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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 13, 2009
Church pumpkin patch opens Saturday

The First United Methodist Church will sell pumpkins from its parking lot pumpkin patch from Oct. 17 through Oct. 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 13, 2009
RSVP Manatee opens Ranch office

RSVP Manatee is a program of Senior Friendship Centers and Friendship Volunteer Center that partners individuals who are 55 years old and older with local community service opportunities.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 13, 2009
East County sports wrap-up

Led by freshmen Kristin Zarrella and Olivia Ortiz, the Lakewood girls cross country team won the Manasota Track Club Invitational Oct. 10 at McIntosh Middle.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 13, 2009
Cleanup will keep birds from getting hooked

Volunteers are needed for the first Monofilament Cleanup Day, which aims to recycle fishing line. The event takes place Saturday, Oct. 17, beginning at Save Our Seabirds, 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 13, 2009
Lenobel qualifies for at-large seat

Town Clerk Trish Granger confirmed Friday, Oct. 9 that the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Office has confirmed At- Large Commissioner Hal Lenobel's petition certification paperwork.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 12, 2009
French bakery opens on St. Armands Circle

Le Macaron will serve freshly baked pastries seven days a week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 12, 2009
South Lido Park to receive a name change

A naming committee has recommended naming South Lido Park after Ted Sperling, a former city commissioner.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 12, 2009
USF professor named one of the top Twitterers

Dr. Delaney Kirk, a management professor at USF Sarasota-Manatee and social media expert, was recently named as number 62 on the Top 100 Twitterers in Academia list.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 12, 2009
Town staff 'cannot recommend' OK of project

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson issued an Islandside staff report Friday, Oct. 9 that said town staff 'cannot recommend' approval of the $400 million Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside Outline Development Plan request.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2009
SMR's Jensen to speak at Mote Marine

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen is one of the keynote speakers at the Mote Marine Symposium on Land-Sea Interactions in Southwest Florida.

  • East County
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • October 11, 2009
Man on the street: Shop talk

We asked shoppers at the 21st annual St. Armands Circle Art Festival about their purchases.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • October 9, 2009
Thunder remains undefeated in district play

The Out-of-Door Academy defeated Evangelical Christian School 39-28 tonight.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2009
Seminoles leave Pirates stunned

The Braden River High football team fell to Southeast 33-6 in district action tonight.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 9, 2009
Mustangs Magic

Lakewood opened its district season with a 42-6 rout of Port Charlotte Oct. 9.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 9, 2009
Town employee receives labor relations professional certification

Longboat Key Human Resources Manager Lisa Silvertooth has received her certification as a Florida Public Sector Labor Relations Professional, after taking extensive course studies and certification exams.

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