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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • June 7, 2012
June 7: 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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File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Orange Avenue and Hillview Drive road detours

The intersection of Orange Avenue and Hillview Drive will be temporarily closed Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. until Friday, June 8 at 6 a.m. for paving weather permitting. Motorists should follow the detour signs.

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In March the Sarasota County School Board unveiled concepts for long-planned renovations for Sarasota High School's campus.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
Public hears SHS renovation options

Stakeholders in the Sarasota High School renovation project yesterday saw initial renderings and shared opinions at the first of two design charrettes.

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Longboat Key Vice Mayor David Brenner, Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioner Jack Duncan discuss the preliminary budget during a June 6 workshop.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 7, 2012
Commission talks dollars and sense at workshop

The Longboat Key Town Commission discussed the preliminary 2012-13 budget at a Wednesday, June 6 workshop.

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More than 75 people at City Hall told Sarasota city commissioners not to change an events policy they feel works, as is.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
City won't change event policies

Sarasota city commissioners agreed no major changes need to be made to its event policy and closing Main Street is not a major detriment.

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Sue Redfield, of Canine Massage Solutions, with Maria Pugliese, of Brighthouse, and Peter Kiziu, of Suncoast Workforce
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Business Alliance Networking Social

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gathered June 6, at The Broken Egg restaurant, for the group's monthly networking social.

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The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected Monday include all three Florida city manager candidates.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
And then there were five ...

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected Monday include all three Florida city manager candidates and two of the state candidates.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Bond issues create charter controversy

With a top charter official unable to be bonded, the city of Sarasota has been violating its own charter requirement for more than two years.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
County Commission approves direct water main connector

The Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved $1.13 million in funding for a new connection between Siesta and Casey keys.

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As many as 14 firm representatives will meet at the Siesta Key Village gazebo June 21, for a walkthrough and informational session about Village maintenance.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
County releases Village maintenance request

The search for a contractor to take on maintenance of Siesta Key Village started when Sarasota County released a request for proposal through the newly implemented eProcure website.

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Joe Thraen started building the three-wheeled, cartoonish creation "Tweety Bird" in 1990. Determined to build it by hand with legal parts, it was more than a decade before it was ready for flight. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
Siesta Key's 'mane man' closes shop

Joe Thraen will close Siesta Key's Classic Shapes in Hair June 9. The 71-year-old salon owner will ride off into the sunset on his Tweety Bird motorcycle, leaving behind 30 years of memories.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
Crosswalks could provide marketing opportunity

As Stephen 'Dr. Beach' Leatherman crowns a new beach No. 1 in 2012, LED crosswalk lighting could give Siesta Key Village a progressive marketing edge.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
Merchants market Village as bridge work begins

The Siesta Key Village Association has launched radio, print and billboard advertisements in anticipation of lane closures on the Siesta Key north bridge.

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The water main connection between Siesta Key and Casey Key was constructed with metallic materials and had to take an inefficient path because of technology in the early 1970s. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 7, 2012
County Commission approves direct water main connector

The Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved $1.13 million in funding for a new connection between Siesta and Casey keys.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Letters to the Editor

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