SIESTA KEY
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 50, NO. 28
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Seafood and smiles
PAGE 3B THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
DAY OF DREAM King’s words and ideas take center stage. PAGE 1B
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Whitney Elfstrom
Leaders of Selby Botanical Gardens held a community workshop with residents last week.
A good Sunday read
It might not be a “Sunday at the Pool at Kigali,” especially after a particularly late “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning,” but a visit to the Selby Library on the first day of a new week is possible this weekend. County officials reset Sunday library hours at Selby, 1331 First St., and at the Jacaranda Library in Venice for the first time since 2012. Hours are 1-5 p.m. “Between Sundays,” the operating hours for all the libraries is unchanged. Just remember, Feb 2 is “Super Bowl Sunday: The Day America Stops.” So, you know, less of a crowd.
A new plan for Selby Whitney Elfstrom
The Booker High School ROTC and band led the 40th annual Unity March on Monday in Sarasota to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bottoms up for Mote Bradenton craft brewery Darwin Brewing Co. has released two new beers and an initiative to end red tide. The brewing company kicked off a partnership with local Winn-Dixie grocery stores Dec. 14 at a Bradenton Winn-Dixie. Every purchase of the Leatherback Lager and Reef Revival Session IPA six-packs will benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in its efforts against red tide. The new beers are available at Winn-Dixie.
Shifting priorities New focus for tourism-tax dollars affects growth, leaders say. SEE PAGE 6A
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The county will divert tax from tourism promotion to help pay for Mote Aquarium.
Botanical garden tries again with renewed ideas for renovation. PAGE 3A
BLACK Science on the menu INSIDE
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