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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 24, 2014
Tax rate stays flat for county residents

For the second year in a row, the property tax base climbed, this year from $24.9 billion to $25.9 billion.

  • East County
  • News
Organizers previously held the beer festival on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. File photo
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 24, 2014
Beer festival returns to the Ranch

Patrick Green reinvents the Lakewood Ranch Beer Festival with a larger venue and a carnival theme.

  • East County
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Courtesy of Keller Williams Realty of Manatee
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • September 24, 2014
Home of the Month: 'Pretty in Pink'

A charming home in Whitfield opens a door to Sarasota's past.

  • Arts + Culture
Matt Nesser says his main job is to support the coaches. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
Changing course

Former Braden River High boys basketball coach Matt Nesser will cheer on his team from the sidelines this year as the school's athletic director.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

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"Gone Girl"
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • September 24, 2014
Fall Film Preview

Target audiences change with the seasons. Thankfully, summer is behind us and more mature films are on the horizon. Paving the way for the Oscar nominations, the following films look as though they may be headed in the right direction.

  • Arts + Culture
The section of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard roughly from State Road 70 south to University handles average daily traffic of 13,300 cars. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 24, 2014
Traffic worries residents

As growth occurs in Lakewood Ranch and the surrounding area, residents worry Lakewood Ranch Boulevard cannot handle traffic increases.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 24, 2014
CDD boards approve new transponders

New transponders are $50, but they aren't required to be used until old units break.

  • East County
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Blanco
  • By Brian Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
My View: Support for armed security

Security guards can't protect elementary school children against major threats unless guns are placed in their holsters.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Betty Schiff

Betty Schiff, 95, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 12.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Martin Margolis

Martin Margolis, 78, of Livingston, N.J., and Longboat Key, died Sept. 19.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Obituary: Mark Horan

Mark Horan, 69, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 21.

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Deborah Beacham, of Michael Saunders & Co.'s Longboat Key South office, was the listing agent for the home at 2016 Casey Key Road, which sold for $6.2 million in late August. Photo courtesy of Michael Saunders & Co.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2014
Business Briefs

Longboat Key agents involved in Casey Key sales; Key Club to hold job fairs; Euphemia Haye to reopen

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Unit 904 at Fairway Bay has three bedrooms, three baths, and 2,097 square feet of living area. It sold for $750,000. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 24, 2014
Fairway Bay condominium unit sells for $750,000

A condominium in Fairway Bay tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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Judy Motkowicz submitted this sunset photo, taken on Anna Maria Island.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Do you love taking photos? We want your best photos of sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, etc. Submit your local weather photos for a chance to have your photo published in the paper! See all of the winning photos each week by visiting The Observer's Facebook page.

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