SIESTA KEY
Observer Formerly the Pelican Press
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
Round and round we go.
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VOLUME 48, NO. 37
YOUR TOWN You Gotta Start
Somewhere
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SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2018
City reels in mall Plan replaces aquarium that got away. SEE PAGE 3A
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By Remington Olivett
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First-time writer writes about first-time writers A first-time Sarasota author is excited about his new book about first-time Sarasota authors. Remington Olivetti’s new volume “You Gotta Start Somewhere’’ tells the tale of authors from Sarasota County who got their start right here. “It’s such a wonderful place to write, and clearly, I’m not the only one who thinks so,” he said. Olivetti, 72, spent three years researching his topic and found an unusually high number of first-time authors and was inspired to write about them. “It’s not your first book that’s the hardest,” he said. “It’s the second.”
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Campaign uses silver-lining approach Tourism officials announced a new ad campaign this week, designed to make the most of one of the area’s perennial problems: traffic. “Take a Look Around” is the newest tagline to come from ad agency Dewey, Cheatem and Howe and is designed to capitalize on the time Sarasota-area residents and visitors spend in gridlock. “There is so much to see here, if you just slow down and take some time,” agency partner Gloria Howe said. “Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to do.”
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A 400,000-square-foot shopping mall is proposed for City Island, near the site of Mote Aquarium, which recently announced plans to move to Nathan Benderson Park.
Pushin’ for pants Group’s outrage over city’s unclothed symbol prompts drive to dress up David. SEE PAGE 3A
Toll plan rolls along for popular bike trail Legacy riders will pay up in proposal to free up more county money for other projects. CASSIDY ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER
Just Stop! Activists fired up City invites newcomer group, two others to special meeting April 1 to discuss trouble in paradise. SEE PAGE 3A
In an effort to resolve impending budget issues, Sarasota County announced its intent to make users pay tolls for using the existing Legacy Trail and the forthcoming extension. The plan has drawn the ire of bicyclists and other trail users, who have complained about everything from the amount of the tolls to where riders might keep change in their cycling shorts. SEE PAGE 4A