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County workshop set on beach access limits
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. "No Trespassing" signs and other attempts to discourage the public from crossing or laying out on a particular stretch of sand would be more heavily regulated under a new law that goes before the public for the first time today.
Sarasota County has no public drinking law? Oops
We may not have a drag queen parade or a Hemingway look-alike contest, but for the next few days Sarasota County will have more liberal public drinking laws than Key West.
County commission needs to stand firm on beach access
When the Sarasota County Commission holds a public hearing in early December on the topic of beach access, we expect a packed house.
Again . Except this time around, it's long-term. We move two weeks from today, and because of that things may be relatively silent around here for a little while.
Birds of many feathers must learn to coexist
Northern tourists, native beachgoers and snowy plovers will have to coexist on Siesta Key Beach.
Sarasota considers ordinance to guarantee public access to beaches. MIKE LANG SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE Buy photo MARIANNE PAGE has erected "No Trespassing" signs along her property at Point of Rocks on Siesta Key.
Low end pulls in bids at auction
A real estate auction held in downtown Sarasota on Tuesday confirmed what many in the region already knew: Residential properties at the lower end of the market are moving, but luxury real estate is sitting still.
Commissioner will face first opponent in a while
Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:12 a.m. Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson will not go unchallenged in her bid for a fourth term.
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Siesta Key architect Mark Smith will challenge County Commissioner Nora Patterson in the 2010 Republican primary.
A lot of the folks who have to drive back and forth to the key on a daily basis must have done a happy dance last week, when the paving of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue was completed.
Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 7:32 p.m. As you are no doubt aware, it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and locals are coming out en masse to support the women in their lives through organized walks, runs and various events.
Bennett wants to delay offshore drilling debate
Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. State Sen.
Red Elephant More Than Just Pizza
Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 6:32 p.m. The guys who started the Red Elephant chain in Tallahassee three years ago got it right.
Go Local: The Broken Egg in Siesta Key, FL
The Broken Egg came recommended to my breakfast-deprived boyfriend and me upon our arrival at our Sarasota hotel after taking one of those ridiculously early LGA to TPA flights.
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Superior Bank closes Carrabelle location
In a sign of the financial woes plaguing the banking industry, Superior Bank closed down its Carrabelle branch as of Sept.
Man leads police on chase through Siesta Key
A man driving a stolen vehicle caused chaos on Siesta Key Thursday. At one point, even crashing head-on into a captain with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
Man caught after wild police chase through Siesta Key
A man tried to pass a bad check at a bank, ran from police and was found hiding in the hull of a boat docked on Siesta Key Thursday afternoon, deputies say.
No open seat battles for Sarasota County commission
Both county commissioners up for re-election in 2010 have filed to run again. That means for the first time since 2004, there will be no open-seat battles for the county commission in Sarasota.