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  • By Jeffrey Weisman
  • June 7, 2012
My View: Clearing the decks

Do little annoyances in your daily life bother you? They do me.

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Fire Chief Henry Behrens stands atop the new Armstrong LaFrance fire truck in 1912 on South Pineapple Avenue. Photos courtesy of the Sarasota County History Center.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 7, 2012
A walk through time

The Sarasota City Commission will vote Monday, June 18, on whether to approve a permanent exhibit to be displayed in the Sarasota City Commission Chambers.

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The following rendering shows how a roundabout at U.S. 41 and 10th Street would look. Courtesy rendering.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Roundabouts receive tentative approval

Sarasota city commissioners want to approve the landscaping of two U.S. 41 roundabouts along the bayfront at 10th and 14th streets because they feel they are 'signature pieces' that will act as the 'gateway of the city.'

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Wal-Mart plans second Sarasota location

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build its second location within city limits. An application has been proposed for the Ringling Plaza site.

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The Sarasota County Jail is exceeding capacity, promoting discussions about the need for a new facility again.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 7, 2012
Sarasota County may be in need of a new jail

The Sarasota County Commission was informed at a May budget workshop that the county jail is overpopulated with its average 967 daily inmates in May.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

  • Sarasota
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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • June 7, 2012
News Briefs

Sarasota High School meetings set

  • Sarasota
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Jill Ross poses with the first puppet she built, which she named Jerry. Ross built the puppet using Jim Henson’s technique.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • June 7, 2012
Neighbors: Jill Ross

Jill Ross is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist who uses her background in theater, arts and puppetry to brighten the lives of Sarasota Bay Club residents.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sue Jacobson is a Sarasota lawyer and regional president of the American Jewish Committee.
  • By Sue Jacobson
  • June 7, 2012
My View: FCAT hurts our children and our community

The "fix," simply redefining the result, is a tacit admission that the test score is more important than the factors behind it.

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

Get moving on the garage

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This home at 5073 Higel Ave. has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,920 square feet of living area. It sold for $840,000. Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 7, 2012
Three-bedroom Siesta Cove home sells for $975,000

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 21 and May 25. A home in Siesta Cove tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Chap Percival submitted this photo of the sun halo Monday, June 4, taken on the Pine View School campus.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Chap Percival submitted this photo of the sun halo Monday, June 4, taken on the Pine View School campus.

  • Sarasota
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This home at 3920 Red Rock Way in Hansen has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool and 3,994 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.2 million. Photo by Nick Friedman.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 7, 2012
Three bedroom Hansen home sells for $2.2 million

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 21 and May 25. A home in Hansen tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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