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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 23, 2014
ODA's season ends in playoffs

The Out-of-Door Academy girls lacrosse team saw its season come to an end with a 13-10 loss to Tampa Catholic in the opening round of the playoffs April 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
Crepes Suzette was invented in 1894 and has been prepared tableside at Roessler's Restaurant since it opened.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Roessler's Restaurant

This week we went in the kitchen at Roessler's Restaurant with chef and owner Klaus Roessler while he prepares Crepes Suzette, which has been served tableside since the eatery opened.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
Author visits East County school

Students at Braden River Middle School learned about writing novels firsthand April 7, during a visit from novelist Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

  • East County
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Deputy Alan Fifield with Wilma Nouri
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
Deputy visits women's club

Manatee County Sheriff's Office Deputy Alan Fifield lent his expertise on identity theft and cyber security to women in the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club April 10.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Evan Lynch and Chris Miller, both 13, work on a robot for the Vex robotics competition this week. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 23, 2014
Robot Wars

This week, two teams from Nolan Middle School face off against 800 others in the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship.

  • East County
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The proposed double diverging diamond design is projected to cost about $60 million.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 23, 2014
Legislature axes funds for I-75 fix

To accelerate the start of improvements, FDOT may need to find other funding sources.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office charged Alan and Sheree Napier with 15 counts of aggravated animal cruelty, and charged Alan Napier with one count of fraud, April 17. (Photo by Pam Eubanks)
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 23, 2014
Napiers face cruelty charges

For Manatee County Public Safety Director Ron Koper, the latest development in an East County animal cruelty case is welcome news.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Diverging diamond is a partial traffic solution

  • East County
  • Opinion
This photo, taken April 3, shows the interior of the mall concourse from the second floor. Courtesy of Taubman Centers
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 23, 2014
Mall at UTC takes shape

The evolution of anchor spaces and the installation of a major road signal progress.

  • East County
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Heather and Matt Hols-worth, with Dick Vitale, and their daughter, Lacey. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
News Briefs

School district hires new finance director; Dick Vitale raises funds for cancer research

  • East County
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The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Board of Directors held its first meeting April 16, in a conference room in its new office, located in the MGA Professional Center. (Photo by Josh Siegel)
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 23, 2014
Alliance moves into new home

A few days after the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance moved into its office, its board has found a new executive director.

  • East County
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Ben and Melissa Grodi with the Meritorious Service Medal. Photo by Kelsey Grau
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
Capt. Benjamin Grodi honored with military medal

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Grodi, son-in-law of Longboat Key residents Nelson and Laurin Goldner, was recently honored with the Meritorious Service Medal.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2014
Campaign Against Summer Hunger

Here are the week's donation totals for All Faiths Food Bank's Campaign Against Summer Hunger.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 23, 2014
Town counts on unit controversy

The assistant town attorney warns that some Islandside property owners may contest the assignment of units to other owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Village resident Pete Rowan photographed Broadway facing east in March to show parking congestion. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 23, 2014
Villagers jam Town Hall for parking discussion

Longbeach Village residents say they often cannot park in front of their homes and worry about emergency vehicle access.

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