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  • September 28, 2011
News Briefs

Town receives pension boards applications; Female spinner dolphin dies at Mote; Town dismisses auditing company; Town regains Class 3 ISO rating

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Darryl Strawberry, courtesy photo.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
MLB legend to visit East County

Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy, will share their stories in the East County next month.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Temples prep for High Holy Days

Jewish congregations will celebrate the High Holy Days beginning this week.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 28, 2011
Town Commission considers aesthetics of new codes

The Longboat Key Planning Zoning & Building Department frequently fields complaints from residents about aesthetic issues: torn screens, peeling paint and swimming pools that are not maintained, for example.

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Read this week's Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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This home at 675 Mourning Dove Drive sold for $5.25 million. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 28, 2011
Bird Key home sells for $5.25 million

RPF Developments Inc., a Florida corporation, sold the home at 675 Mourning Dove Drive to Kevin Kiernan, trustee of 675 Nominee Trust, for $5.25 million.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Scoreboard

Congratulations to this week's bridge winners.

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  • By Donna Swan
  • September 28, 2011
Deal Us In: How to save an entry to dummy

There is nothing sadder than having winning tricks in the dummy that you have no way of reaching. We have all been there, done that.

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Chet Chmielewski submitted this sunset photo, taken at Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Weekly Winner: Grandstanding Gulf

Chet Chmielewski submitted this sunset photo, taken at Bayport Beach and Tennis Club on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Brian Jones, Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club resident, Jones managed to reserve his new Nissan Leaf before it officially became available in Florida in August.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Lakewood Ranch leads the charge

Lakewood Ranch installs charging stations for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Officials announced the project, which featured a Design & Economic Acceleration Lab, or DEAL, in January.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Ranch DEAL stalls

State College of Florida Officials are not actively working on the Design & Economic Acceleration Lab the college announced, with partners, in January.

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Under the settlement, the county is paying about $1.7 million for the land, attorneys’ fees and other expenses.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
MPO panel recommits to bridge

The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to put the two-lane Tara Boulevard extension back on its 25-year transportation plan.

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Steve and Kristin Coad held their first service as Oasis last weekend. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Couple opens Oasis Church in East County

Led by Steve Coad and his wife, Kristin, Oasis Church launched Sept. 25. The church meets Sundays at Braden River Elementary School.

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Plan A Under Plan A, District 5’s boundaries would remain much the same but would expand farther west, particularly in areas north of Saunders Road.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Back to the (re)drawing board

Manatee County officials are seeking public input as they reconfigure district lines to accommodate changes in Manatee County's population.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
News Briefs

Keep Manatee Beautiful organizes site cleanups; Ranch Medical Center to host open house; FEMA recognition aids Manatee County residents; Rescue hosts adoption event; Bank merger deal called off

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