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The first numbers will be generated after Nov. 30, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau said.
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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
US Airways Magazine generates Sarasota buzz

Although she wasn't expecting 'hard numbers' until November ended, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, said this week that she has been hearing lots of positive responses to a US Airways in-flight magazine advertising section about Sarasota.

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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
City tops the Key in tourist tax collections

The City of Sarasota appears to have beaten Siesta Key by seven-tenths of a percent in total tourist tax collections for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

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  • December 1, 2011
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Osprey Avenue closure not to start until Jan. 16; Teen Driver Challenge offered for two weekends

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City officials have designated a sliver of land next to the Palm Avenue parking garage as a hotel site.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2011
City of Sarasota negotiating with two hotel developers

Sarasota has two companies interested in placing a hotel on a vacant parcel next to the Palm Avenue parking garage.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2011
Traffic signal upgrades producing problems

The county is upgrading several traffic signals within the city limits. In the meantime, those signals aren't synchronized.

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The intersection of Ringling Boulevard and Pineapple Avenue became a four-way stop last week to prepare for roundabout construction.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2011
Multiple projects under way this week

Construction work began this week on two Ringling Boulevard four-lane roundabouts at the same time resurfacing of Fruitville Road began.

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A triangular piece of property on Ringling Boulevard, a block west of U.S. 301, might become a lunch-truck park.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2011
Fresh concept proposed for parcel

A vacant parcel of land on Ringling Boulevard is being considered for an open-air, lunch-truck park to attract pedestrians and workers to a new downtown lunch spot.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 1, 2011
Developer to take on Texas-sized new role

Pineapple Square developer John Simon is confident in the project's success, and he plans to stick around to see to it to fruition.

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  • December 1, 2011
News Briefs

Sarasota begins red-light camera program Dec. 1; Osprey Avenue closure rescheduled for 2012; Palm Avenue garage art murals on display

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  • December 1, 2011
Our view: Don't fall for Internet tax

Cyber Monday - the Black Friday for online retailers - triggered and amplified the debate again: whether online retailers should be required to collect sales taxes just as brick-and-mortar retailers do.

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A Sarasota County diagram shows plans for bus stops and a roundabout on Siesta Drive. Courtesy rendering.
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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • December 1, 2011
Siesta Drive roundabout plans to affect SCAT stops by mall

With planning still in the design phase, the Sarasota City Commission Jan. 3 is scheduled to discuss an interlocal agreement with Sarasota County involving changes planned for Siesta Drive, including a roundabout.

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Long waits are expected to remain an issue at Orange Avenue and Mound Street until a new Sarasota County traffic system is up and running.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 1, 2011
Traffic signal upgrades producing problems

The county is upgrading several traffic signals within city limits. In the meantime, those signals aren't synchronized properly.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • December 1, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Mimi and John Greco with Denise Barker
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Second Annual Wine, Dine, and Pine

Second Annual Wine, Dine, and Pine

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Randall Reid with Mayor Suzanne Atwell. File Photo.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • November 30, 2011
Commissioners to discuss new administrator's contract

During a scheduled retreat Thursday, Dec. 1, the Sarasota County commissioners are scheduled to discuss the terms of a contract the county attorney has negotiated with Randall H. Reid, the commissioners' choice for new county administrator.

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