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IDA supervisors hope a new search will produce their perfect candidate.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2011
Ranch IDA postpones director interviews

Ranch supervisors said they were not satisfied with the candidate pool presented by Colin Baenziger last week.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 20, 2011
Don't forget your Easter photos!

The East County Observer and Lakewood Ranch Community Activities thanks everyone who stopped to have their photos taken with the Easter Bunny at the Easter Eggstravaganza April 16 at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2011
Businesses eye San Marco units

Realtor David Neff said a ballroom dance club, a medical spa, physical therapist, dentist, a salon and a well-known Italian restaurant are interested in the plaza.

  • East County
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Rachel Pamplin helps Anastia Barone and Emma Wilbur cut cabbage.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2011
Students dig into education

Students at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine are helping Center Montessori School with its Edible Schoolyard Program.

  • East County
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Students cheered as Principal Kathy Hayes kissed a pig.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2011
Principal puckers up for pig kiss

As a reward for students raising $10,000 at a recent fundraiser, Gullett Elementary Principal Kathy Hayes kissed a pig April 15.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 20, 2011
News Briefs 04.21.11

Man killed in single-car accident; Planners consider East County projects; County sets new fees for reclaiming pets; Lakewood Medical Office Building I sold

  • East County
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Thirteen-year-old Ryan Chastain, right, helps Backyard Getaway co-owner Dave Burns build a waterfall near the school's entrance.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 20, 2011
Haile Middle kids complete Learning Takes Flight project

Ninety students at Haile Middle School worked together last week to complete a mural and install a waterfall feature near the school's entrance.

  • East County
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Jim Bakle
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 20, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jim Bakle

Jim Bakle has been playing tennis for 50 years and is the captain of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's 75 Division 1 team.

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Key property owners are invited to attend a tree pruning educational session 9 a.m., April 21.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 19, 2011
Longboat hosts tree-pruning class

The town of Longboat Key will host a tree pruning class and education session Thursday to teach residents the proper way to prune their island vegetation.

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Applications are accepted at the town clerk's office, located at Longboat Key Town Hall.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 19, 2011
Town seeks volunteers for boards

Applications will be accepted through Thursday, April 21, for five boards.

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  • By Kent Ringquist
  • April 19, 2011
Lakewood honors faculty

Students at Lakewood Ranch High School recently honored faculty at the school with special awards.

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The IDA paid Colin Baenziger & Associates $20,000 to conduct the search.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 19, 2011
Ranch IDA asks for more candidates

Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority Board supervisors said they were not satisfied with the candidates presented by Colin Baenziger & Associates.

  • East County
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Siesta Key is protected from the new bill because it has existing laws governing short-term rentals.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 19, 2011
City to explore emergency ordinance

Sarasota commissioners seek protection from a short-term rental bill going through the Legislature.

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Trinity Redhead and Arianne Shedlock, 8, hold up the caterpillar they found during the Earth Day Celebration. The girls also had caterpillars painted across their noses and named their new friend "Tatty".
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 19, 2011
Earth Day celebrated out at Oscar Scherer

Oscar Scherer's 22nd Annual Earth Day celebration happened this Sunday, April 17 out at Oscar Scherer State Park.

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The 57,563-square-foot building was 97% occupied a the time of the sale.
  • By Sean Roth
  • April 18, 2011
Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I sold

A collection some of Bradenton's most prominent power players has sold Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I to Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II for $12.5 million.

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