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Charles Varah, partner representative for University Park, says the development’s new neighborhood, Lansdowne Crescent, will have the same Neoclassical, pristine look of existing sites.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 12, 2013
PATIENT PAYOFF

University Park developers waited out the housing crisis to break ground on Lansdowne Crescent, the development's first phase in seven years.

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Rep. Vern Buchanan vowed during a discussion with the business community June 10, to make Florida the best place in the country to work and live.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 12, 2013
Buchanan offers pro-business vision

Rep. Vern Buchanan promoted a small-government message to a crowd of Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 12, 2013
Manatee FCAT scores stagnant

However, other areas show Manatee County schools are performing below the state average.

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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 12, 2013
Public considers business property-tax relief

For the last three weeks, the East County Observer has previewed the first ballot item on the June 18 special election referendum - the vote on a half-percent sales tax increase to pay for indigent health care. Now, we look at the second ballot question: a vote on providing ad valorem tax exemptions for businesses.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
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June 18 special election early voting continues; County considers Lakewood Ranch public transit route

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 12, 2013
Cameras capture Big Brother worries

License-plate recognition systems will soon capture data from every vehicle entering or leaving the island, causing some residents to worry about constant surveillance.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 12, 2013
Code Board questions enforcement protocols

For the second time in two months, Code Enforcement Board members questioned why they never hold meetings and aren't being utilized to review code violations.

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Last year's Fish Fry at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub drew approximately 150 people. File photo.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 12, 2013
Fish Fry hooks new location

Village residents Craig and Cathy Meldahl and Craig and Georgia Walters have agreed to lend their yards for the event.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock facilitated a town working group meeting that got together to create a list of questions it expects a consultant to answer later this year.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 12, 2013
Group seeks to ask the right questions

A committee of Key residents worked to create a platform for nine questions that a consultant will use to find out what the town wants and where it's headed.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2013
Obituary: David Kovalsky

Obituary: David Kovalsky

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Longboat Key Medical Director Steven Newman says “working together with guys he’s helped train to resuscitate a life” is the best part of his job.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 12, 2013
License to mend

Longboat Key Medical Director Steven Newman's healing touch has a far reach: His license reaches up to 60,000 patients annually through more than 600 first responders.

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Both Longbeach Village and Sleepy Lagoon streets were flooded after a band of strong winds and rain from Tropical Storm Andrea came ashore June 6. Norton Street looked more like a canal than a street after the storm.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 12, 2013
Andrea is first brush with storm season

Key residents and town staffers got a reminder last week that hurricane season is here.

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Susan Smith
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 12, 2013
New finance director excited to take on role in Florida

Finance Director Susan Smith is prepared to tackle the town's fiscal year budget after moving from Connecticut.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • June 12, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Crosby, Chiles, Cripe attend NOAA fish fry; Arpke 'Tasting Tuscany' in September; Maison Blanche to close for summer

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Though barely 30 feet wide, the Morris-Thomas townhouse makes a dramatic impression overlooking the greenery of Gillespie Park. Photos by Mallory Gnaegy
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • June 12, 2013
Home of the Month: Gillespie turns a corner

An upscale renovation in Sarasota's most diverse neighborhood points to a new future.

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