experience the lull that often falls between the end of spring break season and Easter.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Key sees a hopping Easter weekend

Easter weekend is a notoriously busy one on Siesta Key. Right on the heels of spring break, guests flood the island to spend the holiday weekend with family, and it's typically one of the last busy weekends of the season.

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Artist Diana McConnell sold her jewelry at a past Siesta Fiesta. File photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Annual Siesta Fiesta returns to the Village

This weekend, the Siesta Key Village will close its streets for one of the last - and most popular - events of the season.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
News Briefs

New College Foundation makes appointment; Ringling Picnic hosts evening festival Friday; Free document shredding offered Saturday

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The city of Sarasota intends to get this abandoned parcel at 2303 Bahia Vista St. back on city tax rolls. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 12, 2012
City wants to clean up abandoned properties

The city's Code Compliance Division can now start the foreclosure process on abandoned parcels to clear the property titles, dispose of the properties and get them back on the tax rolls.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 12, 2012
Neighbors: Laura Proctor

For more than 35 years, Laura Proctor has loved cooking and sharing her culinary skills with others. Today, Proctor runs a successful personal chef business called Epicurean Pursuits.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
John Gudritz is the co-owner of an investment management firm.
  • By John Gudritz
  • April 12, 2012
My View: Consider the rights of the early birds - please turn down the music

I am a morning person, also known as an early bird. I am one of those people who loves to get up early in the morning to walk or run the beach.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Siesta Key needs streetlights; Don't punish all for actions of a few; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota team prepares for Red Bull Candola race

Jared Serfozo and Jason Owens will compete at the Red Bull Candola race this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marion Koenig and her late husband, Marvin, enjoyed dancing and traveling. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 12, 2012
Scientists sample Sarasota centenarian's DNA for study

Sarasota resident Marion Koenig turned 100 in November. Now, she's donating a sample of her DNA to be studied with the hopes that future generations can enjoy longer lives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Eileen Weber took this photo of the sun setting over a fisherman on the South Jetty in Venice.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Eileen Weber took this photo of the sun setting over a fisherman on the South Jetty in Venice.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
A condominium in Savoy on Palm, which has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,385 square feet of living area, sold for $2.15 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 12, 2012
Savoy on Palm condo sells for $2.15M

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Toby Tanenbaum, trustee, of Toronto, Canada, sold the Unit 1102 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Richard and Leslie Rivera, of Sarasota, for $2.15 million.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 12, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Ashlee Linn

Riverview senior Ashlee Linn, 19, is an all-star swimmer for the Rams' swim team and the Sarasota Sharks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

Meet this week's Observer Team Spotlight: Jonathan Chappell

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Windward Passage condominium, which has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,277 square feet of living area, sold for $830,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 12, 2012
Siesta Beach House condo sells for $2.1 million

A condominium in Siesta Beach House tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Falcon Partners Ltd. sold the Unit 3 condominium at 508 Beach Road to Louis and Denise Colosimo, of Westport, Conn., for $2.1 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Conquistador David Bailey and Bogey's owner Albert Myara. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Paul Malton joins RE/MAX Alliance Group; Suncoast Center announces relocation; Gulf Coast foundation president visits White House; Mavai Chocolate opens in Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mindy Towns and her family, who were visiting from Indiana, “LOVE” Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Mindy Towns and her family, who were visiting from Indiana, 'LOVE' Siesta Key Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ashley Grant, Jennifer Fox, Chairwoman Aimee Cogan, Kelly Gettel and Sally Schule
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2012
Pique Nique Sur La Baie

Pique Nique Sur La Baie

  • Black Tie
VERONICA PASTORE 
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“I just have fun with what I wear on a daily basis. It's almost like costuming to me, coming up with a theme and then executing it based on what I've got in my closet.”
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • April 11, 2012
GUEST FASHION EDITOR: VERONICA PASTORE

GUEST FASHION EDITOR: VERONICA PASTORE

  • Black Tie
Daily headlines, sarasota, east county, longboat, siesta key, pelican press, sarasota news, yourobserver.com, observer group
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • April 11, 2012
April 11: Daily Headlines Video

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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marty Edelman and Fred Wilson
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 11, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Cocktails Court Side

The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce hosted an event at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center celebrating the center and the Sarasota Open on Tuesday, April 10. The sunset celebration featured tennis exhibitions by Sarasota Open professionals and local tennis pros along with Hors d'oeurves from Harry's Continental Kitchens and a raffle drawing to win $1,000 ticket package to the open.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alan Bandler, Susan MacManus and Murray Blueglass
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 11, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Democrat Club of Longboat Key

Dr. Susan MacManus, a professor of political science at the University of South Florida, was the speaker at the Tuesday, April 10 meeting at Longboat Key Club and Resort's harborside dining room. She spoke about the upcoming election's key constituencies, issues and uncertainties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rusty Chinnis thanks the garden club for the $1,500 grant they gave to Sarasota Bay Watch, which will benefit Sister Keys area
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 11, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: garden club annual picnic meeting

Anyone who thought the the Longboat Key Garden Club was a plant-potting group, had the wrong agenda. The group had its annual picnic meeting Tuesday, April 10 at Joan Durante Park pavilion to wrap up the season's accomplishments. The members gave checks to representatives from the organizations they awarded grants, gave awards for the Home and Garden Tour 2012, gave beautification awards and college scholarships. Most of the recipients were present and discussed how the generous funds would help their organization or research. They had a picnic potluck to celebrate following the meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 11, 2012
Ribbon cutting set for north Sarasota neighborhood

A $2.3 million construction project included construction of about 2.5 miles of 5-foot-wide sidewalks on various streets and two roundabouts on Euclid Avenue

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 11, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Bill Carman

Longboat Key resident Bill Carman is a car aficionado. Read more about Carman in this week's candid Q&A.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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