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  • Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2014
Business Briefs

LoriTech moves into new space on Beneva Road; White Aluminum receives honor from magazine; Soul Studios opens in former Flex building; PEMCO appoints field risk manager

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Unit 502 at 136 Golden Gate Point has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath and 3,785 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.86 million. File photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 3, 2014
The Phoenix condo sells for $1.86 million

A condominium in The Phoenix tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Nathan Frantz submitted this sunset photo, taken at Bee Ridge Park on Thanksgiving Eve.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

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Atomic
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  • Nick Friedman
  • December 3, 2014
How bazaar: Getting crafty at the Atomic Holiday Bazaar 2014

How bazaar: Getting crafty at the Atomic Holiday Bazaar 2014

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Madeline Raftery and Barbara Bell
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 2, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary Christmas Party

On Dec. 3, St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church held its annual Christmas party, which featured a performance by soprano Michelle Giglio and accompanist Lee Dougherty Ross.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
About 70 people showed up at the neighborhood meeting held at the Covenant Life Presbyterian Church Tuesday night.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 2, 2014
Palmer Ranch plans anger residents

Wellington Chase residents voiced their displeasure for a proposed development in Palmer Ranch at a neighborhood meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Although residential construction has picked up in the downtown core, the area surrounding 1505 Dolphin St. is mostly occupied by one- and two-story commercial buildings.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 2, 2014
Developer pitches eight-story Burns Court condo

A vacant lot on Dolphin Street could serve as the home of a six-unit condominium building, as a developer has begun plans to build a project on the land.

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Jerry Schoenholtz, vice president of Tandem Construction, developer Randy Moore, interior designer Carrie Riley, Michael Saunders, president of Michael Saunders and Company, and architect Mark Sultana
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 2, 2014
INFINITY Longboat Key groundbreaking

On Dec. 3, INFINITY Longboat Key held its groundbreaking.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jerry Schoenholtz, sales manager for the New Homes Division at Michael Saunders, developer Randy Moore, interior designer Carrie Riley, Michael Saunders, president of Michael Saunders and Company, and architect Mark Sultana
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 2, 2014
INFINITY Longboat Key groundbreaking

On Dec. 3, INFINITY Longboat Key held its groundbreaking.

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The eastbound right hand turn lane on State Road 70 at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard was closed off today so crews could work to dig holes for a new mast arm signal intersection.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2014
Busy intersection prepares for new signals

The intersection of State Road 70 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard is undergoing a project that will replace the wire arm intersection with new mast arms.

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A landscape crew works to remove shrubbery Wednesday to make room for a new herb garden that will sit in front of the USF Sarasota-Manatee Culinary Innovation Lab.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2014
Herb garden coming to Main Street

A University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Edible Garden is being planted on Lakewood Ranch Main Street this weekend.

  • East County
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Arancini is risotto cooked in a special Sicilian fashion.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2014
HOLIDAY EATS: Ortygia

Chef Gaetano of Ortygia shares a recipe that is a Christmas tradition of his family - Arancini, which means "little oranges."

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The crowd gathered to take photos of the lit up bromeliad tree at Selby Botanical Gardens Tuesday night.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 2, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Selby Gardens Bromeliad Lighting

On Tuesday night volunteers and members of Selby Botanical Gardens were invited to witness the annual lighting of the bromeliad tree.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office received the report that Gaven Oliver, 12, was missing at 7:32 a.m.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 2, 2014
UPDATE: Sheriff's Office finds missing boy

Sarasota County deputies are looking for 12-year-old Gaven Oliver, who was last seen at roughly 12 a.m. near the 5300 block of Carmen Avenue.

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