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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 11, 2015
Group sews sweet dreams for hospital patients

Dionne Chang hopes her group, Sewing for Sweet Dreams, will help brighten hospital patients’ rooms and moods.

  • East County
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A group of eight students make up Lakewood Ranch High School’s first Poetry Club.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 11, 2015
LWR High students give poetry justice

Lakewood Ranch High students who are versed in poetry meet each week to share their writings.

  • East County
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Nolan Middle School eighth-grade students Alana Kelly, Megan Peters and Cassandra Atzrodt crafted a medical-based project that contributed to the school’s 14 first-place wins.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 11, 2015
TSA competition winners stem from East County schools

Nolan Middle School’s team won’t take a vacation from preparing for its next competition this summer.

  • East County
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2015
Commission confident Bullock isn’t leaving town

Who will be Longboat Key’s next town manager if Dave Bullock opts to retire? Commissioners don’t think they need to start the search just yet.

  • Longboat Key
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Community Haven and other officials and future Marlene’s House residents toss dirt for a ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony March 5.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 11, 2015
Community Haven breaks ground on group home

Marlene’s House will give its nine residents a home of their own.

  • East County
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Pam Eubanks London, Pilgrim, Jenny and Aiden Benham sit beneath a sign that hangs in the living room of their Creekwood home that says “SDG.” The letters stand for “soli Deo gloria,” or “All glory to God.” Bach wrote the reference at the bottom of all his
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 11, 2015
Pastor makes progress with Shoreline Church

The Rev. Pilgrim Benham believes the new Shoreline Church fills a void in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Christy Disbrow, of the Oscar Scherer Park Service, Eileen Kozloff and Carolyn and Jim Dunn, of the Sarasota Folk Club, want to bridge the gap between the folk-music generations.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • March 11, 2015
Music of the People

The Sarasota Folk Club’s annual folk festival is bridging the musical and generational gap in Sarasota, FL.

  • Arts + Culture
Amanda Zipperer works for Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 11, 2015
Q&A: with Amanda Zipperer

Amanda Zipperer manages Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
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Lois and Nick Mancuso were the second family to close on a home in Cascades. They love the community’s close-knit feel, amenities and social opportunities.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 11, 2015
Cascades community celebrates 10 years

The East County community offers residents classes such as pottery and line dancing, as well as other amenities.

  • East County
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 11, 2015
Dent’s chief of staff files for 2016 election

Supervisor of Elections second-in-command Ron Turner has filed to run for Kathy Dent’s post in the 2016 election.

  • Sarasota
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Bayfront Park plans are moving forward as cost estimates are reduced.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 11, 2015
Project Longboat: A town timeline

The following projects are on the town’s agenda for the next two years.

  • Longboat Key
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“Never Marry a Girl with Cold Feet” runs through June 7, at Florida Studio Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 11, 2015
Theater Review: 'Never Marry a Girl with Cold Feet'

Marty Fugate reviews "Never Marry a Girl with Cold Feet" at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Jessica Hays
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 11, 2015
People with Purpose: Jessica Hays

For Jessica Hays, it’s important to give back, but even more important is her duty to inspire others to do the same.

  • Black Tie
Anabel Procel takes a turn on the barrel horse game with assistantance from Kristina Ihaszy at the Phillippi Farmhouse Market. Megan Swick plays a fishing game with her son Bernard.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 11, 2015
Children's Day offers fun, games

Children were able to join in on the fun at the Phillippi Farmhouse Market on Wednesday, March 11.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 03.12.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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