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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 12, 2009
University Park home sells for $880,000

A home in University Park Country Club tops this week's East County residential real estate transactions.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Dual Threat

Nine-year-old twins Sarah and Emma Fazio have been playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs for the past four years.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • August 12, 2009
Merchants make seat bid

Two business owners asked for a private meeting with Michael Connolly, deputy city attorney, to receive a re-interpretation of the state law governing the BID board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Star-studded treatment

River Club resident Casey Mulholland, a senior at The Pendleton School at IMG Academies, was one of 36 players selected to play in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game Aug. 8 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Siblings share love for baseball

Lakewood High freshman catcher Tyler Biggs taught his younger sister Maddie how to play baseball when she was 5. The two have been dominating the fields together ever since.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
St. Armands fire station to open in September

The 9,100-square-foot building, which will house four firefighters, will be the first green fire station in Sarasota. County.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 12, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Calvin Drake

The Observer spotlights motorcycle rider Calvin Drake.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 12, 2009
Harbour Square renovations near completion

The updates have taken more than two years and include landscaping updates and a 350-foot-deep well.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Our View

The Colony and next generation

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 12, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 12, 2009
Sarasota Yacht Club raises roof structure

The Sarasota Yacht Club's clubhouse construction project is well under way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Maggie Pahos
  • August 12, 2009
Prepare yourself for a flavorful, hands-on event

Walking into Pattigeorge's Wednesday, Aug. 5 to cover the India interactive dinner, I thought I would spend about an hour in the restaurant learning about the event, taking photographs of guests and being a little bit jealous that they were about to cook and enjoy a full Indian meal. Little did I know that I would be invited to cook along with the group and experience the event first-hand.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2009
Cops Corner

A man reported that an unknown person entered his hotel room the night before and removed three bottles of prescription medication valued at $130.

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    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • August 12, 2009
Profiles of Summer: Paint by Nostalgia

Sarasota artist Joseph Patrick Arnegger lets his Long Island childhood mix his palette.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Pam Nadon
  • August 12, 2009
Film Review: 'Julie and Julia'

When the incomparable Meryl Streep portrays the iconic Julia Child, whose curiosity would not be piqued? Satiate it by catching writer/director Nora Ephron's delicious new film, 'Julie and Julia.' But be warned: This movie is not to be viewed on an empty stomach.

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