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Pam Eubanks Poll worker training supervisor Laura Panico validates a petition by comparing the signature, among other items, to voter-registration cards.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2014
Elections office verifies statewide petitions

The 2014 elections are months away, but employees of the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office are already buzzing with activity.

  • East County
  • News
Amanda Sebastiano Nine-year-old Zoey Lipton cares for fruits and vegetables located inside EarthBoxes at B.D. Gullett Elementary School.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 22, 2014
Students use green thumbs

Gullett students learn to care for plants using EarthBoxes.

  • East County
  • Schools
Josh Siegel Andy Ameres, with his mother, Popi, will run the family's Lakewood Ranch location, which has a unique, rustic feel but the same family-oriented atmosphere.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • January 22, 2014
Doing Business: Popi's Place on the Ranch

The Amerese family's latest project and eighth family-run restaurant, Popi's Place on the Ranch, opens the week of Jan. 27, next to the Walmart in Ranch Lake Plaza.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

RIVER RENDEZVOUS. East County residents Chic and Robin Hansen read their East County Observer in front of the Melk Abbey along the Danube River in Austria. The couple enjoyed a riverboat cruise from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Photos by Jen Blanco Sarah Weiss's father, Ben, introduced her to weightlifting.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
District Champ

Braden River High junior Sarah Weiss will compete in the District 8 State Qualifier Jan. 22 at Charlotte High.

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River High freshman shortstop Kinsey Goelz
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jen Blanco Lakewood Ranch High catcher Andrew Giddens, pictured with his parents Helaine and Randy Giddens and Lakewood coach Ryan Kennedy, behind, chose Ave Maria University over the University of North Florida.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
Catcher's dream fulfilled

Andrew Giddens has controlled the diamond for the past four years; it's a position he's looking to further elevate next season at Ave Maria University.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo Siaana and Wildcat squared off in the Band Weintraub Cup Jan. 19, at the Sarasota Polo Club.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
Wildcat claims victory in Band Weintraub Cup

East County and Sarasota residents enjoyed an afternoon of fast-paced polo during the Band Weintraub Cup Jan. 19, at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Photos by Jen Blanco Braden River's Liz Shirey pushes the ball up the field in the first half.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
Crowning Achievement

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fifth consecutive district championship with a 3-0 victory against Braden River Jan. 17.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Out-of-Door Academy middle school boys soccer team
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
Sidelines

Registration underway for seniors; River Dawgs receive recognition; St. Stephen's to hold Game Changers Gala

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 22, 2014
Health Calendar

To submit a listing for next month's health calendar, email Robin Hartill by Thursday, Jan. 30. Please include the time, date, location, cost and any other relevant information.

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Longboat Key Commissioner Jack Duncan, Vice Mayor David Brenner, Commissioners Pat Zunz and Terry Gans, Virginia Sanders, Mayor Jim Brown, Jean White and Commissioner Lynn Larson. Submitted by Susan Phillips
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this weekly feature, email News Editor Robin Hartill at [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
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6001 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2014
Local Realtors top charts in 2013

The Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service released sales figures for local Realtors in 2013. Here are the top 10 agents, according to sales volume, and the top Longboat sales in 2013.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo This home at 3415 Winding Oaks Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, and 2,679 square feet of living area. It sold for $710,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 22, 2014
Winding Oaks condominium sells for $710,000

A condominium in Winding Oaks tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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