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Steve Bernier, Sandy Frambes, Sherry Jude and Brian Frambes were four of 144 golfers who teed off in the fifth annual Team For You Golf Tournament June 16. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 20, 2012
Golfers tee off for breast cancer

Tara Golf & Country Club PGA golf professional Missy Williams hosted her fifth annual Team For You Golf Tournament June 16.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 20, 2012
Comment: To golf or not to golf?

After having spent a weekend chasing Tiger Woods around The Players Championship last month, my husband casually mentioned the other day about wanting to take up golf.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 20, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Devin McDermott

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Devin McDermott was one of 24 student-athletes selected to join the Florida High School Athletic Association's Academic All-State team.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 20, 2012
Rosedale Golf & Country Club launches campaign

Rosedale will offer monthly activities and specials for different groups throughout the summer to encourage community members to take up the game.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jeff and Susan Kitzsteiner, Steve and Nancy Hadgisaba and John and Annette Rissman celebrate after the ceremony.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • June 20, 2012
Families visit Longboat Key for vow renewals

Longboat Key's white-sand beaches and picturesque sunsets combine for the perfect romantic setting, often for weddings and vow renewals.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • June 20, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
Our View: Make a decision

It's good the Longboat Key Town Commission appears ready to take away the "interim" from Interim Town Manager David Bullock's title.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Richard D. Crawford receives award; LLSA Chamber announces nominees; Martinez to serve elegant French dinner; Happy anniversary, Nancy Oberlin

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  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
Letters to the Editor

It's just a sign!

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This home at 566 S. Spoonbill Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,818 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.37 million. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 20, 2012
Four-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $2.37 million

Two homes on Bird Key top all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert and Virginia Reck, trustees, of Rangeley, Maine, sold the home at 566 S. Spoonbill Drive to Teresa Franklin, trustee, of Atlanta, for $2.37 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Brian Gunnell
  • June 20, 2012
Bridge Bites: Three degrees of bacon

This week's hand features an astonishing defense by West - we'll get to the winning play by degrees.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Barbara Jendrysik submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Barbara Jendrysik submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Lakewood Ranch home, which has three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,394 square feet of living area, sold for $652,500. Jen Blanco.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 20, 2012
Country Club Village home sells for $652,500

A home in in Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. W. Gary and Carole Booher, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13806 Milan Terrace to Peter and Julia Dennis, of Glenview, Ill., for $652,500.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Karen Yates took this photo June 19, of the sun rising in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Karen Yates took this photo June 19, of the sun rising in Lakewood Ranch.

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