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Courtesy photo Brooke Farnsworth, 17, Joseph Grosso, 18, Tiffany Miller, 16, and Jenna Greenfield, 15
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Playwright promo

Theatre Odyssey this weekend will showcase the work of six students, including four from Lakewood Ranch High School, during the second annual Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Climb for cancer

Four students from Nolan Middle School will fight cancer while swinging from the trees this weekend.

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Cardinal Mooney senior defender Jasmine Rosales controls the ball around a host of Booker midfielders.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Cardinal Mooney Girls Soccer vs. Booker

The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team blanked Booker High 8-0 in a Class 2A-District 11 semifinal match Jan. 14.

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15 South, on St. Armands Circle, offers a range of authentic Italian cuisine and nightly live music and dancing.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: 15 South

This week we went in the kitchen at 15 South with owner and chef Joseph Casadio as he prepares veal saltimbocca alla romana. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

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Photos by Josh Siegel Paula Carmassi, left, and her family stayed with neighbor, mother and fellow nurse, Kim Gennocro, right, in the first few days after a Dec. 30 fire made the Carmassi home unlivable.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Family recovers after losing home

The Carmassis will rent another home while theirs is repaired from fire damage.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Commission approves 610-home community

Developer D.R. Horton plans to break ground on Del Tierra this year.

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Twelve-year-old Molly Lofthouse cares for September, whom Molly will show at the Manatee County Fair, which starts Jan. 16.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 15, 2014
Manatee County Fair swings into action

This year's fair boasts a 'Celebrating the Great Outdoors' theme.

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Johnson PhotoImaging General Manager Michael Arbor says the business is ready to serve customers, despite two robberies last week. The store is taking steps to improve security, while ensuring product offerings remain available to customers.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 15, 2014
Business burglarized again

Johnson PhotoImaging was burglarized twice in three days, for a total of four times since May.

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  • January 15, 2014
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DiSabatino, Aranibar seek re-election for county posts; LECOM unveils program

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  • January 15, 2014
The Observer announces new contests for 2014

The 'It's Read Everywhere' contest and 'Love Story' contest are now accepting submissions online at YourObserver.com.

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Annette Gueli, 2014 chairwoman of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, shows off signage for the group's new office location in the MGA Professional Center.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 15, 2014
Biz Alliance welcomes new leadership

Longtime Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance member Annette Gueli will serve as the 2014 chairwoman of the organization's board of directors.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
County plans new signal for Edgewater entrance

The county says the traffic signal, given a budget of $400,000, will increase safety at the University Parkway intersection.

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Homes will be similar in style to this model.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 15, 2014
Mattamy builds plans for Lakewood Ranch

The Canada-based builder will make its Lakewood Ranch debut with 675 homes near Central Park.

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    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 15, 2014
Facility ready for business

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's new $2 million facility took about 10 months to finish.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • January 15, 2014
Superintendent builds support for leniency

Although the Manatee County School District tops the state's list regarding poor recordkeeping and overspending, district reps received compliments on their fiscal recovery plans.

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