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Ilija Bozoljac and Somdev Devvarman won the men’s doubles finals.
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  • Katie Hendrick
  • April 24, 2013
Making a Racket: The Sarasota Open

Alex Kuznetsov won a decisive victory Sunday, April 21, defeating Wayne Odesnik 6-0, 6-2 in the final round of the 2013 Sarasota Open. Despite his comfortable lead, Kuznetsov never assumed he had it in the bag.

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This home at 761 Old Compass Road in Emerald Harbor has three bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 4,378 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,825,000. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 24, 2013
Condominium in Orchid Beach Club sells for $2,195,000

A condominium in Orchid Beach Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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David Rosenthal submitted this sunrise photo, taken at Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 24, 2013
WEather Photo: MOORE-NING ACTIVITY

David Rosenthal submitted this sunrise photo, taken at Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant.

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Phase two of The Reserve at Crossing Creek will take two years to complete, but the construction of two model homes will begin now.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 24, 2013
Phase two of The Reserve at Crossing Creek begins

Centex Homes started construction of two model homes in a Bradenton community that's finally ready for phase two - the completion of 88 new single-family homes.

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  • April 24, 2013
News Briefs

School Board approves all-boys charter school; Man killed in I-75 crash

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  • April 24, 2013
Letters to the Editor

School district still seems too top heavy; Changes needed to improve road safety

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Andy Cohen, interim legal counsel for the Heritage Harbour South CDD. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2013
Stoneybrook, CDD lawsuit continues

No settlement has been reached in a lawsuit concerning stormwater assessments on the Stoneybrook Golf Course.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 24, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Lakewood Ranch High senior Olivia Ortiz won the 3,200-meter run at the Class 3A-District 9 meet April 17 in Seffner. File photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 24, 2013
East County athletes qualify for regional and state meets

The Lakewood Ranch High boys and girls track team crowned eight individual champions at the Class 3A-District 9 meet April 17 in Seffner.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 24, 2013
SIDELINES

Bees bring Senior Night to a halt; Mustangs to hold golf scramble

  • East County
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4 — The number of innings the Lakewood Ranch and Out-of-Door Academy baseball teams played before the game was called April 18 due to bees on an adjacent field.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 24, 2013
JUST THE STATS

43 - The number of teams scheduled to compete in the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Sweep Championships April 27 and April 28, at Nathan Benderson Park.

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 24, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Talia Falco

Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Talia Falco won a pair of district crowns at the Class 3A-District 9 meet April 17, in Seffner.

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  • April 24, 2013
Prom-A-Palooza: Prom through the decades

Follow the East County and Sarasota Observers through May 23 for prom content and coverage, including feature stories, schedules, photos, contests and more.

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The 2013 Asian Cultural Art Festival will feature performances of the Chinese peacock dance, the Isan folk dance of Thailand and the Philippines tinikling, among others.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • April 24, 2013
Your Neighbor: Maria Cora Gaffar

Maria Cora Gaffar has always had a strong sense of identity.

  • East County
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This home in Waterlefe Golf and River Club, which has four bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 6,464 square feet of living area, sold for $1.15 million. Photo by Josh Siegel
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 24, 2013
Waterlefe home sells for $1.15 million

A home in Waterlefe Golf and River Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert and Marlinda Thomason, of Bradenton, sold their home at 10602 Riverbank Terrace to Boomcare Ltd. for $1.15 million.

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