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  • Robin Hartill
  • June 2, 2010
Key sales double to 22 the third week in May

Real-estate recordings on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys doubled during the third week in May, from 11 during the week of May 10 through May 14, to 22 during the week of May 17 through May 21.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Robin Hartill
  • June 2, 2010
Business Observer

Rusty Chinnis Contractors hires new project manager; The Lazy Lobster now open for summer hours

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  • By Donna Swan
  • June 2, 2010
Deal Us In

Bidding over weak two

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  • June 2, 2010
Scarlet starboard

Neil Blume submitted this sunset photo taken at Whitney Beach. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 2, 2010
Braden River star signs with Stars

Pirates pitcher Austin Platt will play for Florida State College at Jacksonville next year.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 2, 2010
OBSERVER TEAM SPOTLIGHT: Jordan Boughner

Each week, The East County Observer will introduce one player from the Miss Manatee Softball 12U Observer team.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 2, 2010
Riva Trace earns county OK

Builder Medallion Home made several concessions to appease University Place residents but now can move forward with constructing its 86-home community.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 2, 2010
Ranch teen tackles education problems in Belize

Southeast High's Mackenzie Yaryura, along with students Sarah Stevens, Meg Rivera and Julia Nordhausen, will represent Florida in an international competition later this month.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 2, 2010
News Briefs 06.03.10

The Friends of Lakewood Ranch will host a forum at 7 p.m., June 9, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 2, 2010
Manatee school district recognizes Witt volunteer

Country Creek resident Donna McCrane has spent more than 1,500 hours volunteering at the school in the last year.

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  • By Vanessa Moody
  • June 2, 2010
Ranch thespian earns scholarship, admission into Cincinnati Conservatory

Lakewood Ranch High School senior Dane LaFemina began acting at age 5.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 2, 2010
Cops Corner 06.03.10

The victim reported that his Xbox 360 and five video games were stolen. He suspected his friend was responsible. When he went to the suspect's home, he recovered the items from the residence. While inside, he saw other items he believed were stolen.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 1, 2010
Property values fall another 10%

Preliminary tax roll figures from Manatee and Sarasota counties show that Longboat Key's taxable values dropped an average of 9.68% on Longboat Key.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 1, 2010
East County warehouse burglarized

More than $25,000 in items was taken from a trailer in a warehouse May 31.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2010
Mote tags whale sharks off of Sarasota

The rare visit could help researchers to study movement of whale sharks in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

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