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  • Robin Hartill
  • May 28, 2010
Westway Drive home sells for $4.95 million

The sale is the second highest year-to-date sale on the Lido Key street.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • May 28, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Tribute to Heroes Memorial Day Parade

Lakewood Ranch will host its annual Tribute to Heroes Memorial Day Parade at noon, May 30, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 28, 2010
Knife attacker threatens police

When witnesses intervene in a fight between a man and his ex-girlfriend, the man swings a knife at them, cutting a woman in the chest.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 28, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Gullett Elementary (WITH VIDEO)

Children at Gullett Elementary School showed off what they've been learning in school Thursday night at the school's science fair. The East County Observer got a first-hand look at several of the projects.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • May 27, 2010
Celebration of Hope Manatee County honoring Dr. Cornelius Turalba

The Wellness Community of Southwest Florida

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • May 27, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Ruff Life

Heritage Harbour resident Jill Cushing got the idea for her new T-shirt business from her sons, Eamon and Ethan.

  • East County
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • May 27, 2010
Teacher, student cut hair for Locks of Love (VIDEO)

Following student presentations about cancer, Sarasota Middle School language arts teacher Lauren Peters and eighth-grade student Erica Tenorio generously donated their hair to Locks of Love, a charity that serves children suffering from medical hair loss.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 27, 2010
OBITUARY: Jerome Lavin

Jerome Lavin, 65, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • May 27, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Southside Elementary (VIDEO)

As they rehearse their lines for "Macbeth," fourth-graders at Southside Elementary talk Shakespeare with The Sarasota Observer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2010
Local yarn aids oil-spill relief efforts

Local knitting store A Good Yarn has introduced a new yarn color named after the shimmering Gulf.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2010
Bash benefits charity for mothers

On May 8, Sarasota Sally and Etrusco Ristorante hosted a fundraiser for Our Mother's House to raise funds to furnish the organization's new apartments.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2010
Siesta Key lifeguards have fun with colors

Yes, the colors of the lifeguard towers on Siesta Key Public Beach do hold some sort of significance - to the lifeguards, at least

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 27, 2010
Fishkind presents study (WITH VIDEO)

Economist Dr. Hank Fishkind defended the findings of his feasibility study for the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch during a forum Tuesday.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2010
Solar oven turns judges onto taste

On May 1, sixth-graders from St. Martha's Catholic School competed in the Energy Whiz Olympics, in Cocoa Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2010
Will the real Bertha Palmer please stand up?

Somehow, the late Bertha Honore Palmer is still showing up everywhere around town in her big lacy hats and dainty dresses.

  • Sarasota
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