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The Longboat Key Triathlon drew 450 participants last month.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 25, 2011
Rev3 considers South County triathlon

The company originally aimed to create a race that would run through Longboat Key, Lido Key and downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The first intersection that will have photo enforcement beginning Dec. 1 of red light violations will be the intersections of Bahia Vista Road and Tuttle Avenue. A verified violation will result in a fine of $158.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 25, 2011
Sarasota begins red light camera program

A red light camera will be operational at Bahia Vista Road and Tuttle Avenue beginning Dec. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 25, 2011
Obituary: William B. Craig

William B. Craig, 70 of Longboat Key, formerly of Haverford, PA died November, 20. Bill was born Dec. 15, 1940.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 25, 2011
Obituary: Patricia 'Patty' Browne Wrightson

Patricia 'Patty' Browne Wrightson of Longboat Key and formerly of White River Junction, VT and Upper Montclair, NJ died on Nov. 19, 2011. She was born on Dec. 8, 1927.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 25, 2011
Obituary: Steve Alan Gooding

Steve Alan Gooding, 62, of Sarasota died Nov. 21. He was born Feb. 10, 1949.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Children were excited to pick out food for the homeless. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 24, 2011
Primrose gives thanks with giving

Children at Primrose School in Lakewood Ranch celebrated the Thanksgiving spirit by buying food for the homeless.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 23, 2011
County Commission reaffirms prayer before meetings

Manatee County commissioners on Monday reaffirmed their practice of opening board meetings with prayer.

  • East County
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Arlene Casey, Claire Marsh and Adie Abelson enjoyed the Fall Fashion Show.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 23, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Tara Fall Fashion Show

More than 100 Tara Golf & Country Club residents and their guests enjoyed an afternoon of fashion and fun during the club's annual Fall Fashion Show Nov. 18. Guests enjoyed a gourmet luncheon before seeing the latest trends during the Fanta-Sea Runway Show, featuring fashions by A' Tu International of Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Four-year-old Isabel Neeb played every game of her first soccer season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 23, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Just for kicks

Hundreds of children hit the field for i9 Sports' Super Saturday event Nov. 19. Children participated in a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, flag football, baseball and cheerleading.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sue Jacobson, Bert Fivelson, Sarah Elbert, Ursula Pearson, Mimi Edlin and Grant Jones
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Edlin throws joint birthday party

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

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Last week, someone broke a window at Original Stitch Boutique, which opened recently across the street from the location that housed Stitch Boutique until August.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 23, 2011
Stitch Boutique dispute continues

The former co-owners of Stitch Boutique on Main Street are embroiled in a civil lawsuit concerning the disappearance of the store's merchandise in August and whether a new store with a similar name can operate across the street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Main Street oak tree was chopped back a couple of weeks ago without the city’s permission. Kurt Schultheis.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 23, 2011
City searches high and low for tree-trimming suspect

A tree in the 1400 block of Main Street was trimmed a couple of weeks ago without the city of Sarasota's permission.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
News Briefs

Sarasota Bay deemed safe after sewer leak; FPL announces energy makeover recipients; Holiday schedule changes for Thanksgiving; Hearing Loss Association receives grant

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Commissioner Shannon Snyder doesn’t believe the county should levy park impact fees on parks for which the city pays a higher level of service, such as Payne Park. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 23, 2011
Commissions spar over fees levied

Commissions for the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County debated Tuesday at a joint meeting park impact fees and a perceived dual taxation issue for city residents.

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Visitors coming to Sarasota County to see the top beach in the country in 2011 helped push county tourism tax collections to a level not seen in several years. Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
County tourist tax revenue passes $11 million mark

Siesta Beach's No. 1 ranking gets considerable credit for the county's best tourist tax revenue total since the 2006 fiscal year.

  • Siesta Key
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Juna Langeldyk, 5, enjoys the falling "snow" at Siesta Center during the 2010 Light Up the Village holiday festivities. File photo.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
Light Up the Village brings out families

The Village's biggest annual event kicks off the Siesta holiday season for children of all ages.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Many Main Street merchants said they still are recovering from the construction of the Five Points roundabout and the installation of parking meters and hope the city will delay the Main Street streetscape project. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 23, 2011
Merchants denounce Main Street project

Downtown business owners believe now is not the time for a Main Street streetscape project that will tear up the street and sidewalks.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The firm running the concessions at Siesta Key Public Beach ran into permitting problems with the county, leading it to win an agreement that it can install movable kiosks. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
Kiosks coming to the beach concession area

The new Siesta beach concessionaire soon will be installing movable kiosks and getting a break on its payments to the county.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
News Briefs

County offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday; City changes garbage schedule for holiday; Collins named SMH Physician of Year

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
Commission takes no action after judge's ruling

The County Commission Tuesday made no effort to amend the ballot wording for a proposed charter amendment on term limits, which a judge Nov. 21 had ruled misleading.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nora Patterson. Photo by Norman Schimmel
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
Commissioner Patterson won't seek another term

County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson says she has no plans to seek a fifth term on the county board when her current term is up in 2014.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Enforce Sarasota's eight-year term limits; Commissioners corrupt in extending term limits; Roundabout money should be spent on safety

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Pelikids: Thanksgiving edition

Pelikids is a monthly feature highlighting the work of Sarasota County students. This month's offerings are from students at Lakeview Elementary schools.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 23, 2011
FULL STORY: City districts will be redrawn

A disparity between recent population numbers in the city's three districts calls for the districts to be redrawn by April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Arts grants apportioned by their size
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
Council's guidelines clarified for arts grants applications

By unanimous vote Nov. 17, the Sarasota County Tourist Development Council approved changes in its grants policy guidelines, part of which were designed to eliminate any confusion over eligibility of applicants for funding.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 23, 2011
Island Beat: Treasure Boat Way fence problems multiply

The gas line rupture last week, near the Treasure Boat Way intersection with Ocean Boulevard, is almost enough to make one think that area has been 'hoodooed.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Downtown pedestrian mall would be perfect attraction; Pedestrian bridge could be its own destination; Expand Goodwill where it is now

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Zachary Brigham is thankful for his dogs.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 23, 2011
Sarasota kindergarteners offer thankful thoughts

The Sarasota Observer caught up with kindergartners at Julie Rohr Academy and Gulf Gate Elementary to ask some Thanksgiving trivia questions and to find out for what they're most thankful.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 23, 2011
Business Observer

Gurley and Associates law firm earns top ranking; Suncoast Communities Blood Bank receives grant; Salon Central celebrates grand opening; Mullet's Aluminum Products awarded with excellence; ABWA All Achievers chapter recognizes its members

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 1718 Cherry Lane has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,872 square feet of living area. It sold for $551,100. Photo by Loren Mayo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 23, 2011
Casey Cove home sells for $600,000

John and Cheryl Caramanian, Nokomis, sold their home at 925 Casey Cove Drive to Janice Wade and Joseph Ross, Nokomis, for $600,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Monica DeVold submitted this sunset photo, taken on north Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Weekly Winner: Color Scheme

Monica DeVold submitted this sunset photo, taken on north Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,509 square feet of living area, sold for $531,400. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 23, 2011
Sarasota Beach home tops week's sales at $820,000

A home in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert Hurwitz, Sarasota, and Linda Weller, of Lewisburg, Pa., sold their home at to William and Katherine Baumann, of Lake Orion, Mich., for $820,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a blue heron on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Weekly Weather: Dreaming of Dinner?

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a blue heron on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Maya Stern Rudo and Madelyn Halperin decorate the dining hall.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 22, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Beth Sholom Schools decorates Salvation Army

Each year, Temple Beth Sholom students and their teachers spearhead a donation drive for children and families at the Salvation Army.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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