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  • April 22, 2015
Community hire

The Lakewood Ranch Community Activities organization has a new director: Kyanne Merrill.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Obituary: Doris Lyons

Doris Lyons, 82, of Longboat Key and Indianapolis, Ind., died April 15.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Kromer wins award for service

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key member Robert Kromer, 87, was presented with the Walter Zeller Fellowship award for his service to the community at the club’s April 16 weekly breakfast meeting.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Letters to the editor

Traffic woes will grow with Lakewood Ranch

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  • April 22, 2015
Obituary: Andrew Perrine ‘Perry’ Monroe Jr.

Andrew Perrine “Perry” Monroe Jr., 91, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key and New Canaan, Conn., died April 10.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • April 21, 2015
Five beers to try at the new World of Beer Main Street

Five beers to try at the new World of Beer Main Street

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2015 Hall of Fame Honorees David S. Howard, Jay Handelman, Carol Poteat Buchanan and Robert Kimbrough
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 21, 2015
CVA 25th Anniversary Celebration 2015 Hall of Fame Induction & Video Premiere Luncheon

Guests attended Community Video Archive's 25th Anniversary Celebration 2015 Hall of Fame Induction and Video Premiere Luncheon on Tuesday, April 21, at Michael's On East.

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Longboat Key Marine Police Officer Shawn Nagell, a 15-year veteran of the police department, has been trained as a 911 dispatcher and is receiving overtime for taking on the extra responsibilities.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 21, 2015
Commission hangs up on dispatch discussion

A majority of Longboat Key commissioners have an answer to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s call for consolidation: Yes.

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    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 21, 2015
Manatee Technical College honors students

Manatee Technical College will induct 132 students into its honor society — a first for the school under its new name.

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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk
  • April 21, 2015
Let's Talk Looks: Spring makeup trends

Let's Talk Looks: Spring makeup trends

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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 21, 2015
Key Niners swings its season to a close

The Key Niners held its final tournament of the season on April 21.

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Darwin Santa Maria has always been inspired by Emeril Lagasse and says he is honored to be featured on the show and to talk about his Peruvian roots. (Photo by Nick Friedman)
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • April 21, 2015
Darwin's on 4th to be featured in Emeril Lagasse's Cooking Channel show

The "BAM!" celebrity chef will interview Darwin Santa Maria and discuss his cooking style and Peruvian roots.

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The groundbreaking crew: from left, Sarasota City Commissioner Suzanne Atwell; Cheryl Loeffler, Premier Sotheby’s; Amy Brown, Aqua marketing director; architect Guy Peterson; developer Jonathan McCague; developer Michael Adams; architect Brent Parker; Mel
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2015
Aqua condo breaks ground on Golden Gate Point

The developers of Aqua, the eight-unit luxury condominium slated for 280 Golden Gate Point near downtown Sarasota, broke ground Tuesday.

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A home on Sanderling Road sold for $5.5 million last month becoming the top sale in Sarasota County in 2015.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 21, 2015
Siesta Key real estate prices stall in 2015

The median sales price of Siesta Key properties decreased 3% in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the same timeframe two years ago, while average prices fell 17% compared with the first months of 2014. But, the time properties spend on the market co

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Sunset Automotive Group aims to build a 27,000-square-foot body shop to service the adjacent businesses, a 9,000-square foot auction facility and about 620 parking spaces on Sawyer Loop Road.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 21, 2015
Sunset Automotive buys former Sarasota Springfest grounds

Sunset Automotive Group bought a 10-acre tract south of Clark Road from a firm controlled by Hugh Culverhouse for $2.7 million.

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