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  • December 12, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 12, 2012
Mustangs commit to colleges

Lakewood swimmers Danielle Valley and Will Kazokas and softball players Taylor Newton, Jenn Trotter and McKaleigh Goodale made their college decisions known.

  • East County
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Marie Babayan won her second Class 3A District 12 title last spring. Courtesy photo
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 12, 2012
Lady Pirate tennis player signs with Coastal Carolina

Braden River High senior Marie Babayan signed a national letter of intent Nov. 16 to play tennis for Coastal Carolina University.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2012
SIDELINES

Pirates boys basketball remains unbeaten; Thunder boys basketball nabs first win during game; Lady Thunder basketball shoots past Lady Falcons

  • East County
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East County resident Robyn LeBuffe, right, pictured with her business partner, Justin Ortiz, opened Ultimate Tiger Martial Arts two years ago when she was 16 years old.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 12, 2012
School of champions: Ultimate Tiger Martial Arts

East County resident Robyn LeBuffe opened a martial-arts school when she was 16 years old.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2012
COMMUNITY GOLF SCOREBOARD

Here are this week's community golf scores.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 12, 2012
Athlete of the week: Ryan Sollazzo

Lakewood Ranch High junior forward Ryan Sollazzo recorded his first hat trick of the season to help lead the Mustangs to a 4-0 victory over district rival Braden River Nov. 28.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 12, 2012
1998: Town addressed naked truth

The Longboat Key Town Commission addressed its nudity ordinance in 1998, after discovering a few kinks.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • December 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Longboat Key should hire an attorney for all; New system breaches residents' privacy

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Unit 704 at The Beaches of Longboat Key has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,602 square feet of living area. It sold for $770,000. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 12, 2012
Two-bedroom Beaches condo sells for $770,000

A condominium in The Beaches of Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Martin Epstein, trustee, and Sondra Epstein, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 704 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road to Francoise Janssen, of Longboat Key, for $770,000.

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Barbi Nutting submitted this sunset photo, taken at one of the public beach accesses on Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Barbi Nutting submitted this sunset photo, taken at one of the public beach accesses on Longboat Key.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Certified Collectibles Group adds coins to portfolio; Lee Wetherington Homes re-launches custom-lot division; Nutter Custom Construction breaks ground in the Lake Club

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This home in Lake Club, which has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,068 square feet of living area, sold for $1.25 million. Photo by Josh Siegel.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 12, 2012
Five-bedroom Lake Club home sells for $1.25 million

A home in Lake Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Brookfield Relocation Inc. sold the home at 16318 Foremast Place to Reuben and Sarah Ben-Arie, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.25 million.

  • East County
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Maggie Bechtold submitted this sunrise photo, taken over Lake Uihlein in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Maggie Bechtold submitted this sunrise photo, taken over Lake Uihlein in Lakewood Ranch.

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