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  • May 23, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

LAKEWOOD RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • May 23, 2012
Observed: Outrage over FCAT misplaced

My reaction to the fallout in the wake of shocking failure numbers in Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing scores: The state's public-education leaders must be kidding.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Eva Rey is the executive director for Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Eva Rey
  • May 23, 2012
My View: Preparedness key to storm survival

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season, and it is closer than you think if you do not have a disaster plan.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Junior quarterback Evan Wilson, who threw for three touchdowns in ODA’s spring game, will be called upon for leadership this fall.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 23, 2012
East County athletes return to the gridiron

The Out-of-Door Academy defeated Keswick Christian 46-27 in its spring game. Lakewood Ranch and Braden River will both play their spring games Friday, May 25, traveling to North Port and Naples, respectively.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2012
News Briefs

Manatee County rejects funding requests; Crosswalk, beach discussions rescheduled; Town Hall to close for Memorial Day; Town receives four applications for committee

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mark Hullinger took this photograph on the second day when workers were laying perforated drainage casings. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2012
Publix rises block by block

Contractors began installing concrete masonry blocks this week in preparation for the new Publix.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 23, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

St. Armands Circle parking time-limit change; St. Armands Circle Association welcomes new board; U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla No. 82 appoints national branch chief

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 23, 2012
Braden River Pirates ink letters of intent

Seniors Kelly Machuca and Nathan Kirkman both signed national letters of intent to play collegiate athletics.

  • East County
  • Sports
Amy Paulishak, vice president of business development for Brides Against Breast Cancer, said the new space is equipped perfectly for the organization’s needs.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 23, 2012
Cancer organization opens boutique

Mandy Milligan never met her fiance's mother, but as she viewed herself in a wedding gown, she couldn't help but think of her.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 23, 2012
Organizers gear up for special-needs prom

Woodland The Community Church will host the Night with the Stars Prom for individuals with special needs June 8.

  • East County
  • News
Chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year during the boom in 2005, Pat Neal's company, Neal Communities, nearly set record annual sales in 2011, despite the recession. Photo by Mark Wemple.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 23, 2012
Pat Neal: Back Again

Well-known homebuilder Pat Neal, through Neal Communities, has posted a pair of notable three-year growth periods twice in the past decade.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 23, 2012
Ranch youth earn certifications

Eleven of Lakewood Ranch High School's Early Childhood Education students earned national certifications recently.

  • East County
  • News
Contractors for the CDD 5 recommended changes to repairs after finding a layer of concrete above the underdrain.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 23, 2012
CDD 4 plans security changes

Supervisors on the Lakewood Ranch CDD 4 board will hire U.S. Security & Associates for patrolling services, rather than renew a contract with Diamond Investigations.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 23, 2012
IDA budget down 5.7%

The decrease is largely attributable to the conclusion of an irrigation study.

  • East County
  • News
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