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Angie Cegar
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 28, 2011
Realtor group selling Lakewood headquarters

The Manatee Association of REALTORS is selling its two-building campus in Lakewood Ranch for $2.5 million. Officials say the organization is not in financial distress.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Our View: 44th Avenue handled well

In the end, Manatee County commissioners made the right compromise for traffic and for neighbors.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson
  • September 28, 2011
My View: Teachers unions sue for status quo

The new merit-pay law is obviously good for students and provides accountability. Sadly, and predictably, teachers unions feel threatened.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch resident Jon Flenniken took this sunset photo Sept. 19, on Holmes Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Weekly Winner: Goodness Gracious...

Lakewood Ranch resident Jon Flenniken took this sunset photo Sept. 19, on Holmes Beach.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Letters to the Editor

9/11 cover in bad taste; Blame game not working anymore

  • East County
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 28, 2011
University Park Country Club home sells for $1.28 million

A home in Sloane Gardens tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert and Paulette Bourgeois, trustees, of Gilford, N.H., sold their home at 7906 Sloane Gardens Court to James Moran, University Park, for $1.28 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Running back McKenzie Hathaway rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns against rival Braden River Sept. 2. On Sept. 23, Hathaway scored a 22-yard touchdown to lead Lakewood Ranch past Boca Ciega.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 28, 2011
Ranch's Hathaway runs wild

The Mustang running back has rushed for nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns through four games this season and is well on his way to reaching his goal of 1,000 yards rushing for the season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jamie Loring started on the mound for the Storm 01 team in its first single-elimination game Sept. 25.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 28, 2011
Suncoast Storm defends home turf

Twenty-six teams from throughout the region flocked to Lakewood Ranch for the Suncoast Storm's USSSA I Heart Softball Fall Kickoff Sept. 24-25.

  • East County
  • Sports
Meet this week's athlete, Mariah Robertson
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 28, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Mariah Robertson

Lakewood Ranch junior outside hitter Mariah Robertson recorded 20 kills and a block to lead the host Lady Mustangs past Palmetto Sept. 20, 25-17, 25-18, 25-23 in district action.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
Sports Briefs

Thunder's rally comes up short; Mustangs finish fourth at Tarpon Invitational

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2011
JUST THE STATS

See the Observer's by-the-numbers breakdown of the week in East County sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
Janet Mishner, Gail Rubinfeld, Bettina Sego and Susan von Gries meet in Mishner's Lakewood Ranch studio. "We respect each other’s opinions," Rubinfeld says. "There aren’t many people I'd say that about."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • September 28, 2011
Members of artinsight-sarasota discuss fifth show, 'Y Not Women'

The members of artinsight-sarasota discuss their diverse work, inspiring friendships and fifth show, 'Y Not Women,' which opens next month on Anna Maria Island.

  • Arts + Culture
Jennifer Lopez on the Miami set of "Parker." Photo by Pacific Coast News.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • September 28, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota's bourgeois beckoned for J. Lo film; Lakewood Ranch rocker records second album; Puppets open the Van Wezel season

  • Arts + Culture
"There’s a huge stigma against improv," Jeremy Lamb says. "Like it’s disposable, like it’s some dumb gimmick you’d see in a bar, which couldn’t be further from the truth."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • September 28, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: Off the cuff

Florida Studio Theatre's newest long-form improviser likens performing on stage for hours to a unique form of storytelling.

  • Arts + Culture
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