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Some Main Street store owners say sidewalks need cleaning.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • December 6, 2012
DID could help clean sidewalks

Merchants say dirty sidewalks speak volumes about downtown.

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Some Laurel Park residents are concerned with large developments that can be built on lots just outside the communit'’s boundaries. File photo.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • December 6, 2012
City postpones Laurel Park buffer decision

Downtown neighborhood is split on a development buffer zone concept.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 6, 2012
County staff recommends trolleys for Siesta Key

Commissioners will consider buying 17 clean diesel buses Dec. 11.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 6, 2012
Sarasota County Commission approves new software contract

CSDC Systems Inc. will replace the contractor that failed to upgrade Sarasota County's online building department system.

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Siesta Town House residents previously used the area in front of the property’s sea wall for swimming, but a small beach has eroded, and now seawater threatens the homes.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 6, 2012
Commission approves setback for boulders

An unusual situation forced a Siesta Key property owner to pay permit fees for an erosion-mitigation project.

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Crews used a crane to unload Unconditional Surrender Tuesday, Dec. 4. After being gone from its permanent home for more than six months, the 25-foot-tall sculpture is back. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Roger Drouin
  • December 6, 2012
Enduring Love

The 14,000-pound sculpture was shipped back in two pieces.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • December 6, 2012
Sarasota National Cemetery breaks ground on new amphitheater

The Patterson Foundation and the National Cemetery Administration have partnered on a project, which will serve as national model.

  • Sarasota
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  • Roger Drouin
  • December 6, 2012
Commissioners ease downtown parking restrictions

Monday's vote brings back pre-2011 parking enforcement hours, and an employee permit program is in the works.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2012
News Briefs

Village Association to buy holiday lights; SCAT audit exposes fiscal weaknesses; County lifeguards to watch New Pass

  • Siesta Key
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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • December 6, 2012
Alta Vista residents support Walmart appeal

During their Jan. 7 regular meeting, commissioners will discuss whether to hold an appeal hearing.

  • Sarasota
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Dylan White and Jason Sierra have been playing on the diamond together for 14 years. After their last season as teammates, White will head to Miami, and Sierra will head to Vanderbuilt.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 6, 2012
BEYOND THE FIELD

Sarasota High first baseman Dylan White and outfielder Jason Sierra will take the field together for the final time this spring.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Fifteen-year-old Daniel Oakley, pictured with his mother Shannon Oakley and grandmother, Michelle Oakley, beat the odds and now he's finding success on the soccer field. Photo by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 6, 2012
Perseverance pays for SMA soccer player

When Daniel Oakley's mother was seven months pregnant with him, she almost died in a car accident. Now the 15-year-old Sarasota Military Academy sophomore is helping lead the Eagles to their best season in program history.

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  • December 6, 2012
News Briefs

Acting chief named in Sarasota; New finance director to be chosen next month

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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