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This home at 640 Rountree Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,480 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.45 million. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 15, 2014
Longboat Key Estates home sells for $3.45 million

A home in Longboat Key Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Three Things: Brand New
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • October 15, 2014
Three Things: Brand New

If you want a brand-new house but don't want to live in a brand-new community, you're in luck. All over town, in Sarasota's great old neighborhoods, there's a building boom going on.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
File photo
  • By Caleb Motsinger and Kristen Herhold
  • October 15, 2014
Business Briefs

Wells Fargo gives third grant to Mote Marine; St. Armands Circle looks to get two new businesses; Beach Residences units sell for combined $5,595,000

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Susan Molnar submitted this photo of a green heron doing the "Nik Wallenda" outside the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

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This home at 10416 Riverbank Terrace has four bedrooms, three-and-half baths, a pool and 4,536 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.04 million. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 15, 2014
A home in Waterlefe tops sales at $1.04 million

A home in Waterlefe Golf and River Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Renee Balogh, Diane Gans and Elle Cook
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • October 14, 2014
Key to the Cure

Key to the Cure

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • October 14, 2014
LISTEN: Keeping history alive with Dean Johanesen

LISTEN: Keeping history alive with Dean Johanesen

  • Arts + Culture
The Louies Modern bar
  • By Nicole Thompson
  • October 14, 2014
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Louies Modern

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Louies Modern

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Lourdes Ramirez, president of CONA, thanked the candidates and two dozen audience members for attending the forum.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 14, 2014
CONA questions candidates on 2050 platforms

Sarasota County Commission candidates nailed down their stances on Sarasota 2050 at the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations forum Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Contractors will close a portion of the 1500 block of Main Street for the next month while working on renovations for Taco Bus and Evie’s.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 14, 2014
Work starts on downtown Taco Bus, bowling alley

Sarasota's Main Street is about 200 days away from having a bowling alley within an Evie's and a Taco Bus, as construction has started on storefronts owned by entrepreneur Jesse Biter.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 14, 2014
Mustangs win 5th straight district crown

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team captured its fifth-consecutive Class 3A-District 14 championship Oct. 13, at Misty Creek Country Club in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 14, 2014
Lady Blazers prevail in five

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team came back to beat The Out-of-Door Academy 11-25, 25-19, 28-26, 22-25, 15-9 in non-district action Oct. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Fire Rescue has 33 uniformed personnel divided into three shifts.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 14, 2014
Longboat Key Fire Rescue gets high marks from citizens

In a recent survey, 98% of patients said they received outstanding or excellent care.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The future alignment of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard travels what is now Wendell Kent Road, in front of Church of Hope, before turning east on Richardson Road.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 14, 2014
SMR starts engineering process for roadway

SMR likely will divide engineering and construction of the Lakewood Ranch Boulevard extension into two segments.

  • East County
  • News
County staff identified a 13% cost increase to the fire station program since the original program budget was adopted in 2009. File photo.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 14, 2014
Commission approves fire stations, BMX improvements

The Sarasota County Commission gave the green light at Tuesday's workshop for two projects that needed increased funding.

  • Siesta Key
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