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Senior linebacker Noah Arce finds comfort in junior linebacker Chase Knopf.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 23, 2016
'Blank' and blue Braden River seniors take off helmets for last time

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
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Zachary Kurnov
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  • Anna Brugmann
  • November 23, 2016
The ‘kids' table’ weighs in on Thanksgiving dinner

After years of silence, the kid's table is finally speaking about about what it would like to see in this year's Thanksgiving feast.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chase Maasdorp needs to have a strong game against Imagine School for Out-of-Door Academy. File photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 23, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top match-ups from around East County.

  • East County
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 22, 2016
Interfaith Service brings Longboat community together

The offering collected this year will go to The Food Bank of Manatee and All Faiths Food Bank.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
East County Golf Roundup: 11.22.16
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 22, 2016
East County Golf Roundup: 11.22.16

East County Golf Roundup: 11.22.16

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota County commissioners have approved plans for as many as 425 homesites on the former Sunrise Golf Club.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • November 22, 2016
Sarasota County Commission approves 425-home development

Mattamy Homes aims build up to 425 homesites on and around the former golf course near the intersection of Clark Road and I-75.

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  • Edward Alley
  • November 22, 2016
Music review: 'Guys and Dolls'

Asolo Rep's production was authentic and musically faithful in every way.

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Michelle Orlando, the associate director of Bayada Home Health Care, tries out the robotic seal with Pamela Green, the director of business development for First in Care.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 22, 2016
Robotic pet receives seal of approval in Lakewood Ranch

Windsor Reflections tests robotic seal in battle against dementia

  • East County
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Longboat Key residents will have to do without a few government services during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 22, 2016
Sarasota, Manatee county offices close for Thanksgiving

Longboat Key residents will have to do without a few government services during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

  • Longboat Key
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Tom Wetzel, Sydney Sforzo and Chelsea Lea talk about giving back to the community.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 22, 2016
ODA students demonstrate power of giving

Giving Closet project touches so many more people than the students expected

  • East County
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Mark Richardson of the Town of Longboat Key has been overseeing the $3.5 million Bayfront Park project. Terry O'Connor
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 22, 2016
Longboat Key’s Bayfront Park nearly complete

The long-awaited Bayfront Park upgrades are right on schedule.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan, 67, was hospitalized after a procedure for heart issues Friday. He is expected to be back at home with family by this weekend.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 22, 2016
Longboat Mayor Jack Duncan won’t be out of commission long

Duncan, 67, was hospitalized after a procedure for heart issues Friday.

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Conservation Foundation President Christine Johnson and Board Chair Eileen Scudder-Zimmermann pose with Volunteer of the Year Alyssa Nohren.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 22, 2016
Lakewood Ranch attorney steers Manatee County conservation effort

Nohren wins Volunteer of the Year award for her work

  • East County
  • News
Traffic troubles remain a top concern for residents and officials.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 22, 2016
Commission rejects staff traffic plans

As the city works on refreshing its transportation policies, the City Commission wants to take a new path for addressing congestion issues.

  • Sarasota
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George Spoll to succeed Mayor Jack Duncan.
    By
  • Terry O’Connor
  • November 21, 2016
Spoll to succeed Duncan on Longboat Commission

When the qualifying period closed at noon Monday, Longboat Key had one new commissioner-elect, two contested commission races and one referendum, according to Town Clerk Trish Granger.

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