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The former Owen Motors property, at 2134 N. Washington Blvd., sits empty after a foreclosure. Now the city wants to purchase the almost two-acre site and add it to the undeveloped Marion Anderson brownfield.
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  • Robin Roy
  • April 21, 2011
City officials eye addition to brownfield

City leaders believe buying a foreclosed property adjacent to the Marion Anderson brownfield would make the brownfield site a better candidate for redevelopment.

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Some residents are concerned that the addition of boat slips, on the left side of Whitaker Bayou, will create too narrow of a channel for many boaters to be able to maneuver safely.
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  • Robin Roy
  • April 21, 2011
Commission not on board with slips

City commissioners denied a request to add 16 boat slips to a proposed hotel just off North Trail, which developers say will hinder their chances of getting a high-quality hotel company to join the project.

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  • April 21, 2011
Briefs

Commission selects police panels members; City to defend its code enforcement practice; City considers drafting rental ordinance

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  • Loren Mayo
  • April 21, 2011
Compassionate Nature

A Sarasota resident has spent 10 years crafting a living quilt - a work of art inspired by animals.

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Snowy plover nests were roped off last week near Siesta Key’s Beach Access No. 7.
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  • Robin Roy
  • April 21, 2011
County will take steps to protect plover nests

Someone on Siesta Key may have intentionally walked up to a snowy plover nest and stepped on two eggs, crushing them.

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  • April 21, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Editorial spells out insanity on federal spending; Legislature and county not guarding house values

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  • April 21, 2011
OUR VIEW: Scandal reveals lack of oversight

For a long time Sarasota County had a decent reputation for being well managed. But the unfolding procurement bribery scandal that started with the arrest of a county manager last month certainly has tarnished that view.

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  • April 21, 2011
OUR VIEW: Caution with meter expansion

The city of Sarasota began installing parking meters in lower downtown last week. Let's hope it is not a mistake.

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Unit 1505 in the Tower Residences, 35 Watergate Drive, sold for $2.52 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 21, 2011
Tower Residences condo sells for $2.5 million

Tower Residences condo sells for $2.5 million

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  • April 21, 2011
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

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D.T. Emer submitted this sunset photo, taken near Palmer Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Drape Effect

D.T. Emer submitted this sunset photo, taken near Palmer Ranch.

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A new addition to downtown is a solar compactor called "Big Belly."
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 20, 2011
Photo of the Day: FEED ME!

A new waste disposal contraption has shown up on Main Street across the street from Hollywood 20. The Big Belly Solar Compactor has both the logo for Waste Management and city of Sarasota.

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Richard Dorfman was 18 votes away from entering the May 13 runoff election.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 20, 2011
Former commission candidate launches radio career

Richard Dorfman, one-time City Commission candidate, began hosting a new radio show this week.

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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 20, 2011
Sarasota County represents at the 2011 Boston Marathon

Out of the more than 20,000 people who ran in the 2011 Boston Marathon Monday, April 18, there were 16 runners from Sarasota and one from Osprey.

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SunTrust Bank's Mike Lonas, Chris Tenaglia, Ryan Kern and Max Hannum present a $3,000 check to Senior Friendship Centers President and CEO Bob Carter.
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • April 20, 2011
SunTrust donates to two organizations

SunTrust Bank presented donations to Senior Friendship Centers and Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.

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