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News

    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 16, 2014
Drama unfolds at condo over unlicensed work

A legal battle has begun at a mid-island Longboat Key condominium complex.

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Courtesy This rendering from Benderson Development shows what the proposed light industrial Class A park may look like.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 16, 2014
Decision revitalizes negotiations

Sarasota County commissioners approved a $3 million sale price for a 41-acre county-owned site, paving the way for development.

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Photo by Pam Eubanks Supervisor Richard Lane reviews the terms of the HOA and CDD agreement.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 16, 2014
CDD, HOA work toward partnership

The Heritage Harbour South CDD presented its first proposal with the Stoneybrook HOA.

  • East County
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Photo by Pam Eubanks Lakewood Ranch resident Richard Williams, 70, also helped secure a hearing loop system at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 16, 2014
Court takes up 'hearing' initiative

Resident's plea prompts U.S. Supreme Court to improve listening options.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
News Briefs

Woolf returns for 'American Idol' tour; LECOM welcomes dental class of 2018

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 16, 2014
FDOT to construct Cattlemen sound wall

As part of the University Parkway/Interstate 75 improvement project, FDOT will construct a 1.06-mile sound wall.

  • East County
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    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 16, 2014
School district improves 20% in state assessment

All but two East County elementary and middle schools earned preliminary A grades on the FCAT.

  • East County
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Tony Milen emerged out of retirement to purchase Clear Sunset Car Wash off State Road 64 in 2008.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 16, 2014
Milen family celebrates milestone

Tony Milen celebrates his family's 60 years in the car washing business.

  • East County
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Photos by Kurt Schultheis Fire Station 92 at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive will undergo a $25,000 assessment in October to determine how much it will cost to repair the exterior of the building.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 16, 2014
Firehouse issues could be pricey

Mold concerns and a lack of separate facilities for male and female firefighter/paramedics has the town pondering the future of Fire Station 92.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
News Briefs

North-end beach project wraps up; Groin project costs come in under $2.5M

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 16, 2014
Pension debt: the $23 million question

Board trustees Armando Linde and Michael Seamon disagree about how to retire the town's unfunded pension liability.

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  • By George Rauch
  • July 16, 2014
Market Watch

A currency crash and the effect on investments

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 16, 2014
Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

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    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 16, 2014
Ranch royalty, Mediterranean style

As with many Florida homes, the Mediterranean style is an area favorite.

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Photo by Pam Eubanks Dick Vitale smiles after being doused with 30 buckets of cold water.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 16, 2014
Vitale 'chills' for charity

As Dick Vitale sat outside the Lakewood Ranch First Watch restaurant July 10, his primary purpose wasn't to eat pancakes or sign autographs.

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