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Sharon Ray submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm off Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Sharon Ray submitted this sunset photo, taken after a storm off Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
Business Briefs

Arbor Reserve opens pool, cabana; Insurance agency relocates; New model opens in The Concession; Pro-Motion Notions celebrates 25 years

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Jen Blanco This home at 15105 Camargo Place has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,122 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 9, 2014
Country Club East home sells for $900,000

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

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Pattigeorge's brings together American, Italian, Asian, Caribbean and Latin American flavors paired with local seafood, grilled meats, and stir-frys.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Pattigeorge's

This week we went in the kitchen with chef and owner Tommy Klauber of Pattigeorge's for red snapper with arugula and warm red and yellow tomato salad. Learn how to prepare the dish and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 9, 2014
Homage to the Polaroid

Two young artists collaborate on a 8-foot-by-8-foot installation at Art Center Sarasota. Their intent? To wow you.

  • Arts + Culture
Nine of the nearly 20 cast members of ABBA perform its big hit, "Dancing Queen."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 9, 2014
Spotlight: The Players celebrate ABBA

"Knowing Me, Knowing You: the Hits of ABBA," which runs July 10 through July 20, at The Players, is a traditional revue of ABBA songs.

  • Arts + Culture
Recipe for Success: Lyndsy McDonald
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 9, 2014
Recipe for Success: Lyndsy McDonald

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know these faces a little better. This week, get to know the face behind the desserts at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Three Things: A Happy Median
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • July 9, 2014
Three Things: A Happy Median

The median price of a home in Sarasota these days is $215,000, meaning half the houses cost more and half cost less. But what will this tidy sum buy you?

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Photo by Sage Art Photo and Video
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • July 9, 2014
Just Married: John Simon and Mary Anne Servian

Mary Anne Servian and John Simon were married May 10, at Church of the Redeemer.

  • Arts + Culture
Gabby Barmash and Lauren Sambursky
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 9, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El candle making

Members of Temple Emanu-El hosted a Havdalah candle making workshop Wednesday, July 9. Attendees learned how to hand dip candles for the Jewish ceremony that separates the Sabbath from the week ahead. The candles serve as centerpieces and are made of different colored wicks woven together.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 9, 2014
Sarasota man arrested on 50 counts of child pornography

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested 51-year-old John Dickie after tracing his IP address to his home computer on which he was allegedly downloading the pornographic images.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"We need other assets," Commissioner Joe Barbetta said. He suggested a convention center, because Sarasota was "losing a huge market there."
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 9, 2014
Commission approves tourist tax allocation

After lengthy discussion over how much to reallocate, the Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously to reallocate 7.5% of the third penny within the 5-cent levy for the tourist development tax to capital projects and events.

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SOUND OFF. Lakewood Ranch resident Fred Lopez reads his East County news while enjoying the view of the Sydney Opera House, in Australia.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

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LOVELY TRIP. Peter and Christie Nolan recently got married in Ireland, and the couple stopped to catch up on their Observer news while honeymooning near the Cliffs of Moher.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

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GOLF BUDDIES. Jessica Ortiz and her son, Tav, read their East County Observer at the Trump National Golf Club, in Westchester, N.Y.
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

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