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This Abraham Lincoln artwork was spotted on the rooftop of Hollywood 20.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • January 26, 2012
Is Honest Abe the new face of Hollywood 20?

This rendering of Abraham Lincoln, which seems to have borrowed the hat from Dr. Seuss' "The Cat in the Hat," was spotted on the rooftop of the Hollywood 20 movie theater in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jason Flovig, 4, and Isabella Balje, 3, held up two of the orange bows that were adorned on the new playground items at Forty Carrots.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 26, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Forty Carrots playground renovation

Forty Carrots held a special ceremony to commemorate the renovation of both of the playgrounds at Forty Carrots, Tuesday, Jan. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dylan Interval and Daniel Rodriguez show off their books, Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Bay Haven Elementary.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 26, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Build a Book at Bay Haven

Bay Haven held their 5th annual Build a Book event, Wednesday, Jan. 25, inside Bay Haven's cafeteria.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Congressman Vern Buchanan will run for re-election with mostly the same district that produced victories for him in 2008 and 2010.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2012
Buchanan's district stays intact

The 13th Congressional District only received a slight redistricting modification according to a new redistricting map.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2012
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  • January 26, 2012
Letter to the Editor: Stop trying to reinvent downtown Sarasota

Letter to the Editor: Stop trying to reinvent downtown Sarasota

  • Sarasota
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Rachel Brown Hackney
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  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
Observer: At long last, a sign marks the site of No. 1 beach

Rob Lewis probably felt as though he had given birth last week. For months, Lewis, the county's executive director of planning and development services, was the person in charge of getting a photogenic sign up at Siesta Key Public Beach, something proudly proclaiming what Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman told a national TV audience last May: Siesta is the No. 1 beach in the country.

  • Sarasota
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Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 26, 2012
JAN. 25: 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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Construction on a roundabout at Pineapple Avenue and Ringling Boulevard is expected to last until June at the latest. Photo by Norman Shimmel.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2012
Burns Square businesses eye construction effects

Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown announced that the city Jan. 29 will close Ringling Boulevard from Orange Avenue to U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
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Senior city planner Steve Stancel told the DID board Tuesday that this latest offer would be much easier to sell to the City Commission.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2012
DID will pay for $1.9 million project

The Downtown Improvement District has reversed course, agreeing to pay for all of a Main Street project that resides within its district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sewer lines that cross four city bridges will be replaced as part of a $2.1 million infrastructure project. Map courtesy of the city of Sarasota/Google.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2012
Aging sewer pipelines to be replaced

This year, aging city sewer pipelines running over the tops of four bridges and beneath bodies of water are scheduled to be replaced.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2012
City refuses Childers settlement

The City Commission has opted to proceed with a trial on a case involving the 2009 firing of a city police officer.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 26, 2012
County expects record turnout for primary

So far, 3,791 Republicans registered in Sarasota took advantage of early voting.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2012
News Briefs

SCVB wins top award for US Airways insert; New principal named

  • Sarasota
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Randall Reid
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 26, 2012
New county administrator receives warm welcome

New Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid received a standing ovation Tuesday morning after board Chairwoman Christine Robinson introduced him to the audience, which filled more than two-thirds of the Commission Chambers.

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