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  • 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
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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
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    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
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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
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This home at 658 Mourning Dove Drive on Bird Key has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,472 square feet of living area. It sold for $980,000. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 23, 2012
L'Ambiance condominium sells for $1.9 million

A condominium in L'Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • May 23, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Manfred Welfonder

Manfred Welfonder, an 11-year resident of Longboat Key, began playing tennis as a young man in Germany.

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Visit www.acbl.org for more about the game of bridge or email marketing@acbl.org. Contact Brian Howard, owner/director of the Bridge Center of Bradenton, at 795-8981.
  • By Brian Gunnell
  • May 23, 2012
Bridge Bites: An afternoon nap

East's 3â™  bid was preemptive, showing a long suit (usually seven cards) and a weak hand, its purpose being to make life difficult for the opponents.

  • Longboat Key
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Tammra Lynn submitted this sunset photo, taken on Coquina Beach, north of Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Tammra Lynn submitted this sunset photo, taken on Coquina Beach, north of Longboat Key.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 23, 2012
Neighbors: Dave Camire

River Club resident Dave Camire takes his love of collectibles to the streets in his 600-horsepower Dodge Viper.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This Concession home, at 8342 Farington Court, which has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 5,637 square feet of living area, sold for $1.6 million. Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 23, 2012
Concession home tops week's sales at $1.6 million

A home in Concession tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Anchor Builders of S.W. Florida Inc. sold the home at 8342 Farington Court to Tynney and Deanna Murchie, of Clarence, N.Y., for $1.6 million.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Gail Guarino took this photo of the brightest moon of the year on her daughter's birthday, May 5.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
On the nights they work late, Jenny Acheson and Dale Rieke will sleep in the loft above his drafting table. Heidi Kurpiela.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 23, 2012
Dale Rieke and Jenny Acheson: Partners in art

Dale Rieke and Jenny Acheson are growing their passion for photography, furniture and each other in a spacious Sarasota studio north of downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
"Cans Seurat" by Chris Jordan. Courtesy photos.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • May 23, 2012
Scene & Heard

Mass consumption on full display at ACS; Booker High makes good on EdExplore grant; Former Observer reporter pens first novel; Key Chorale to finish season with documentary

  • Arts + Culture
Michael's On East Cobb salad. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • May 23, 2012
EDIBLES: Salad sensation celebrates 75 years

It was an April lunch with Margaret Wise at the Bijou Cafe that launched this column.

  • Arts + Culture
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