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Ian and Melissa Davis, Yen Reed and Chris Davis
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: LWRBA 9/11 Anniversary Tribute to Veterans

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance held a luncheon today honoring local veterans and those lost on 9/11 at the Polo Grill and Bar. Guest speaker Representative Greg Steube shared his story of his time fighting in Iraq as well as his success in the Flo

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Longboat Key Public Works service worker Tony Porter places flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive Tuesday afternoon in preparation for the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11. Porter received frequent honks of appreciation from motorists.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
VIDEO: Longboat Key's 9/11 tribute

In 2002, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Executive DirectorE Gail Loefgren proposed lining Gulf of Mexico Drive with nearly 3,000 flags in memory of each life lost in the attacks.

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Deputies and discovered James Wiggs, 49, and Talvick Morton, 24, in possession of two accessible fully-loaded firearms.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 11, 2013
Deputies find two men with loaded weapons

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested two men with past felony convictions early this morning.

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U.S. News & World Report ranked New College of Florida in the top 100 of several categories in 2014 college ratings.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 11, 2013
New College gets high ranking

U.S. News & World Report ranks New College of Florida No. 5 national public liberal arts college for second consecutive year.

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MTI's campus is lined with flags in remembrance of 9/11.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 11, 2013
Lakewood Ranch Remembers 9/11

Members of the community, public officials and students of MTI came together this morning to remember those lost in the 9/11 attacks. Guest speaker and former New York firefighter, Garrett Lindgren, shared his first-hand experience of what happened at Ground Zero.

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The spirit of the Ringling era lives on in a historic Indian Beach home.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • September 11, 2013
Home of the Month: Lovely Landmark

The spirit of the Ringling era lives on in a historic Indian Beach home.

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The cover of the Sept. 13, 2001 issue of the Longboat Observer.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
Our view: 9/11: 2,977 + 4

Perhaps it's good that Sept. 11, 2001, continues to evoke emotions of sadness, anger and a sickness in our stomachs. We are not forgetting. Those who witnessed it never will.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
Out of this World

Out of this World

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The Out-of-Door Academy junior Desmond Lindsay participated in the 2014 Power Showcase Home Run Derby.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 11, 2013
Baseball: Giving Back

The Out-of-Door Academy junior Desmond Lindsay was one of 20 players from across the country selected to participate in the 2014 Power Showcase Home Run Derby.

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Lauren Maxey is a senior at Out-of-Door Academy and plays on the volleyball team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 11, 2013
Athlete of the Week

Lauren Maxey is a senior at Out-of-Door Academy and plays on the volleyball team.

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USA Today article cites Sarasota as "possibly the cultural capital of Florida."
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 11, 2013
Sarasota gets nod from USA Today

Columnist says Sarasota is "possibly the cultural capital of Florida," in a Sept. 10 article.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 11, 2013
Longboat Lore: 9/11 is a day of remembrance

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hit close to home on Longboat Key, where President George W. Bush began that fateful day.

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Even on a Thursday afternoon in the slow month of September, shoppers and diners filled up St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 11, 2013
Longboat Key businesses experience summer surge

Hotels and business owners aren't experiencing the summer slump that was once synonymous with the month of September.

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This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,068 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.3 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 11, 2013
Country Club Village home sells for $1.3 million

Paul and Heidi Phillips, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 6804 Belmont Court to Cedar Oak LLC for $1.3 million.

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As part of a rebranding strategy, Goga Studios Lakewood Ranch has a new name: Vibology.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2013
Business Briefs 9.11.13

Goga Studios Lakewood Ranch shakes things up with a name change; East County photographer captures award from professional organization; and NAACP honors Neal Communities CEO

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