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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Obituary: Orville 'Ditto' Andrews III

Orville "Ditto" Andrews III, 78, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home at 21209 69th Ave. E. in Pomello Park sold for $699,000. Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 18, 2013
Pomello Park home sells for $699,000

A home in Pomello Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Nabil and Hana Hatoum, of Bradenton, sold their home at 21209 69th Ave. E. to Panther Group Management LLC for $699,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
"You can impact not only your children's generation, but your grandchildren's generation, so that one day, no one will have to hear the words, 'You have cancer.'"
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 18, 2013
The Good News: Dave Strickland of American Cancer Society

Dave Strickland is the board chairman of the Manatee County American Cancer Society. Read more about him and watch a video in this week's The Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Unit K505 at L’Ambiance has two bedrooms, two-and-two-half baths and 2,634 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,725,000. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 18, 2013
L'Ambiance condo sells for $1,725,000

A condominium in L'Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Charles and Dorothea Barker, trustees, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit K505 condominium at 435 L'Ambiance Drive to Robert and Donna Seaman, of Atlanta, for $1,725,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
McKenzie Chadwell submitted this sunset photo, taken off Lido Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2013
Observer Weather: Longboat

McKenzie Chadwell submitted this sunset photo, taken off Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center had been without a chief executive officer since May, when Jim Wilson abruptly resigned.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 17, 2013
Lakewood Ranch Medical welcomes new CEO

Richard Fletcher, the chief operating officer of Manatee Memorial Hospital, will be the new Lakewood Ranch Medical Center chief executive officer.

  • East County
  • News
St. Armands Association Board Members Laurie Gomes, Steve Doster, Diana Corrigan, Cari Gardner, Matt Grover, Sheri Aiello, Bill Carman and Angela Johnston
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Circle Association Meeting

The St. Armands Circle Association held a membership meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Hotel Indigo.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Ice House is the exhibition space for Alfstad& Productions, and plans to launch a season of exhibitions and events beginning in November.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2013
Sept. 17: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: UPDATE: Bomb threat called in at Fruitville Elementary; City Commission requests new garage designs; School board votes to adopt budget tonight; Contemporary art exhibition space opens in Rosemary District

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota Police arrested 22-year-old Peter Mohr Monday Sept. 16, for exploitation of the elderly.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 17, 2013
Sarasota Police arrest man for stealing from grandmother

Detectives arrested 22-year-old Peter Mohr Monday, Sept. 16, for making fraudulent transactions with his grandmother's credit cards.

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  • News
Downtown Economic Development Coordinator Norm Gollub goes over obstacles to North Trail development at Tuesday's Sarasota Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division general membership meeting.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 17, 2013
Realtor breakfast highlights future of downtown, North Trail

The Commercial Investment Division of the Sarasota Association of Realtors hosted a breakfast Tuesday morning, where city staff outlined plans for downtown.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Robin Rose
  • September 17, 2013
My View: On bullying

If a girl is never told that she's fantastic, creative, has ingenuity and is loved by those around her, what kind of future can she be expected to pursue?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 17, 2013
Police thwart man's escape from cop car

Sarasota Police arrested a man who then slipped out of the patrol car Monday, Sept. 16.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town's new police vehicles will have a different paint scheme than the current vehicles. (Courtesy Longboat Key Police)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 17, 2013
New vehicles drive canal discussion

The Longboat Key Town Commission took a turn into the merits of canal dredging when it debated a $356,000 budget item for new police cars.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alex Wright listens to his kindergarten teacher, Susan Schaefer, call out attendance.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • September 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Fruitville Elementary Take Your Dad to School Day

Kindergartners and first-graders brought their dads to school Tuesday, Sept. 17, for Take Your Dad to School Day at Fruitville Elementary. Children showed fathers their work, and dads helped them complete their morning activities.

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