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Carrie Dutting and Laura Rodriguez dressed up as pirates. Dutting even has a book of piratology, which she incorporated into her costume.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • November 6, 2015
Pirates commandeer Braden River High School for spirit day

Every day of the week featured a different theme.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch High School drummer Max Gonzalez, a sophomore, makes sure everyone knows Wawa has come to town.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 6, 2015
Opening to the beat of a different drum, and tuba, and flute

Lakewood Ranch marching band helps Wawa celebrate grand opening.

  • East County
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 5, 2015
Riverdale’s $2 million sale tops week’s transactions

Residential real estate transactions: Oct. 19-23

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Hollis Morantes was arrested at 10:52 p.m. Nov. 4.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 5, 2015
Lakewood Ranch High School physics teacher arrested on drug charges

Hollis Morantes was charged with possession of Methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and child neglect.

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Dieter Zoellner, now 71, once trained as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division. He was prohibited from being deployed to Vietnam because he was not yet an American citizen. He became an American citizen and enlisted in 1963. Photo by Jessica
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 5, 2015
East County veteran remembers his 'career in the air'

A paratrooper of the 101st Airborne Division, Dieter Zoellner spent weekends jumping from 900 feet.

  • East County
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File photo
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • November 5, 2015
East County u-pick farms open for season

More options will be available as the month passes.

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Michelle Crabtree, of University Park, submitted this photo of the sun setting over the Braden River.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2015
East County photo contest winner: Nov. 5

Michelle Crabtree, of University Park, submitted this photo of the sun setting over the Braden River.

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Corrine Wagner, an employee of Coldwell Banker in Lakewood Ranch, gets instruction from martial arts instructor Jessie Vi.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 4, 2015
Realtors knock out plan for safety

Lakewood Ranch martial arts instructor donates time to instruct those who show homes.

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Stephen Suau, who said the Fruitville Initiative was his brainchild in 2002, and Wade Matthews, the conservation chair for Sarasota Audubon Society, discuss Sarasota County commissioners denying an amendment to the Fruitville Initiative on Oct. 28.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 4, 2015
Side of Ranch column: Jay Heater

Political menu offers two sides, ends with bad taste

  • East County
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • November 4, 2015
Cops Corner 11.04.2015

Crime reports from around the area.

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More soccer fields at Braden River Soccer Club will soon have lighting.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 4, 2015
Manatee County Commission approves additional lighting for Braden River Soccer Club fields

The East County soccer club is paying $45,000 to install lights on more playing fields.

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Lakewood Ranch quarterback Justin Curtis threw three touchown passes. (courtesy Dan Miller)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 4, 2015
East County Football Friday: Week 10

Lakewood Ranch ends six-game losing streak with win against North Port.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 4, 2015
ODA girls soccer strikes past Sarasota Christian

The Thunder beat the Blazers 6-0 Nov. 3.

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Culverts sit on Benderson's 42-acre parcel just off Coburn and Fruitville roads.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 4, 2015
Commissioners' roadblock slows Fruitville Initiative project

Benderson expected to submit a revised plan for its 42-acre parcel inside the Fruitville Initiative area

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Residents say this pond, which is used to catch drainage from Tara Boulevard, smells bad and collects trash.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • November 4, 2015
Living next to pond scum

Tara Preserve CDD considers filling a dysfunctional drainage pond.

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