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Greenville bought a piece of land and attracted a Hyatt Regency to the site. Sarasota is in the middle of an effort to do something similar with a sliver of land next to the Palm Avenue parking garage.
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LOOKING AHEAD: Model for Downtown

Downtown advocates frequently reference Greenville when they talk about what they want downtown Sarasota to be like.

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Proponents of roundabouts on U.S. 41 point to the new roundabout at Five Points as an example of how the circles create a welcoming feel.
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LOOKING AHEAD: Roundabouts

By mid-summer, roundabout proponents say funding should be in place for eight of 10 multi-lane roundabouts.

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City Manager Tom Barwin introduced new Police Chief Bernadette DiPino Oct. 16.
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  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: Changes at Top

With a new city manager and police chief, and three high-level positions to be filled, it is 'a new day at City Hall,' says the mayor.

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Sarasota County finished resurfacing parts of Siesta Isles on Siesta Key in December.
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  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: Transportation Crossroads

Deficiencies in its public transit fleet and road maintenance funding complicate the county's transportation goals in 2013.

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Assistant Sarasota County Administrators Tom Harmer, Lee Ann Lowery, and Mark Cunningham, and County Administrator Randall Reid confer with commissioners during a Dec. 7 retreat.
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  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: County Staff Shuffle

Randall Reid's vision for how the government does business includes a focus on positive media stories, ethics and communication between staff and citizens.

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Unconditional Surrender was brought back in by trucks and was reassembled by a crew after the statue that was gone for more than six months.
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  • January 2, 2013
December Year in Pictures: Sarasota

Enjoy some of our picks for best pictures of December 2012.

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  • January 2, 2013
UPDATE: Suspect robs Bank of America in Gulf Gate

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has canine units tracking the suspect.

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  • January 2, 2013
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Today's Stories: Tow truck driver stabbed during New Year's Eve festivities; Siesta residents protest variance requests; FDOT announces New Pass Bridge work; Kiwanis Club seeks award nominees

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New Pass Bridge and Gulf of Mexico Drive will receive some routine maintenance work this week that won't cause traffic delays.
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  • January 2, 2013
FDOT announces New Pass Bridge work

The Florida Department of Transportation will have crews in the area performing routine road and bridge work this week.

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In the 1500 block of State Street, a tow truck driver was stabbed just before the pineapple drop on New Year's Eve.
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  • January 2, 2013
Tow truck driver stabbed during New Year's Eve festivities

Police are investigating the possible role of incense in the incident. Ten packages of incense were found on the suspect.

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At less than two years old, Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch is making a name for itself in the sporting industry, attracting the 2012 Nike International Friendlies and other large tournament play, since opening in mid-2011.
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  • January 2, 2013
Looking ahead: Sports Tourism

Joe Pickett, who heads up the Braden Area Sports Commission, says he expects lacrosse to be the area's fastest-growing sport, with the area becoming a 'hub' for the sport within the next five years.

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  • January 2, 2013
Our View: The word for 2013: freedom

We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year - the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

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Tim Walsh, left, a toy inventor and designer, founded Crazy Chins in 2011. The Sarasota-based company sells a toy that combines live play with software apps. Mark Wemple.
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  • January 2, 2013
Go Crazy: Entrepreneur Tim Walsh

It really is all fun and games for toy entrepreneur Tim Walsh. But - no joke - the Sarasotan thinks he might have a big hit ready for market.

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The project to ensure cleaner stormwater runoff could begin as early as this spring or summer and would take nine months to complete.
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  • January 2, 2013
Year in review: December 2012, '$1 million project would filter polluted runoff'

Hudson Bayou has long been polluted by stormwater tainted with trash, toxic metals and nutrients that have been linked to red-tide blooms.

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