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"My job was to keep the wheels on the bus moving forward ... "  Terry Lewis said.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Terry Lewis: 'Officially Retired'

Interim City Manager Terry Lewis will walk out of City Hall Friday afternoon and take a bus home to Venice to start his retirement.

  • Sarasota
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Police chief list down to 13

New Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin is expected to choose a new police chief this fall. Interim City Manager Terry Lewis handpicked the 13 finalists from 98 applicants.

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The Sarasota High School renovation is one of the major capital projects undertaken by the School Board of Sarasota County to take advantage of low interest rates and construction costs. File photo.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 30, 2012
Portable county classrooms to disappear in three years

Data shows Sarasota County students are moving away from public education and into charter schools, which will ease school capacity issues but pinch the budget.

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Jeffrey Weisman owned an advertising and marketing agency in New York City. In Sarasota, he creates fine-art photography and serves on the board of directors of Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Jeffrey Weisman
  • August 30, 2012
My View: Where will we park?

Several weeks ago, my colleague in this column, John Gudritz, wrote about the need for more parking on Siesta Key, North Village and Main Beach. He cited the problem but stopped short of offering solutions.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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South Palm Avenue has been re-landscaped and upgraded with new Palm trees and a more modern look. Courtesy.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Summer projects in the works

There's a new look for South Palm Avenue, just in time for the upcoming season. Two more downtown projects will begin soon.

  • Sarasota
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 30, 2012
County staff is in for an organizational overhaul

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid wants to increase accountability and break down communication blockages among departments.

  • Sarasota
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This home at 5040 Commonwealth Drive has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,421 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.22 million. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 30, 2012
Three-bedroom Siesta Beach home sells for $1.22 million

A home on Siesta Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. David Karins and Victoria Karins sold their home at 5040 Commonwealth Drive to Chad and Angela Corbin, of Sarasota, for $1.22 million.

  • Sarasota
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The Jewel will have 18 floors and have sweeping views of Sarasota Bay and the surrounding area. Construction is expected to start in summer 2013. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Condominium renderings unveiled

Developer Tom Mannausa's 18-story condominium tower takes full advantage of the view and is chock-full of spacious living and owner amenities.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 30, 2012
Appeals court rules against Key Club

The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a ruling that quashed the town-approved Islandside plan.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Main Street clothing store fiasco arises

The former co-owners of The Stitches Boutique on Main Street remain entangled in a civil lawsuit amid reports of theft.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
News Briefs

City offices are closed for Labor Day; Teacher showcase rescheduled

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • August 30, 2012
Social Status: Christian Ziegler attributes success to social media

With a $1,000 campaign budget, 29-year-old Christian Ziegler attributes much of his success in the primary election to his social media campaign.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize

Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 30, 2012
My View: Scandalous outsourcing?

Sarasota County's new county administrator, Randall Reid, has pegged the county's "rush" to privatize as the main driving force behind the purchasing scandals that rocked county government and resulted in about 14 jobs lost, one criminal charge and the forced resignation of long-time Administrator Jim Ley.

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