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No. 47 & 48 — August 9 & 16, 2013 CONTENTS TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS A&E BRIEFS Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article SMALLER SIGNS, PLEASE 51 A WORK IN PROGRESS 54 TRASH TALK 60 BUSINESS BRIEFS NEWS BRIEFS CRIME BLOTTER 65 70 81 The county commissioners agree that the public does not need to see such big signs announcing infrastructure projects — Rachel Brown Hackney It will be September at the earliest before a revised zoning amendment, allowing some types of outdoor merchandise displays on Siesta Key, reappears before the County Commission — Rachel Brown Hackney The Siesta Key Village Association plans to work on ways to fund a recycling program along Ocean Boulevard — Rachel Brown Hackney OPINION COMMENTARY89 City CRA plan is hard to find and a decade out of date — Stan Zimmerman COMMENTARY92 My first and last (fingers crossed) day in court — Harriet Cuthbert COMMENTARY93 Graveyard of the elephants — Rodger Skidmore SARASOTA LEISURE TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS 97 SIESTA SEEN 99 Pruning enables plants to live longer, more healthful lives — Rick Wielgorecki More parking will be provided at Beach Access 1; Gidget's Coastal Provisions is coming to Siesta Village; and county staff is seeking another extension of the sunset date for the Noise Ordinance — Rachel Brown Hackney A&E BRIEFS 107 RELIGION BRIEFS 111 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 113 SCHIMMEL SIGHTINGS114