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When traffic begins to pick up on the Ringling Bridge that's a sure sign season is starting in Sarasota
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 27, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Signs that season has started in Sarasota

'Tis the season in Sarasota - well, almost.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 27, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Health and Wellness Expo

The eighth annual Embrace a Life Health and Wellness Expo takes place Saturday, Sept. 28, in the lobby of the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

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The list of administrators recommended to be fired included Bob Gagnon, an East County resident an assistant superintendent who formerly served as assistant principal at Lakewood Ranch High School.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • September 27, 2013
Superintendent recommends firing five administrators

Manatee County School District Superintendent Rick Mills has recommended firing five school administrators based on findings from a misconduct investigation of a former Manatee High School assistant football coach.

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Interviews for the Urban Land Institute study will take place at Longboat Key Town Hall.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 27, 2013
Deadline for ULI interview requests is Monday

Interviews with residents and others who are familiar with Longboat Key will take place Oct. 22.

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A 19.4 acre piece of land at Lake Manatee State Park won't be on a final list of surplus property for the state to sell.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 27, 2013
Lake Manatee State Park land won't be sold

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection removed a 19.4 acre parcel of land at Lake Manatee State Park from a preliminary list of property for the state to sell as surplus.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • September 27, 2013
Lake Manatee State Park land won't be sold

Lake Manatee State Park land won't be sold

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Megan Murphy with sisters Morgan and Mikaela Barton
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  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • September 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Gene Witt Elementary Sock Hop

On Friday night students of Gene Witt Elementary went all out 50's style for the annual sock hop. The night was full of costumes, crazy socks and prizes as both kids and grown ups competed in the hula-hoop challenge. There was also a creative sock contest that was judged by the students and teachers.

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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 26, 2013
TWIS Asks: Social on First

TWIS Asks: Social on First

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Renae Metters and April Glasco
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  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 26, 2013
Share the Light Luncheon

Share the Light Luncheon

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The owners of East County staple Linger Lodge & Campground have put the "little piece of Old Florida" up for sale, citing a rebounding economy.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2013
Sept. 26: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Colony settlement signed Wednesday night; IN THE KITCHEN WITH: BeacHhouse; Unaffordable Uncertainty: Affordable Care Act; Linger Lodge & Campground up for sale

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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials are calling a signed settlement the first step in making progress for a new resort property on the shuttered hotel site.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 26, 2013
UPDATE: Klauber to receive $3 million consultant settlement

If Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners and a bankruptcy judge approve a settlement reached this week, it will end a more than six-year legal battle between the Colony Association and its longtime owner.

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Many side streets, such as Broadway in the Longbeach Village, flooded earlier this week.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 26, 2013
Rainy days end on Longboat Key

Three days of rain and flooding are over on Longboat Key for now.

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Wayne Toole and Tom Walkup attended the Braden River Music Festival at Linger Lodge & Campground, which is now up for sale, in May.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 26, 2013
Linger Lodge & Campground up for sale

The owners of East County staple Linger Lodge & Campground have put the "little piece of Old Florida" up for sale, citing a rebounding economy.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2013
Linger Lodge up for sale

Linger Lodge up for sale

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The Arizona Cardinals will spend this week practicing at IMG Academy in Bradenton before playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Sept. 29.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 26, 2013
Cards stay in Sarasota to prep for Bucs

The Arizona Cardinals have extended their road trip at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.

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