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Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

  • Longboat Key
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  • Adam Hughes
  • March 5, 2014
Sanctuary condominium sells for $1,805,000

A condominium in Sanctuary at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 5, 2014
Real Estate Reports

Premier Sotheby’s names Loeffler top 2013 agent; Coldwell names Pettingell top 2013 Florida agent; Patrick DiPinto opens new real estate firm

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Barbara Motter submitted this sunset photo, taken at South Lido Beach.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 5, 2014
Structural problems lead to gate repairs

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall will close inbound lanes of the Legacy Boulevard gatehouse, leading into the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, for a week.

  • East County
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  • Josh Siegel
  • March 5, 2014
Manatee stays firm on sign ordinance

Manatee County says Lakewood Ranch Little League must conform advertising signs to code.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 5, 2014
Nonprofits saddle efforts

The Sarasota Community Foundation's Giving Challenge spurred SMART and Beyond the Spectrum to create programming.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2014
News Briefs

Manatee County hosts land-code workshops; School district projects positive fund balance

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  • Josh Siegel
  • March 5, 2014
Tara CDD selects new landscaping contractor

Supervisors expect the change to save about $30,000 annually.

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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 5, 2014
Nolan Middle School students hold mock trial

Nolan's gifted civics students act as Supreme Court justices as they decide constitutionality of a recent case.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • March 5, 2014
Engineers define Lake Manatee Dam repairs

County officials expect necessary repairs to start by April and to cost more than $3 million.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 5, 2014
Shuffler seeks East County players

The Rev. John Brown wants to build a covered shuffleboard court in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • March 5, 2014
Young and hungry

Fawley|Bryant, where annual revenues will likely double this year to at least $6 million, clawed its way back from the architecture industry-crushing recession. A youthful spirit anchors the rebound.

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  • March 5, 2014
The Villages tops Wildcat team

The Villages defeated Wildcat 11-8 in the finals of the U.S. Polo Association's National Inter-Circuit Cup presented by St. Stephen's Episcopal School March 2 at the Sarasota Polo Club.

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