SIESTA KEY
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 50, NO. 26
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Circus acts gain fame.
PAGE 1B THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020
ENOUGH ROOM? Traffic
changes come to Siesta
Parking a concern for residents as developer plans four-unit building on Golden Gate Point. PAGE 7A
Nat Kaemmerer
Showing their Jewish pride
Neighborhood gets its way with requests for stop signs, slower speeds. PAGE 3A
Sarasota’s Jewish community rallied behind an online AJC campaign, #JewishAndProud, as they gathered to celebrate their shared identity. On Sunday, Jan. 5, a couple dozen people associated with and organized by the American Jewish Committee gathered at the Sarasota Yacht Club to publicly display their Jewish pride with T-shirts and signs with the hashtag #JewishAndProud. The event was part of a larger movement with AJC’s international committees to raise awareness and combat the rise of anti-Semitism around the world. Communities of Jewish people are organizing worldwide and joining in the hashtag campaign.
Brynn Mechem Courtesy image
Developers of a proposed four-unit condo on Golden Gate Point included eight parking spots on the ground floor.
Amenities on the way Courtesy photo
St. Armands restroom plan gets new design. SEE PAGE 13A
Hours well spent
What could you accomplish in 10,000 hours? Don Herklotz knows what he accomplished: He volunteered with the Sarasota Police Department. And on Jan. 6, Herklotz received the Chief’s Award from Police Chief Bernadette DiPino for his 10 years of service. He received a glass jar engraved with the SPD patch and four stars to represent the chief’s office. It was also filled with mint LifeSavers, indicative of his value to the department.
Image courtesy city of Sarasota
The latest design for the St. Armands Circle bathroom is intended to better reflect the existing look of the shopping district.
The speed limit in Siesta Isles was lowered from 25 mph to 20 mph.
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Ballet celebrates 29. INSIDE