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  • January 5, 2012
DID pares down project features

A consensus was reached Tuesday, during a Downtown Improvement District meeting, to eliminate brick streets and parallel parking plans for Main Street.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • January 5, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Boaters in Sarasota Bay don’t want to be told where they will be allowed to anchor outside a managed mooring field scheduled to be constructed this year.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Mooring field

City commissioners have agreed with staff recommendations for regulating boaters anchored outside a proposed mooring field.

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A new Walmart neighborhood market is coming to the site where Winn-Dixie operated a store for four decades. File photo.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: North Trail revitalization

A Walmart grocery store and a new Goodwill Superstore have been approved by the city on the North Trail.

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Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Lourdes Ramirez

After people become acquainted with Lourdes Ramirez, they often ask if she has a law degree because of her expertise in county issues.

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  • News
City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini’s scheduling of a meeting for Friday was called into question by the City Commission.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2012
Bartolotta thinks 'ulterior motives' at work

The Sarasota City commissioners will hold a special meeting Friday to review an investigation of three city computers, though they have not received any preliminary report.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2012
News Briefs

New College notches No. 5. ranking

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2012
Our View: No bricks, no parallel parking!

Now, if only the Sarasota city commissioners will listen.

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  • By Rod Thomson
  • January 5, 2012
My View: Clip those 'golden parachutes'

We need a complete re-start on the contracts given to top government employees. These ridiculous buyout packages for administrators at taxpayer expense must stop.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo by Norman Schimmel.
    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Tom Maroney

From 'wrangling' criminals in Arizona to supervising Siesta Village upkeep, Tom Maroney knows the importance of a sense of humor.

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    By
  • Rachel Brown Hackney
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Term limits

A Florida Supreme Court ruling later this year could bring faster, future turnover to the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Siesta Key
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Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Cathy Antunes

From baseball to term limits, one Sarasota citizen is doing her best to keep local government responsive to the people.

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Marina Jack restaurant and marina owner Bob Soran continues to fight Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst's claim the restaurant owes $1.5 million in back property taxes. Photo courtesy of Norm Schimmel.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Marina Jack

A lawsuit, filed by Marina Jack to dispute a claim the restaurant owes $1.5 million in back property taxes, could be resolved in 2012.

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Photo by Norman Schimmel
  • By Loren Mayo and Rachel S. OHara
  • January 5, 2012
Sarasota locals vow new year resolutions

Their 2012 vows include eating at every restaurant downtown, learning to tango, remaining a city 'cheerleader' and maximizing opportunities in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 5, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Waste Pro garbage truck drivers awarded for safety; Local businessman publishes book on socialism; NBI Sun Control to donate percentage of sales; YMCA receives grant from Harry Sudakoff Foundation; SunTrust Bank hires new vice president; The Insurance Mart receives Best of Award; Half Shell Oyster House of Sarasota opening downtown; Darwin's on 4th hires brewmaster; Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota appoints new General Manager

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