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Former dispatcher Susan Young handles calls from the Longboat Key Police Department.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 issues to watch: 911 Police Dispatch

The Longboat Key Police Department is down one dispatcher and is about to lose another.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2015
News Briefs

Longboat Key recognized as 7th safest city in Florida; Centre Shops evacuated after gas leak; Town to test utilities on Jungle Queen Way, Broadway; FDOT plans for Longboat

  • Longboat Key
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Duncan
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Commission races

The Longboat Key Town Commission will have at least one new face this spring.

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Traffic Cattlemen Road and University Parkway is a major concern to East County residents. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
Issues to Watch 2015: Benderson promotes traffic management

In 2015, Benderson Development, co-owner of The Mall at University Town Center, hopes for approvals on some big time expansion.

  • East County
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  • January 6, 2015
Faces of '15

The East County Observer's list of the top newsmakers likely to make headlines in 2015.

  • East County
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Bayside Community Church's new 2,500-seat auditorium is the focal point of the 73,347-square-foot expansion the church opened in December. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 6, 2015
Church opens expansion

The east campus of Bayside Community Church now hosts stadium seating and new ammenities for church members.

  • East County
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Paul Blackketter, president of Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center and Associates, eagerly awaits the construction of SANCA's permanent facilities, including a finish tower and a boathouse. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
Issues to Watch 2015: Foundation finish line for funding draws near

The clock is ticking, but Teri Hansen isn't worried.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
in 2015 i resolve to ...

In the new year, East County students pledge to play outside, read more, help the elderly, be nicer to their siblings and maybe even buy a pet goat.

  • East County
  • Schools
Mark Gagnon has been designing mazes for more than a decade. He also writes his own music, among other artistic endeavors. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
Artist puts twists on work

Greenfield Plantation's Mark Gagnon has turned drawing mazes into a unique artistic expression.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Carol and Leonard Goodkin love traveling together.
  • By Carol Goodkin
  • January 6, 2015
On the road with the Goodkins

Carol Goodkin shares about her favorite dining and shopping spots in Charleston, S.C.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The home at 12552 Highfield Circle has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 7,221 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,325,000. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 6, 2015
Country Club Village home sells for $2,325,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
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  • January 6, 2015
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Headed on a great trip? Make sure to take your Observer along! Snap a photo of you holding your Observer on vacation, then submit it and you could win travel tickets, courtesy of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

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Doreen Steinhauser submitted this sunset photo, taken near Glenn Lakes in Bradenton.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2015
Weather: East County

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  • East County
  • Neighbors
Alan and Joanie Stone and Richard Seidel
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 6, 2015
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from around the keys. To submit photos for this feature, email Kristen Herhold at [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 6, 2015
Business briefs

Plymouth Harbor board elects new members; Mar Vista, Arts Center team up for concert series; Cannons recognized as top 100 boat dealer

  • Longboat Key
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