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Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • June 19, 2013
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Our View: 100 can't speak for all

What is the role of the "state"?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Get your facts right

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Rober Gault
  • June 19, 2013
My View: We have four branches of government

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America created three equal branches of the government (that's government with a lowercase 'g') - the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Gnarly Miller sure is going places.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 19, 2013
Work like a dog

These employees work their tails off for belly scratches, love and, of course, the occasional treat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home at 596 Halyard Lane in Country Club Shores has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,212 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 19, 2013
Country Club Shores home sells for $2.8 million

A home in County Club Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate. John and Judith Hays, of Sarasota, sold their home at 596 Halyard Lane to Melvin and Linda Rhinelander, of Ontario, Canada, for $2.8 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
McKenzie Chadwell submitted this photo, taken on Lido Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Weather Photo: STORMY OUTLOOK

McKenzie Chadwell submitted this photo, taken on Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Amateur radio operators Roger Byron and Ed Skalecki sit by Byron’s go-box, which holds six radios he uses to communicate when he is dispatched to an emergency.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 19, 2013
Amateur radio enthusiasts to gather for Field Day

A group of emergency-response volunteers will hone their skills this weekend, as they practice using their radios to communicate to authorities during disasters.

  • East County
  • News
CDD 6 supervisors hope to make the Balmoral Woods Boulevard gate transponder only. Other districts oppose the change. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 19, 2013
New option proposed for Balmoral gatehouse

Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 and 5 supervisors hope to work with CDD 6 supervisors to keep the Balmoral Woods Boulevard gate open to all traffic.

  • East County
  • News
East County resident Melissa Wandall, pictured with her daughter, Madisyn, speaks about red-light camera legislation. File photo.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 19, 2013
Tragic intersection to get red-light cameras

Manatee County has activated red-light cameras at four intersections, including State Road 70 and Tara Boulevard.

  • East County
  • News
Rep. Greg Steube, who often smokes pork for his wife, helped host Lori Halbert cook pork-heavy “cowboy food” for a taped episode of season three of a political cooking show set to air in September on Sun Sports.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 19, 2013
Political cooking show makes stop at the Ranch

Rep. Greg Steube was one of three local politicians to discuss politics while testing their culinary skills last week.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Savannah Eby, Lauren Kennedy
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 19, 2013
Interns delve into ministry opportunity

Lakewood Ranch's Lauren Kennedy and fellow intern Savannah Eby, both 20, this summer are learning about youth and children's ministry, at Harvest United Methodist Church.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The Coastline Volleyball 14U Rox Black team was one of 48 teams to earn a national bid after finishing second at the 2013 USAV Florida Regional Qualifier April 27-28, in Orlando. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 19, 2013
Bound for Nationals

The Coastline Volleyball 14 Rox Black team earned a bid to the USA Volleyball Girls Junior Nationals June 30 through July 3, in Dallas.

  • East County
  • Sports
Chaz Grady is the second consecutive Mustang to earn a scholarship to play college basketball. File photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 19, 2013
Mustang lands with Terriers

Former Lakewood Ranch High point guard Chaz Grady signed a scholarship June 7, to play basketball for Hiram College in Ohio.

  • East County
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