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Nathan Benderson, founder of Benderson Development, an East County-based developer, died April 7. He was 94. File photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Mark Gordon
  • December 25, 2012
Year in review: April 2012, 'Nathan Benderson: 'One of a Kind''

Nathan Benderson, who grew up in the Great Depression, turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of business success and unbridled philanthropy. He died April 7.

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The benches were pulled out of the park last summer after residents and business owners complained.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 25, 2012
Year in review: April 2012, 'Five Points benches remain removed'

The Sarasota City Commission voted unanimously Monday to keep benches out of Selby Five Points Park, citing as their main reason for doing so the recommendations of the Sarasota Police Department and two organizations that are champions of the homeless community.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 25, 2012
Year in review: April 2012, 'Arts Center withdraws site plan'

Ringling College of Art and Design will table plans to amend and extend the Longboat Key Center for the Arts' existing site plan.

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The day after 53-year-old Donna Chen was killed in a traffic incident on Midnight Pass Road, residents left flowers and a cross as a memorial to her. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 24, 2012
Year in Review: March 2012, 'Sarasota County Commission hears more pleas for alcohol ban'

Commissioners agreed to seek more roadway safety measures.

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On March 3, members and officials of the YMCA celebrated the opening of the facility’s new $2.1 million, 13,000-square-foot addition, which has been under construction since September.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Ranch YMCA unveils expansion'

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA opened its new fitness center to the public March 3.

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Some Laurel Park residents are concerned with large development that can be built on lots just outside the community's boundaries on Ringling Boulevard.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Laurel Park residents divided'

The downtown historic Laurel Park neighborhood is in the midst of an ongoing dispute over future development just outside its boundaries.

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Vice Mayor David Brenner celebrated his District 3 commission seat win Tuesday night with campaign supporters at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Brenner: 'We won''

Less than 100 votes separated incumbent Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski.

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More tourists on the Key translate into more violations of the “no dogs on the beach” county ordinance, Sgt. Scott Osborne, of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, said.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'SKA dogged about pooch ban'

The Siesta Key Association is working with county officials to spread the word that taking dogs on the public beach and not picking up dog waste are both illegal acts.

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Employees also will see an increase in employee health-insurance premiums of about 29%, among other measures.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Michael Eng
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Board approves teacher pay cuts'

After months of failed negotiations with the teacher's union, the school district Feb. 15 imposed 1.75% salary cut for its 2012 budget.

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Business owners and residents left a restaurant in a silent march to City Hall for a bag the meter rally Monday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Bag-wearer to say, 'Bag meters''

To demonstrate the gravity of their demand that the Sarasota City Commission bag all downtown parking meters, business owners and residents - with all types of bags over their heads - are planning a rally at 5 p.m. Monday at Mattison's City Grille in downtown Sarasota.

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Publix was given the green light for renovations.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Publix plan gets go-ahead '

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved plans for a new Avenue of the Flowers store. The store is slated to open in December.

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Donna and Wellington Chen enjoy a happy moment. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 22, 2012
Year in review: January 2012, 'Chen remembered as selfless'

Friends of the Siesta runner killed Saturday say she was always thinking of other people.

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The Observer photographed Ina Gross at the Perlman and Pearls Gala Jan. 7, at Michael’s On East. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Michael Eng
  • December 22, 2012
Year in review: January 2012, 'Ranch death ruled a homicide'

The murder of 78-year-old Ina Gross is the first in Lakewood Ranch history.

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City Manager Bob Bartolotta agreed to resign Tuesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 22, 2012
Year in review: January 2012, 'Resignation aftermath'

The morning after Mayor Suzanne Atwell successfully called for the resignation of former City Manager Bob Bartolotta, the mayor said she was "focusing on the larger picture."

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A Longboat Key police report identified the pedestrian as Jo F. Schatterman, 73, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and the driver as Petar Sibinkic, 36, of Sarasota. Sibinkic is the owner of Your Fitness Instructor, on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 22, 2012
Year in review: January 2012, 'Pedestrian, 73, dies in GMD crash'

A woman visiting from Illinois died Friday night after being struck by a car while attempting to cross Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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