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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
School board approves millage rates, budget

With no members of the public present to offer comments, the Sarasota County School Board took about five minutes Tuesday evening to approve the fiscal year 2011 millage rates and final budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
County Administrator Jim Ley resigned in late May. File photo.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Residents describe the county administrator they want

A strong sense of ethics and the ability to work well with people are among the desired traits for the person who will take Jim Ley's former job as Sarasota County administrator.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Our View: City financially out of touch

Three out of five Sarasota City Commissioners and city staff still do not get it: The city must keep prioritizing and cutting costs, not raise taxes.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Letters to the Editor

More regulations for renters is sensible

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dean Kalahar
  • By Dean Kalahar
  • September 15, 2011
My View: The truth about Social Security

With a national debt of $14.587 trillion, the U.S. is on track for bankruptcy. Don't be fooled by politicians.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
"In fiscal year 2011, (the state officials) were pretty good … in fiscal year 2012 … not so good," said Deputy County Administrator Dave Bullock. Photo by Norman Schimmel
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
County more pessimistic than state on property values

Sarasota County staff projects taxable property values will drop 4% in fiscal year 2013, while the state is projecting a 2.7% increase. Moody's is even more pessimistic than the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unit 913 at Sarasota Bay Club, 1301 Tamiami Trail, has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,772 square feet of living area. It sold for $795,000. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 15, 2011
Casey Key home sells for $4.5 million

Robert and Jayne Gunther sold their home at 1160 N. Casey Key Road to Lawrence Dickson, of Granville, Ohio, for $4.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Massimiliano Marra submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Ringling Bridge.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Weekly Winner: The Red Eye

Massimiliano Marra submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Helen and Hal Pelta show a tray of buttons that contain Helen Pelta's favorite buttons in her collection.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 15, 2011
Neighbors: Miniature Artwork

Helen Pelta takes out hundreds of buttons in plastic bags and on button trays and starts laying them out on a table in the Gulf Gate Library.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sgt. Scott Osborne’s favorite event in the Florida Police & Fire Games is the sporting clays event. Photo by Rachel Brown Hackney.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Neighbors: Siesta Olympian

Sgt. Scott Osborne, leader of the community policing station on the Key, has been winning medals since 2002 in the Florida Police & Fire Games.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • September 15, 2011
Island Beat: Manatees spark light-hearted comments

The subject matter was serious, but both Siesta Key Association directors and audience members injected more than a little levity into the Sept. 1 discussion about protecting the manatees in the Grand Canal.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
These broomsticks were too amazing to dirty up in a Quidditch match.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 15, 2011
Quidditch sweeps through campuses

You don't have to be Harry Potter to play the magical wizarding game of Quidditch. Although you may not able to zoom through the air on a broomstick, the earthbound version - Muggle Quidditch - still has its perks.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
This Solymar Drive home, which has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,959 square feet of living area, sold for $890,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 15, 2011
A home in Siesta Revised sells for $2.1 million

A home in Revised Siesta tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Saunders
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 15, 2011
MS&Co. sees growth

One of the more prominent realty firms on the Gulf Coast, Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co., will attack the residential real-estate market with a "think big" strategy.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a less-peopled portion of the beach on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2011
Weekly Winner: The Island Paradise

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a less-peopled portion of the beach on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Owen Marron of the Center of Integrated Medicine performs acupressure on Windmill Manor resident Ann Carb
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 14, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Wellness Expo

More than 100 vendors were on display during the 2011 Wellness Expo Sept. 13 at Woodland, the Community Church. During the event, guests had the opportunity to meet various health and wellness professionals and learn more about their practices. In addition, guests also enjoyed demo fitness classes, including kickboxing, strength training, self-defense and ballroom dancing, among others.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the gas leak.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Where's the fire?

Traffic stopped temporarily this afternoon in the 5400 and 5500 blocks of Gulf of Mexico Drive as Longboat Key firefighters fixed a gas leak.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lighthouse Point homeowners expressed their support for the plan in a video that played at Monday’s Town Commission meeting.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
Commission agrees to reconfigure Lighthouse Point docks

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted to reduce a plan for eight boat slips to seven.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Police Department is still investigating a criminal investigation of double billing requested by the city manager.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
City fires employee over billing snafu

An audit of the Newtown Summer Youth Program has prompted a criminal investigation and will lead to increased oversight from city staff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This Matthew Mattox sculpture, "Standing Bow," was installed in 2006. It is located in Sarasota.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 14, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Where Am I?

Be the first to answer this trivia question and we'll give you a shout out on Facebook.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight has created a military/veterans liaison officer position.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
Sheriff appoints veterans officer

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has appointed a new military/veterans liaison officer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
New College of Florida received a top 10 college ranking from U.S. News and World Report this week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
New College receives top marks

Sarasota-based New College of Florida was ranked the No. 6 public college by a publication this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Josie, 11 mos., enjoys running around in the low tide by the Siesta Key Bridge.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • September 14, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Dog Days of Summer

When there is low tide by the Siesta Key bridge, many people and their pets head out for fun and dirty walks in the surf and mud of the Sarasota Bay.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Robert Gaglio, Nancy Curtis, Amy Blair and Lee Fox. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
SOS honors Old Salty Dog

Save Our Seabirds presented Old Salty Dog restaurant with an award Tuesday for its service to the organization.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 14, 2011
Residents see unlikely sighting

A few weeks ago, Longboat Key residents Bob and Shannon Gault spotted what appeared to be an American saltwater crocodile swimming in the Sarasota Bay near their home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bruce St. Denis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
St. Denis under fire

Longboat Key commissioners are meeting with the town manager to discuss his performance. Preliminary reviews by commissioners don't give him top marks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
If you do curl up with a commission meeting, you may notice that commissioners aren’t flipping through giant stacks of paper.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
FULL STORY: Commission adopts 1.8872 millage rate

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved the millage rate and 2011-12 fiscal year budget on its first reading.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The property at 4110 Gulf of Mexico Drive, owned by longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber, is scheduled for a foreclosure sale Friday, Sept. 16.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
Klauber-owned property scheduled for auction

The property at 4110 Gulf of Mexico Drive will be auctioned Friday, Sept. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In June, 133,000 cubic yards of sand was placed on the north end of Longboat in an emergency beach project. The sand is projected to remain in place for one year. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
North-end sand never a long-term solution

According to Longboat Key Public Works Department Director Juan Florensa, the loss of sand following an emergency beach project should be expected.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
Firefighters submit new proposal

Under the union's proposal, firefighters would not receive wage increases unless other employees get raises. But the contract suggests other forms of compensation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Town Commissioner Phill Younger at a Sept. 12 workshop proposed a change in the way Longboat Key is represented at the Town Commission.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 14, 2011
Younger hopes to put new candidates on the map

Commissioner Phill Younger suggested a new system of three geographic commission districts with four at-large commission seats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 14, 2011
St. Armands median project starts this week

Work will begin in the next few days on a St. Armands Circle median project intended to enhance the district and improve pedestrian safety.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longtime Anna Maria Island restaurateur Sean Murphy opened eat here last year on Holmes Beach. Murphy plans to open another eat here in November in Sarasota. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 14, 2011
Sean Murphy invites you to 'eat here'

The hard-hit Gulf Coast restaurant industry has a new entry. The recipe is to mix avant-garde with approachable.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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