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This home at 1803 Morris St. has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,367 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.15 million. Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer
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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 26, 2014
Home in Bay View Acres sells for $1,475,000

A home in Bay View Acres tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Elaine Parnell submitted this sunset photo, taken over Nokomis Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 26, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Elaine Parnell submitted this sunset photo, taken over Nokomis Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Church Pastor Jon Clauson leads a Bible lesson.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: The Source Church Kidz Camp: Agents of Truth

Children ages 6 through 12 enjoyed singing, dancing, crafts and other activities during The Source Church Kidz Camp: Agents of Truth, held June 23 through June 26, at The Source Church, 5412 E. State Road 64, Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Emily Ayers and Rebecca Richardson pose for pictures.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
A.C.M.E. The Big Boat Summer Camp

Bayside Community Church's All Children May Enter (ACME) program featured The Big Boat Summer camp for children in grades kindergarten through fifth, from June 24 to June 27 at the church's east location, 15800 E. State Road 64, Bradenton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
CONTRIBUTED; The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a potential kidnapping case.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Manatee County Sheriff's Office receives 'child taken' call

The Manatee Sheriff's Office is investigating a call it received June 24 into dispatch via the county switchboard (not 911). The caller claimed to have witnessed a child taken from a bicycle near 39th Street East and State Road 70, and then put into a tan cargo van.

  • East County
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Carlena Grace Dalton
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Chief welcomes granddaughter

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming is a proud grandfather for the second time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Steve Schield and Jerry Whitehead. Photo by Robin Hartill
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Kiwanians gain new members

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key welcomed its two newest members, Steve Schield and Jerry Whitehead, at its June 12 breakfast meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
LBK Liquors on tap for June 30

LBK Liquors will open June 30, at 6854 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
What goes up, must come down

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... it's a NOAA weather balloon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy Mike Heron
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Beach chair traps turtle

Longboat Key Turtle Watch and Mote Marine Laboratory often remind beachgoers to remove beach furniture at night, and here's the reason why:

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo Program Committee member Helene Levin poses with instructor Patricia Bonarer and club President Trish Newman.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Women's Club enjoys girls' day

Ladies in the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club enjoyed a special girls' day out June 4, at the Selby Gardens in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Glickman
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Temple to hold study, social

Temple Emanu-El will sponsor an outreach summer study and socializing event for Jewish and interfaith East County residents.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
(Courtesy Catherine Luckner) Snowy plovers, shorebirds known to nest on Siesta Key, scrape "nests" out of the sand to lay their eggs.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 25, 2014
Vehicle disrupts Siesta shorebird nests

Sarasota Audubon Society members and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission suspect an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) Monday, disturbed or destroyed Siesta Key shorebird nests - including those of nesting snowy plovers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Construction on the mid-Key Triton Bend subdivision began last year. The neighborhood will offer 13 new single-family homes.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 25, 2014
Building permits reach '07 levels

Both remodels and new construction projects are driving permit numbers to pre-recession highs of seven years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2014
Colony matters still up in the air

A ruling canceled an auction scheduled for last week until a Colony Lender secured claim issue is settled. Colony Lender will attempt to hold a property auction in July.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The cutter head dredge sitting just north of Jewfish Key in Sarasota Bay will pump 100,000 cubic yards of underwater sand onto Longboat Key's shore this summer. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2014
VIDEO: The Dredge Report

The Longboat Observer accepted an invitation to see how sand is funneled from Sarasota Bay to the shores of Longboat Key as part of an $850,000 emergency sand project being performed this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo The Big Pass shoal has grown by more than 3 million cubic yards of sand in the last decade, bringing its total volume to 23.3 million cubic yards, according to U.S. Army Corps data and models released last week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 25, 2014
Army Corps releases Big Pass dredge study

Conclusions in the draft version of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' study on the potential dredging of Big Pass support the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bob Gault
  • June 25, 2014
My View: Taxpayers deserve due diligence on utility poles

Commissioners erred when they decided not to bury utility lines while most Longboat Key property owners are away.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
We stopped by the Anna Maria Oyster Bar's landside "halfway" location, at 6906 14th St.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Anna Maria Oyster Bar

This week we went in the kitchen with owner John Horne, and chef Tim Swafford, of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, for mussels Provencal. Get the full recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 25, 2014
Governor signs bill that protects town charter

A referendum approved by the town's registered voters in November 2012 was null and void, but a signature from the governor last week corrected the issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Obituary: Jack Noorman

Jack Noorman, 82, of Rockford, Ill., and Longboat Key, died June 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Obituary: John Richard Leslie

John Richard Leslie, 75, of Williams Bay, Wis., and Longboat Key, died June 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Obituary: Lou Kapernaros

Lou Kapernaros, 90, of Longboat Key, died June 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
Obituary: Paul Carnese Jr.

Paul Carnese Jr., 88, of Falmouth, Mass., and Longboat Key, died June 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Disaster Preparedness Seminar filled Town Hall chambers to capacity. Photo by Robin Hartill
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 25, 2014
Brace for Impact

Emergency officials provide up-to-date information residents can use to be prepared this hurricane season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Creditor downgrades district

Fitch Ratings says 'outlook negative' for the Manatee County School District's credit rating.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
County requests 44th Ave. funding

The MPO approved Monday its five-year road plan and its 2014 road project priorities list.

  • East County
  • News
Executive Assistant Kay DePaolo, not pictured, films Ryan Heise's "Ryan’s Ranch Roundup" introduction to the summer storms video, before they travel to visit Meteorologist Mark Collins, in Tampa. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
Town Hall produces videos for residents

'Ryan's Ranch Roundup' videos will educate residents about irrigation, plants and other community issues.

  • East County
  • News
The purchased plazas are located at 5770 Ranch Lake Blvd., Bradenton. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
River Club Plaza piece sells

Unicorp National Development purchased the 4.8-acre property for $7.35 million.

  • East County
  • News
LECOM boosted the Bradenton economy by $91 million. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Study shows job creation, tax revenues at LECOM

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine boosts Bradenton's economy.

  • East County
  • News
The Bedford model is 2,592 square feet and includes a ground-floor master bedroom and two upstairs bedrooms. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
D.R. Horton opens new community

The country's largest new homebuilder has opened its newest community, Stoneledge.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2014
News Briefs

County government launches service app; Public comments on health care available; More stores commit to new mall

  • East County
  • News
USF Sarasota-Manatee student Broc Fernandez and his team partnered with Nate's Honor Animal Rescue President Rob Oglesby to complete a comprehensive consultation of the shelter. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Students study Nate's to help nonprofit grow

As a result of a USF Sarasota-Manatee study, Nate's Honor Animal Rescue plans to offer internships to the college's students.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo Anna Zimmerman works on her project for the upcoming conference.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 25, 2014
Braden River TSA team aims to make history

When she moved to the United States from Russia seven years ago, Valeriya Mikhaylova was 11 years old and barely spoke English.

  • East County
  • News
Pam Eubanks Contractor Better Roads Inc. completed the widening of State Road 64 from Carlton Arms Boulevard to Interstate 75 nearly a year behind schedule.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
FDOT completes S.R. 64 expansion

Although drivers have used State Road 64 for more than a month without the interference of construction barricades, the Florida Department of Transportation officially completed its widening of the roadway June 18.

  • East County
  • News
File photo
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 25, 2014
Low Country boil makes mouths water

The Polo Grill and Bar will host its seventh annual Cajun-themed shrimp boil this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
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