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South Palm Avenue has been re-landscaped and upgraded with new Palm trees and a more modern look. Courtesy.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Summer projects in the works

There's a new look for South Palm Avenue, just in time for the upcoming season. Two more downtown projects will begin soon.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 30, 2012
County staff is in for an organizational overhaul

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid wants to increase accountability and break down communication blockages among departments.

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This home at 5040 Commonwealth Drive has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,421 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.22 million. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 30, 2012
Three-bedroom Siesta Beach home sells for $1.22 million

A home on Siesta Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. David Karins and Victoria Karins sold their home at 5040 Commonwealth Drive to Chad and Angela Corbin, of Sarasota, for $1.22 million.

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The Jewel will have 18 floors and have sweeping views of Sarasota Bay and the surrounding area. Construction is expected to start in summer 2013. Courtesy rendering.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Condominium renderings unveiled

Developer Tom Mannausa's 18-story condominium tower takes full advantage of the view and is chock-full of spacious living and owner amenities.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 30, 2012
Appeals court rules against Key Club

The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a ruling that quashed the town-approved Islandside plan.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 30, 2012
Main Street clothing store fiasco arises

The former co-owners of The Stitches Boutique on Main Street remain entangled in a civil lawsuit amid reports of theft.

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  • August 30, 2012
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City offices are closed for Labor Day; Teacher showcase rescheduled

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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 30, 2012
Social Status: Christian Ziegler attributes success to social media

With a $1,000 campaign budget, 29-year-old Christian Ziegler attributes much of his success in the primary election to his social media campaign.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2012
Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize

Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 30, 2012
My View: Scandalous outsourcing?

Sarasota County's new county administrator, Randall Reid, has pegged the county's "rush" to privatize as the main driving force behind the purchasing scandals that rocked county government and resulted in about 14 jobs lost, one criminal charge and the forced resignation of long-time Administrator Jim Ley.

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Donald Trump, holding his copy of the Sarasota Observer, told reporters during a press conference Sunday, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, that if President Barack Obama is re-elected, there might not be a country left in four years. Photo by Loren Mayo.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 30, 2012
Donald Trump packs Ritz-Carlton ballroom

The billionaire developer debuted his campaign for Gov. Mitt Romney in front of more than 1,000 attendees at a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Sarasota.

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Carol B. Green is the author of the Franchise Survival Guide and Spiritual Transformation in America.
  • By Carol Green
  • August 30, 2012
My View: The God Particle: what it means to you

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), based in Geneva, is responsible for the project known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

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  • August 30, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

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Sean Morris hangs from the ceiling of his homemade cave rock-climbing wall.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • August 30, 2012
Sean Morris: Sarasota's ninja

This Sarasota ninja is flipping for training using movement-based stunts.

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