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Scoreboard

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  • December 30, 2009
Player of the Week: Brittany Lashway

Cedars Tennis and Fitness Club tennis player Brittany Lashway fills us in on her athletic secrets.

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  • December 30, 2009
Deal Us In: When is it time to ruff?

It is a natural tendency to give your partner a ruff at the first opportunity. That can be a major mistake, as in this week's hand.

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  • December 30, 2009
Weather: New Outlook

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  • December 30, 2009
TOP STORY, JULY: River Club in fighting form

The community's Homeowner's Association budgeted nearly $40,000 to fight a proposed cell tower.

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  • December 29, 2009
TOP STORY, JUNE: Wilder leaves Lakewood

Lakewood Ranch High School Principal Mike Wilder accepted a position at the district level.

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  • December 29, 2009
TOP STORY, June: Roundabouts increase time

The city's consultant found that trips between downtown and the barrier islands would take up to a minute longer with roundabouts in place.

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  • December 29, 2009
TOP STORY, June: 'Fight the good fight'

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis received direction to spend up to $25,000 to hire a consultant to combat Sarasota's plans to construct five roundabouts on U.S. 41.

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  • December 29, 2009
Commission to take parking garage vote

The Palm Avenue parking garge design/build team is asking city commissioners to consider design changes and three additional stories on the five-level garage.

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  • December 28, 2009
TOP STORY, May: Sign code irks business owners

Longboat Key business owners urged the town's planning board for a review of the sign code they said could be bad for business.

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  • December 28, 2009
TOP STORY, May: $72 million bus system advances

SCAT's rapid-transit project got past the first federal-government hurdle.

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  • December 28, 2009
Key Club urges project support from members

Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly met with club members last week to ask for support at Town Commission public hearings next month.

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  • December 28, 2009
TOP STORY, MAY: Main gets new anchor

Good Earth Natural Food Store announced plans to move into the Lakewood Ranch Main Street space claimed by Morton's Gourmet Market.

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  • December 27, 2009
TOP STORY, APRIL: Hostage shares story

Keith Stansell will signed copies of 'Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle,' at Lakewood Ranch Booksellers.

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  • December 27, 2009
THE YEAR IN PICTURES 2009

The East County Observer takes a look back at our most memorable photos of the year. Click inside to see our recap of 2009 and to see which images made the cut.

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