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Town Manager Dave Bullock, Vice Mayor David Brenner and town attorney David Persson hold a discussion after a court hearing at the Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center Thursday in Sarasota.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 21, 2012
Town, IPOC spar over code changes

Sarasota County Clerk of the 12th Circuit Court Judge Lee Haworth will wait to make a ruling on a code change declaratory relief case that was debated Thursday in his courtroom.

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Event Chairwoman Marianne LeBar with Sylvia Millar
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: WCR Fashion Show

The Women Council of Realtors put fashion center stage Sept. 19, during the organization's annual Sensational, Sassy, Stylish Fashion Show & Luncheon, at the Polo Grill and Bar's Fete Ballroom.

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  • Neighbors
Part of the argument in defense of Christopher "Jay" Childers was that the former officer's actions were not aggressive and that he had used the appropriate force to keep Gomez-Perez on the ground.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 20, 2012
Officer Jay Childers reinstated to Sarasota Police Department

The Civil Service Board voted unanimously to reinstate Childers, who was suspended and then terminated for excessive force in 2009.

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Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 20, 2012
Sept. 20: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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Circle Books owner Eric Lamboley, pictured in 2006.
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  • Robin Hartill
  • September 20, 2012
Circle Books closes after 13 years

The independent St. Armands book store was popular with both local and national authors.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 20, 2012
Sentry Management opens LBK office

The company's Sarasota division has opened a satellite office in Mediterranean Plaza.

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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 20, 2012
Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrests burglary suspect

Late last night, Manatee County deputies received a call from a complainant that a white Ford Ranger without a bumper was driving around the neighborhood and appeared to be the same individuals who were breaking into cars a couple nights ago.'¨

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Sarasota County Fire Safety Inspector Richard Chapman said the Midnight Pass crosswalks will not interfere with emergency personnel’s duties.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 20, 2012
Crosswalk construction starts this month

A Florida Department of Transportation project aimed at improving pedestrian safety on Midnight Pass Road has evolved from raised medians to six crosswalks.

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Kay Kouvatsos and Russell Matthes go over plans for the Light Up the Village parade which takes place Nov. 24.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 20, 2012
Siesta Key prepares for its holiday parade

With two months remaining before the celebration, SKVA members finalize their plans.

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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 20, 2012
New merchants group forms

The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association's agenda is to lobby for Main Street improvements, bring in customers and be a united voice for shop owners.

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On Oct. 5 and Oct. 6, the semifinalists for the chief of police post will come to Sarasota for a two-day interview process.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 20, 2012
Candidates show variety of policing experience

The new chief will work with City Manager Tom Barwin to bring progressive policing to Sarasota.

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A new P.F. Chang's China Bistro restaurant should open by August 2013 in a newly-constructed 6,900-square-foot building at the corner of U.S. 41 and Osprey Avenue. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 20, 2012
P.F. Chang's slated to open in summer 2013

Construction of the restaurant will start in November, now that commissioners approved a plan to vacate a portion of road that will make way for parking.

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Enforced parking hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. File photo.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 20, 2012
Commission approves ticket late-fee increase

Fees will increase for drivers who wait to pay their parking tickets, but those who pay promptly will receive a $5 discount.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 20, 2012
Alternative-energy fund cut due to budget woes

The program's funding will be moved back into the city's general fund budget.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2012
Our View: Yes, get rid of 2050

It appears none of the five county commissioners has the moral conviction and courage to declare the county's 2050 plan - the county laws governing development - an abject economic failure, destructive to the economic welfare of the county's citizens and that it should be rescinded and burned at the stake.

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