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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 24, 2009
'Fight the good fight'

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis received direction to spend up to $25,000 to hire a consultant to combat Sarasota's plans to construct five roundabouts on U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
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  • Loren Mayo
  • June 22, 2009
G.WIZ names new museum director

G.WIZ - The Science Museum announced Monday that Molly Demeulenaere has been appointed to the position of museum director.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 22, 2009
County hires new fire chief

With current Fire Chief Brian Gorski retiring at the end of the month, the county has hired its new chief from Washington, D.C.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 19, 2009
Get your circus love on this summer

Jamie Adkins stars in Circus INcognitus at the Historic Asolo Theater through July 19.

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  • By Sean Roth
  • June 19, 2009
Veterans team up to turn around properties

Sensing an unfilled niche, a pair of veteran Sarasota developers is teaming up with a Tampa real estate marketer to create a broad-based development turn-around firm.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • June 19, 2009
Unconditional Surrender has a savior

A World War II veteran wants to purchase the $500,000 bayfront sculpture, but he has one important stipulation.

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  • Robin Roy
  • June 18, 2009
Light up or butt out

The city's parks advisory board continues to discuss instituting the smoking restrictions that area residents have requested.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 18, 2009
Indian Beach home sells for $3 million

A Bay Shore Road home tops all sales in this week's real-estate transactions. John and Glynis Murray, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4521 Bay Shore Road to Bank of America NA, trustee, for $3 million.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • June 18, 2009
My View

New growth bill necessary

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2009
Our View

TIFs, CRAs: Unearned benefits

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  • June 18, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 18, 2009
Kids adore their dads

The little ones plan to bake cakes and make cards this Father's Day, which falls on Sunday. After they finished learning about sea turtles and fish, we sat down with several Mote Marine Aquakids campers just before the big day to ask what makes their dads so special. Here's what they said:

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 18, 2009
Roundabouts increase time

Although it's widely believed that roundabouts save time, the city's consultant finds that the trips between downtown and the barrier islands would take up to a minute longer.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2009
Booker High Key Club awarded trophy for project

The Booker High School Key Club received recognition for book collection project it recently completed to help youths learn to read during the 2009 Global Youth Service Day and sponsored by Youth Engaged in Service.

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