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The Longboat Key Club and Resort celebrated 30 years of operation Monday, Oct. 1. Photo courtesy of Jack Elka.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • October 3, 2012
Key Club: 'Celebration of a dream'

The opening of the Inn on the Beach hotel 30 years ago marked the fulfillment of John Ringling's dream for a grand hotel on the north end that was abandoned more than half a century earlier.

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Parent volunteers Amy Goodman and Denise Radenmacher help student Micah Radenmacher, center, get all the sea creatures from his net.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 3, 2012
Aquatic 'ed-venture'

Fifth-grade students from McNeal Elementary learned about marine life during field trips Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, at Coquina Beach.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 3, 2012
Gayler's start date, public hearings scheduled

David Gayler will start as interim superintendent Oct. 15; public hearings about a permanent superintendent replacement are set.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Our View: The property amendments

Frederic Bastiat, the great French economic journalist of the 1840s, would be launching into tirades on talk radio today if he were asked to analyze the proposed constitutional amendments on Florida's Nov. 6 ballot.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
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New home construction in The Lake Club, in Lakewood Ranch, is well under way. There have been 27 new home sales in the community year-to-date.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 3, 2012
Downward trend means 'up' in real-estate market

Statistics show buyers are feeling more confident in the housing economy.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 3, 2012
Ranch gears up for first Italian fest

Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. will host the family-friendly event Oct. 6.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 3, 2012
Alliance, Observer seek Sandies award submissions

Application submissions for Citizen of the Year, and other awards, are due Oct. 8.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
News Briefs

Ranch hospital earns national honors; Funding helps coalition curb underage drinking; Braden River's academies receive public input; County renames Convention Center

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
News Briefs

Town prepares for impasse with firefighters; Key Club plans to re-file application; Publix update

  • Longboat Key
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Maison Blanche
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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 3, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Wyland to showcase his latest artistry at St. Armands gallery; Maison Blanche chef/owner to recreate award-winning dinner

  • Longboat Key
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A drunk driver crashed into a Siesta Key Village light pole Sept. 18.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 3, 2012
Light pole saved from scrappers

Championship Landscape Management Professionals delivered a downed light pole to Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. Director Mark Smith after a drunk driver struck it.

  • Siesta Key
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Whole body vibration technology can help individuals achieve more than 90% muscle recruitment — twice the amount of a traditional gym workout, according to Goga Studio's website. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

First Watch finds roomier corporate headquarters; Center For Sight first to launch laser for cataract surgery; Center researches pain treatment option; Re/Max Realtor Group forms management alliance

  • East County
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Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh as they report today's headlines.
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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • October 2, 2012
Oct. 2: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 2, 2012
Manatee lifts fertilizer ban

Manatee County's nitrogen-based fertilizer ban ended Monday.

  • East County
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