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Narcotics detectives with the Special Investigations Bureau performed a search warrant at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at 4153 Honolulu Drive. Photo courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • November 18, 2011
Narcotics detectives arrest two Italian citizens in a grow house bust

Deputies confiscated 32 mature cannabis plants weighing almost 119 pounds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Yesterday, people around the world celebrated Féte du Beaujolais Nouveau, a red wine from France only corked on the third Thursday of November. Maison Blanche had its own tasting.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 18, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Made in France

Yesterday, people around the world celebrated Fete du Beaujolais Nouveau, a red wine from France only corked on the third Thursday of November. Maison Blanche had its own tasting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 18, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Playing fairway bunker shots

This week, University Park Country Club PGA Assistant Golf Professional Bill Tawney shares tips for how to successfully play fairway bunker shots.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 18, 2011
Mustangs remain undefeated in district

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team improved to 4-0 in the district with a 3-1 victory over Port Charlotte Nov.1 7.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sue Jacobson, Bert Fivelson, Sarah Elbert, Ursula Pearson, Mimi Edlin and Grant Jones pose together, Friday, Nov. 18, at Edlin’s home at the Sarasota Bay Club.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sharing birthdays with friends

Mimi Edlin held a joint birthday party for four people with the same birthday, November 17, and one with a birthday close by, November 12, Friday, Nov. 18, at her home at the Sarasota Bay Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sherri Johnson and Bob Kirscher
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • November 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Chamber at Wells Fargo

The Siesta Key Chamber held their After Hours and Business Card Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Wells Fargo Bank on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jason Moore tries to blow through the bull horn, but fails during his attempt. Photo by Rachel S O'Hara.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2011
Photos of the Week

Enjoy some of our favorite photos from all Observers this week.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ray Alexander is the owner of Engel & Völkers Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 18, 2011
Engel & Volkers has new Key office

The new Mediterranean Plaza office will serve as the center of the Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key branch's new vacation division.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota County Commission voted Randall 'Randy' Reid for the position of Sarasota County Administrator, Nov. 15
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 18, 2011
In the Public Eye: Randall 'Randy' Reid

After working first as an intern and seasonal employee in the city government of his hometown, Vandalia, Ohio, Randall 'Randy' Reid served as assistant city manager there, from 1976 to 1981.

  • Siesta Key
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Judy and Steve Altier with Janey and Jon Swift
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 17, 2011
Goodwill Ambassador of the Year Awards Dinner

Goodwill Ambassador of the Year Awards Dinner

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 17, 2011
AJC 2011 Civic Achievement Award Dinner honoring Gwen MacKenzie

AJC 2011 Civic Achievement Award Dinner honoring Gwen MacKenzie

  • Black Tie
Gregg Anderson
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 17, 2011
Tri-Chamber Meeting

Tri-Chamber Meeting

  • Black Tie
Laurey Stryker, Darrell Ayers, Lori White, Robert Warren, Kristin Fulkerson and Jim Shirley
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: 11th Annual Principals Recognition Luncheon

Darrell M. Ayers, vice president for education at The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts, was the featured speaker for the 11th Annual Principals Recognition Luncheon, held Nov. 16th, at Van Wezel. The event was presented by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
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Publix opened its current store at Avenue of the Flowers in June 1980.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 17, 2011
Publix application complete

The supermarket chain will go before the Longboat Key Planning & Zoning Board Dec. 13.

  • Longboat Key
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Dick Moran took the Oath of Office today as he was sworn in as Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2's newest supervisor.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sworn into office

Dick Moran took the Oath of Office today as he was sworn in as Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2's newest supervisor.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tube Dude owner Scott Gerber could not be reached to comment on the pair of giant hands that are being spray painted on the exterior of the building.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: That's no Tube Dude!

Something's going outside of the Tube Dude warehouse on 10th Street...

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Linda and Ira Abrahamson
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Promenade Luau

The Promenade hosted a welcome back Luau for its members on Wednesday, Nov. 16. They served chicken and shrimp kabobs, grilled veggies, rice, rolls and fruit sushi. Alma Kraman celebrated her 91 birthday at the event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
VFW Post 10141 members demonstrated how to fold the American flag.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Veterans visit Gullett

Children at Gullett Elementary School Nov. 16 learned first-hand about military service as the school hosted veterans from VFW Post 10141.

  • East County
  • News
Mary Haveron, Helen Bradshaw and Elaine Johnson
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Women's Meeting

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Women take a virtual tour of Savannah at their meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Speaker Karen Jones with ASID talks about interior design in Savannah, GA.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 17, 2011
Ranch districts approve new landscape contractor

Three of Lakewood Ranch's Community Development Districts today agreed to move forward with hiring Down to Earth with landscape contracting services.

  • East County
  • News
Alisha Erozer with John O’Connor, Jr., vice chairman of the Manatee River Soil and Water District Board
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 17, 2011
Lakewood student speech earns top honors

Lakewood Ranch High School student Alisha Erozer took second place in a recent speech contest.

  • East County
  • News
Cathy Bishop and Beverly Shapiro
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Garden Club Meeting

At the Longboat Key Garden Club Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 15 attendees learned the art of nature printing from Selby Printers JoAnn Migliore and Susan Lang. A nature print is applied pigment to natural objects that is transferred to fabric or paper and it's a great project for people who ca''t draw or paint.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
All Angel's by the Sea Men's Group Meeting learn about financial concerns in the current economy
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church Men Meeting

The message WWSB ABC 7 Financial Advisor Richard Stern taught to the men's group of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church is that you can't rely on history as a guide. What worked well last year isn't always indicative of what works well now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Crews rotated and worked more than 24 hours to stop the leak.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 17, 2011
UPDATE: Sewer leak at Gulfstream Avenue stopped

A forcemain sewer break that created a lake on Gulfstream Avenue stretching almost from Main Street to Ringling Boulevard was stopped early this morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2011
Church rings bell for Salvation Army

The Sarasota First Church of the Nazarene will again help the Salvation Army in its annual fundraising campaign, which begins Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 24, with volunteers ringing the bell in front of the Kmart on Fruitville Road.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Col. Jerry Hearn, student Christopher Wenzel and Ross Alander.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2011
Veterans Day celebrated at USF

The Veterans Committee at USF Sarasota-Manatee honored students, staff, faculty and community members who are veterans of the United States military with its second annual Veterans Day ceremony.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2011
Student council feeds the hungry

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences Student Council members Sophia Helme, Natasha Nieckoski, Amanda Lam, Jayna Shaffer, Mia Forschner and Ivy Bienaimer helped sort, organize and pack up food for SSAS families and the Mayors' Feed the Hungry Program.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
County staff is continuing to work on two different types of signs touting Siesta’s status as the No. 1 beach in America. One sign would be placed permanently at the Siesta Public Beach. Others could be used as a logo on commercial products.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 17, 2011
Siesta Key's No. 1 beach signs nearly ready

County staff appears to be in the final stages of creating new signs proclaiming Siesta Key's beach as No. 1 in the nation.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Although traffic along Midnight Pass Road can be heavy during season, members of the Siesta Key Condominium Association do not see pedestrian islands as a solution. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 17, 2011
FDOT focuses on safety with pedestrian islands proposal

Siesta organizations prefer a lower speed limit and crosswalks to a proposal for pedestrian islands on Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 17, 2011
Palmer Point Park restoration project remains stalled

Negotiations with the contractor and a state office have prevented completion of the Palmer Point Park restoration effort.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Russell Matthes, co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck and president of the Siesta Key Village Association, has told his members on numerous occasions about his efforts to make sure his managers do not let the music go above the maximum 75-decibel level.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 17, 2011
Officer working on noise complaints

With new deputies and new restaurant managers working in the Village, uncertainty over noise regulations has resulted in more resident complaints in recent weeks.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A pedestrian overpass that would provide access to the Sarasota bayfront from Main Street is part of the 1959 concept originally proposed.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 17, 2011
Gil Waters and Brent Parker offer their pedestrian overpass and Main Street vision

Gil Waters and Brent Parker are proposing a plan that would create a pedestrian-friendly Main Street and a pedestrian overpass to Sarasota Bay.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 17, 2011
Public Art Committee wants to help shape new project

Public Art Committee board member Trulee Jameson is upset that her board has no control over a concept being shaped for a $55,000 interactive public-art project the committee approved in August.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 17, 2011
News Briefs

Main Street input received; Pines of Sarasota receives $1 million gift; Trash schedule changes for Thanksgiving holiday

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 17, 2011
City, Orioles discuss stadium dispute

The city of Sarasota believes a drainage project requested by the Baltimore Orioles for Ed Smith Stadium doesn't fall under the guidelines of an interlocal agreement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Randall Reid
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 17, 2011
Alachua County manager chosen for administrator

Sarasota County officials hope to complete contract negotiations as early as next week with Randall Reid, after voting Tuesday to hire him as county administrator.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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