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  • Jen Blanco
  • September 13, 2013
SCF to hold invitational tourney

The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota volleyball team will host the SCF Invitational Tournament Sept. 20 and 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
View photos from the fourth annual 'Hair of the Dog'
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2013
Sept. 13: Daily Headlines

LWR Commercial Realty president leaving company; Man attempts robbery with pellet gun; North Trail prostitution sting nets 16; Sarasota 2050 tweaks come into focus

  • Longboat Key
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Tom Seguin, Congressman Vern Buchanan and Bob Bartz
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Congress at the Country Club

Congressman Vern Buchanan was guest speaker Friday afternoon at a luncheon at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club. Buchanan gave a congressional update and covered important topics like the situation in Syria and the debt ceiling.

  • East County
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Lowell Moore of What A Fan traveled from Orlando to present Dick Vitale with the first-annual Sports Icon Award at The Broken Egg Friday.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 13, 2013
Dick Vitale accepts award in Lakewood Ranch

Dick Vitale, Hall of Fame ESPN basketball analyst and Lakewood Ranch Resident, made another stop at The Broken Egg Friday to receive the Sports Icon Award. presented by What A Fan.

  • East County
  • Sports
Booker senior running back Marlon Mack scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter of the Tornadoes' 55-0 victory over ODA Sept. 12.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 13, 2013
Special teams unit propels Tornadoes to big win

The Booker High football special teams unit scored a pair of touchdowns to propel the Tornadoes to a 55-0 victory over The Out-of-Door Academy Sept. 12.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 13, 2013
Bradenton Christian swings past ODA

The Bradenton Christian boys golf team defeated The Out-of-Door Academy 157-163 Sept. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
Taylor Albano led the way for ODA in its 3-0 victory over Imagine High School Sept. 12.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 13, 2013
ODA sweeps Imagine

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Imagine High School 25-13, 25-13, 25-10 Sept. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
Be sure to check out Gridiron Glory: Booker High School in this week's Football Preview
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2013
Friday Night Football Preview

Area teams return to non-district action this week after inclement weather forced the cancellation of four games last week.

  • East County
  • Sports
The proceeds from the event will benefit Autism Speaks.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 13, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: HCW Family Field Day

Hornback Chiropractic and Wellness, P.A. (HCW) hosts its third annual Family Field Day benefiting Autism Speaks at Summerfield Park in Lakewood Ranch Saturday.

  • East County
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Sarasota County staff looked to Northwest Crossing in Bend, Ore. as an example of a New Urban development during Sarasota 2050 discussions.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 13, 2013
Sarasota 2050 tweaks come into focus

Sarasota County staff have posted initial recommended changes to the county's long-run planning document.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 13, 2013
Cultural celebration

Bashaw Elementary School kicked off its school-wide theme of "Celebrating Diversity: Customs and Cultures of the Far East" with an assembly Aug. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Booker senior running back Marlon Mack scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter of the Tornadoes 55-0 victory over ODA Sept. 12.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 12, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Booker Football vs. ODA

The Booker High football team defeated The Out-of-Door Academy 55-0 tonight in a non-district game.

  • Sarasota
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Writer Marty Fugate has an infinite, sometimes terrifying, and hilarious knowledge of an imagined future, which he occasionally turns into science fiction anthologies.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Sept. 12: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: School Board to dish out 3% raises; Siesta Key seawall project put on hold; Deputies find two men with loaded weapons; Town attorney announces maternity leave; Out of this World

  • Longboat Key
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Brian Kennelly, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty, a Schroeder-Manatee Ranch subsidiary, spent seven years with the company.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 12, 2013
LWR Commercial Realty president leaving company

Brian Kennelly, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty, will be leaving Schroeder-Manatee Ranch (SMR) at the end of September to take a job with The Starling Group.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 12, 2013
Cutting edge

The Selby School at Community Haven, 4405 DeSoto Road, will host a ribbon cutting Monday, Sept. 16.

  • East County
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