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  • Jen Blanco
  • February 17, 2011
Community Golf Scores 01.27.11 to 02.12.11

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

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  • Sports
Longboat Key police responded to the incident Feb. 17 at Longboat Key Publix. Further details were not immediately available.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Fender-bender

Stuart Scheyer captured this image of a parking lot crash that occurred early this afternoon in the Longboat Key Publix parking lot. Longboat Key police responded to the incident.

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  • News
The home is known as Casa dell'Artista. Courtesy of Deborah Beacham.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 17, 2011
Bird Key home sells for $4.5 million

The sale is the largest Bird Key sale since May 2009.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Town Commission also will discuss animal control issues at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 17, 2011
Commission to make sign decision today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss whether to remove Florida Department of Transportation road signs along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • News
Maureen Gee and Karen Fine, both behind, played Barb Simons and Jimilynne Chapman.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2011
GALLERY: Tara 9-ers Rally for the Cure

More than 100 women turned out at the Tara Golf & Country Club Feb. 17 to golf in the Tara 9-ers Rally for the Cure golf and luncheon event. Golfers hit the greenways before heading into the club for lunch, raffles, awards and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2011
Palm-Aire home burglarized

More than $31,500 in property was stolen.

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  • News
Ken and Mary Mexell have been married for 75 years.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 17, 2011
Couples vow to reaffirm their love

More than 300 couples participated in the "Say I Do, Again" ceremony Feb. 14, on Siesta Key Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lydia and Lorenzo Aguinsky
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 17, 2011
Surprise renewal floats their boat

Lydia Aguinsky walked onto the Floating Chapel on the Bay Feb. 14, thinking she was heading out for a boat ride with her husband, Lorenzo. Little did she know the boat's captains had secretly planned for the Aguinskys to renew their wedding vows.

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  • Neighbors
Free parking at the Palm Avenue parking garage is expected to end April 1.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
Garage payment plan unveiled

Details emerge on when the Palm Avenue garage will start charging drivers to park there and the different payment methods available.

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The back of the Laurel Park neighborhood sign has the city's logo painted on it. City rules call for just one side of the sign to be decorated.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
Laurel Park sign: two sides to story

Noticing a change to their neighborhood sign, residents questioned why the city altered it without asking residents and violated its own rules.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
Commission eyes high-tech savings

Apple iPads will replace hundreds of sheets of paper at each City Commission meeting, which will amount to $7,500 in savings annually.

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Tim Mulqueen assumed the role of Lakewood Ranch's director of sports in January.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 17, 2011
Ranch announces first event for sports complex

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc. has secured its first major sporting event at its new sports complex in Lakewood Ranch.

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Hamilton
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
Three-way race to decide District 3

Three candidates are seeking to replace Mayor Kelly Kirschner, who decided not to run for a second term on the City Commission.

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Frost
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 17, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Christi Frost

Christi Frost is a junior at Pine View School and sails at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron for both her school and for the Sarasota Youth Sailing Team.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 17, 2011
News Briefs

Developers approach city about hotel project; New College welcomes two new board members; Sarasota Memorial, USF create partnership; city, county offices closed for Presidents Day

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