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The vehicle separated into two pieces after crashing into a tree.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Lakewood Ranch teenagers die in vehicular accident

Brendan Shreve and Jared Duran died in October.

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  • December 30, 2015
QUIZ: What made news in 2015?

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Owner of Blu Que, soon to be Aaron's Fish Camp, Matthew Dively
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  • Jack Short
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Blu Que rebrands as Aaron's Fish Camp

The new restaurant will feature a streamlined seafood menu, but the management, decor and seats will remain the same.

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(Lori Sax) David Verinder has been with the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System since 2006, when he was named CFO. He was promoted to CEO in July 2014.
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Sarasota Memorial considers big purchase

Troubles at Venice Regional Bayfront Health have led to speculation about a new owner.

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  • December 29, 2015
2015: The Best of Cops Corner

2015: The Best of Cops Corner

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The biggest hurdle left for a future Colony Beach & Tennis Resort redevelopment is a ruling on a recreational lease that Unicorp National Development believes it already owns.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Will one day in court yield years of progress for Colony?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association won its second victory Tuesday in four days, and parties agree the rulings could expedite redevelopment of the shuttered resort.

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  • December 29, 2015
Year in Photos 2015

See some of the East County Observer's best images of the year.

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  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Gecko’s owners buy Longboat landmark

Gecko's Hospitality Group has purchased the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill.

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The owners of Marina Jack, the facility pictured here, purchased another marina on south Siesta Key last week.
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  • Jack Short
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Marina Jack buys large south Siesta facility

The new owners will update the facilities and operations at the former Turtle Beach Marina.

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  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: East County rescue receives former fight dog

The 1.5-year old mixed breed was found covered in bites and filed-down teeth.

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Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort General Manager Katie Moulton says helping parties achieve settlements as a professional mediator allows her to be with people again, and it just might help her heal from the one legal dispute she couldn’t settle.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Where is Katie Moulton now?

Five years after the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s closing, longtime general manager Katie Moulton and owner Murf Klauber still talk Colony every day.

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  • Amanda Morales
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Residents prepare to Party on the Pass

Event to create awareness for opposition to dredging Big Pass.

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  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Sarasota Police lock down SMH, evacuate businesses

The Sarasota Police Department locked down Sarasota Memorial hospital and closed U.S. 41 as officers investigated a suspicious package found near Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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Darwin’s on 4th, the award-winning Peruvian restaurant just north of downtown, will close its doors today. In a surprising announcement, Chef Darwin Santa Maria informed his staff Friday he would be closing the restaurant effective Monday.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Darwin’s on 4th closes

Chef Darwin Santa Maria closed the popular Peruvian restaurant in the Rosemary District this week.

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Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant announced its closure Wednesday via signs on the doors Wednesday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant sold

New owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard have plans for a new Longboat Key restaurant similar to Shore on St. Armands Circle. The restaurant will stay closed for 10 months to a year.

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