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Tim Conaway and Nate Reeves chat with one another, Wednesday, Aug. 22.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SCC Power Hour Lunch

The Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held their bi-monthly Power Hour Lunch, Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Daiquiri Deck on St. Armands.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Steve Whidden
  • August 22, 2012
Golf Tips: Use Your Hybrids for more than Full Shots

Nowadays everyone, well almost everyone, has a hybrid or two in their bag.

  • East County
  • Sports
Madison Romito, Kirin Malisoff and Alexa Gettel, 5, pose together on the bleachers, Wednesday, Aug. 22, the first day back to school at Out-of-Door Academy.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • August 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA Lower School's First Day Back

Out-of-Door Academy's lower school students headed back for their first day of school, Wednesday, Aug. 22, on Siesta Key. They also got enjoy brand new playground equipment donated by Ashley D. Kozel and family.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 22, 2012
All eyes on Isaac

Town staff is in the early stages of preparation and planning for Tropical Storm Isaac, while keeping in touch closely with both Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 22, 2012
Board to hear noise solution

Sarasota County Commissioners have the option to add $21,060 to the 2013 fiscal year budget to fund overtime hours for enhanced noise ordinance enforcement.

  • Siesta Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2012
Key resident joins Mote board

Dean Eisner, of Longboat Key, is joining Mote's Board of Trustees. Eisner brings 30 years of experience from a background in business administration and management with a focus on finance, sales, marketing and public relations.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2012
Elks Lodge raises funds for veterans

Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Lodge No. 2855 raised approximately $3,500 for K9sforVeterans.org during a special fundraising event Aug. 12, at the club's lodge.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2012
The cat is out of the bag!

On her 15th birthday Aug. 12, East County resident Maria Wirries, an up-and-coming ice-skating, dancing and singing teenager, was surprised by about 20 guests at Cat Depot, where she learned a cat pod had been named in her honor - "Maria's Manor."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 22, 2012
Key Club partners with Hilton owner

General Manager Michael Welly said the club always intended to find a hotel development company to assist in its redevelopment plan.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 22, 2012
Crash claims Key employee

A woman pinned against a building by a pickup truck with brake failure Aug. 7 died a week later in Bradenton from injuries sustained in the accident.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 22, 2012
Seaweed keeps washing ashore on Longboat

Key officials say an effort to remove seaweed on the Key would be too expensive and destroy sea-turtle nests that have yet to hatch.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 22, 2012
Sand Cay unit owner gets $397,000 judgment

A federal jury awarded John Hawkins $397,000 in damages surrounding botched repairs to his unit during renovations.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2012
Our View: Get it done

You can pretty much guess that all of the parties involved in the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's legal spaghetti ball took a look at their calendars last week and realized: Time really is running out.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel says she loves learning about other cultures.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 22, 2012
Extraordinary Exchange: China

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel spent approximately seven weeks in China this summer. The teen was one of 30 students nationwide to earn the scholarship opportunity with the NSLI-Y Scholarship program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Executive Director recognized Town Hall’s Director of Operations, Ryan Heise, at the Aug. 16 meeting, for five years of service with the Inter-District Authority.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 22, 2012
District 2 takes financing lead

Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 supervisors agreed their district will take the lead role in financing a new maintenance facility for Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's Operations Department.

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