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News

    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 30, 2011
Committee members put best paws forward

The Dog Beach Feasibility Committee is currently meeting to discuss a compromise of allowing dogs some form of access to Longboat Key's beach.

  • Longboat Key
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Animal Services now has 30 days to complete a dangerous-dog investigation, Animal Services Chief Kris Weiskopf says.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 30, 2011
County removes aggressive pit bull

Greenbrook Dale residents say the 1-year-old dog has been a nuisance for more than a year.

  • East County
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Mike and Katie Emmons have started a Christmas tree farm on their property in Maine. The couple is selling handmade wreaths to raise money for children in need.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 30, 2011
Wreaths continue Emmons' dream

The Emmons family is raising money to help children in need by selling handmade wreaths.

  • East County
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Glenn Rider gets his teeth cleaned by Creekwood Dental’s Antonette Preston-Thomas.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 30, 2011
Dentists whiten, brighten holiday

One hundred patients received free dental care at Creekwood Dental Nov. 23 during Give Thanks with a Smile Day.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 30, 2011
Golf club fights assessments

Stoneybrook Investors, owner of the Stoneybrook Golf Club, have filed a lawsuit against the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 30, 2011
GreyHawk leaders add to CDD boundaries

Supervisors of the GreyHawk Landing CDD have agreed to annex about 50 acres of GreyHawk West into the CDD's boundaries.

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
News Briefs

Theater festival showcases students; Family farm celebrates season

  • East County
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Owners Steve Sweney and Kim Kern. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill and Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 30, 2011
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Cannons Marina receives Five Star Dealership Certification; Longboat Key Club announces its 'All Together' holiday party; Consider It Done gives Longboat Key residents a helping hand; Mote caviar is on the menu at 16 Florida Whole Foods locations

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  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
BRIDGE WINNERS

Read this week's bridge winners.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Brian Gunnell
  • November 30, 2011
Bridge Bites: A club finesse

The inventor of the Weak Two had in mind a better suit than East's puny specimen.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 30, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sen. Mike Bennett, event chairwoman Natalie Gudrun and Dee Bennett
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 29, 2011
15th annual Holidays at the Crosley, Festival of Trees

15th annual Holidays at the Crosley, Festival of Trees

  • Black Tie
James Brotherton and an unknown man at the Beneva Village Bank of America ATM. Photos courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • November 29, 2011
Gulf Gate murder suspect caught on camera

Photos and video show James Brotherton and a man in black clothing at the Beneva Village Bank of America ATM the night Brotherton was murdered.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch CERT Paramedic Nina McCabe and Manatee County Paramedic Lt. Dave Byington, right, demonstrate backboard procedures for neck and back injuries on new CERT member Robert McCabe, center. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 29, 2011
County's Department of Emergency Management trains East County CERT teams

Community Emergency Response Teams from Lakewood Ranch, Heritage Harbour and University Park recently participated in a county-sponsored training event.

  • East County
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John Neal Homes is a division of Neal Communities.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 29, 2011
Kramer named 'builder of the year'

The Home Builders Association Manatee-Sarasota recently named Mike Kramer as its 2011 Builder of the Year.

  • East County
  • News
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