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Midfielder Maria Miller, 14, battles for position during the Braden River Soccer Club’s game versus the Ocala Lightning Elite Jan. 15.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: USSSA Southeast Regional Championship

More than 50 youth boys and girls soccer teams from across the country and Brazil competed in the USSSA Southeast Regional Championship Jan. 14-15 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. The top four finishers in each age division are qualified to attend the 2012 USSSA Soccer National Championships July 12 in Overland Park, Kan.

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Jim Warnecke made sure to get a hug from his daughter, Brie Middlebrook, who sat in on the presentation with her first-grade class.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
Jim Warnecke makes landfall at Willis Elementary

Lakewood Ranch resident and hurricane hunter Jim Warnecke spoke with Willis Elementary first-graders Jan. 12 about chasing storms with the NOAA.

  • East County
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CDD supervisors last week voted to hire attorney John Harllee as special council.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
Lawsuit filed in CDD debate

Both Stoneybrook Investors LLC, owners of the Stoneybrook Golf Club, and the Lighthouse Cove Condominium Association have served lawsuits to the Heritage Harbour South CDD.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
Sheriff releases few details in Ranch homicide

Manatee detectives now believe Ina Gross' murder was not a random act. However, Manatee Sheriff Brad Steube had not named a suspect as of Jan. 17.

  • East County
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Renderings of the widening project show 12-foot driving lanes and a five-foot sidewalk are part of the improvements.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
FDOT to widen State Road 64

The $12.7 million project will expand State Road 64 to six lanes from Carlton Arms Boulevard to Interstate 75.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
School Board privatizes custodial services

The School Board on Jan. 9 approved privatizing services at four schools, including Braden River Elementary and Haile Middle School. The move is expected to save $160,000.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
Hayes will not seek re-election

District 5 Commissioner Donna Hayes announced she will not run for re-election in November as previously announced.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
Out-of-Door debuts student-directed play

Theater students at The Out-of-Door Academy will perform a student-directed play called 'Paper Candles' Jan. 18-20, in the school's Black Box Theater, 5950 Deer Drive, Sarasota.

  • East County
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Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee hope to resume their work in Iranian politics and human-rights activism once their new business is established.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
Fighting for Freedom

Although Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee, owners of You Say When Yogurt Shoppe in Lakewood Ranch, left their home country of Iran more than 30 years ago, fighting for the freedom of Iranians is still close to their hearts.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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The Courtyards at Market Square is about 21,500 square feet and has about 20 spaces for potential tenants.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
New owner envisions revitalized Courtyards plaza

Courtyards of Market Square manager Al Salem said he expects to attract medical and professional businesses to the plaza.

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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • January 18, 2012
Observed: Time to take back Lakewood Ranch

I'll be honest: My original idea for this column was to chastise the Manatee County Sheriff's Office about the information - or lack thereof - it released in the days following the murder of Lakewood Ranch resident Ina Gross.

  • East County
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Courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Home Depotshows generosity; SMR's Rex Jensena welcome addition

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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • January 18, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

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"It was in my head," River Isles resident Tami Hegge said of the idea for her new book. "It was the experience, really."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 18, 2012
First-time author honors mom with children's book

Using the story of her own mother, River Isles resident Tami Hegge has authored a children's book about losing a loved one to cancer.

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