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  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • March 28, 2013
Teacher Spotlight: Shonna Brady

Curious children surround kindergarten teacher Shonna Brady in the Goldie Feldman Academy at Temple Beth Sholom's Papa Ed and Mimi Organic Sustainable Kibbutz Garden.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Unit 701 at 401 S. Palm Ave. has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath and 3,172 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.86 million. File photo.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 28, 2013
Savoy on Palm condominium sells for $1.86 million

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Marvin and Lynne Gross sold their Unit 701 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Anthony and Linda Ciliberti, of Sarasota, for $1.86 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Peggy Messick worked in the war office at the Pentagon in 1942, during World War II.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • March 28, 2013
Your Neighbor: Peggy Messick

Growing up in the small town of Lead, S.D., Peggy Messick never imagined herself working in the Pentagon, but, at 18 years old, that was exactly what she was doing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The cast of "Quein Ayuda a Burbujita"
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • March 28, 2013
Sarasota resident starts Spanish theater troupe

Actors in brightly colored costumes prepare for a dress rehearsal of Crearte Latino's second performance "Quien Ayuda a Burbujita," which, in English, translates to "Who Will Help the Little Bubble?"

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Natalie Tanner submitted this photo of sunset at the Sarasota County Fair.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2013
Weather Photo: FAIR WEATHER

Natalie Tanner submitted this photo of sunset at the Sarasota County Fair.

  • Sarasota
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Patti Ostroski, Andy Sawyer, Dolores Levy, Donna Schlorf and Eve Wickwire
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Tennis Center Captain Appreciation Party

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center held a potluck party Wednesday, March 27, to thank team captains and celebrate a fun season on the courts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 27, 2013
Henry Rodriguez elected as chairman of Airport Authority

Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority board members voted the local developer as their chairman during a March 25 meeting.

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Two arrested for East County vehicle burglaries
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • March 27, 2013
March 27: Daily Headlines Video

Two arrested for East County vehicle burglaries; America's Blood Center honors Riverview High School; Sarasota Condominium Owners reincorporates; Adams makes push for more Colony units

  • Longboat Key
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Yvonne Schloss of Sunglass Express Optical, Joe Landolfi of Manson Roofing and Brian and Sol O’Neill of House Maids
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Open House

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held an open house Tuesday, March 26, at its new headquarters at 595 Bay Isles Road, Suite 120 F.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Women's USTA 3.0 team to hit the courts at Daytona championship

The Younger family had a rather magnificent 24 hours two weeks ago. On Tuesday, March 12, Longboat Key voters re-elected Phill Younger for another term on the Town Commission. The day before, his wife, Fanny, had her own big news: Her tennis team advanced to the sectionals championship in May in Daytona.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Longboat resident gets schooled with dolphins while on vacation

Mary Lou Moeller made new friends on a recent Caribbean cruise during a stop at the island of Curacao.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Library books Election Day sale

It's time to close the books on another local election.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Artists cross 'cultural' divide

Lakewood Ranch artists will join their counterparts farther west, when the Artists' Guild of Anna Maria Island hosts a juried art exhibit titled "East Meets West," at the Art Center Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Bunny photos available for pickup

If your child had his or her picture taken with the Spring Bunny at Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.'s Eggstravaganza event March 23, it's not too late to get your East County Observer trading card photo.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
BRHS Rifle Team nabs top honors

The Braden River High School JROTC Pirate Rifle Team brought home its first first-place finish in the Area 5 Rifle Match March 2.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
East County family hits talent spotlight

East County dad Marc Rosenthal and his children Dillon, 8, and Tayla, 11, rapped their way to top honors at Temple Emanu-El's "Temple's Got Talent" event Feb. 18.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Willis teachers get 'silly'

Fourth-grade teachers at Willis Elementary School got "all tied up" March 8, as their students sprayed them head to toe with Silly String.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Ranch businesswoman earns grand prize

Shawna Hicks-Cranston, of PostNet Lakewood Ranch, recently became the grand-prize winner of the S.W.A.T (Successful Women Aligning Together) Networking membership drive.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 27, 2013
Sarasota County summer camp registration starts April 1

Summer camp programs are available for children entering grades 1 through 10. The programs begin June 3, and run through August 16.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 27, 2013
Mustangs improve to 2-0 in Red Bracket

The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team improved to 2-0 in Pool B of the Red Bracket with a 15-8 victory over Dade Christian in the quarterfinal round of the Sarasota Baseball Classic March 26.

  • East County
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"We don't think they've done them all, but we think they've done more than they did last night," Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Dave Bristow said. "They will be charged accordingly. We're working on all that."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 27, 2013
Two arrested for East County vehicle burglaries

Fabian Dorene and Willebaldo Arias were arrested early this mornng.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners may push back a tax referendum meant to fund indigent health care in Manatee County to an August vote.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 27, 2013
Manatee commissioners may postpone tax referendum

Manatee County commissioners Tuesday took action to postpone a tax referendum intended to fund indigent health care.

  • East County
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In the past five years, Riverview students, staff, participating alumni and parents have given 7,011 blood donations.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • March 27, 2013
America's Blood Center honors Riverview High School

Riverview High School students will receive the School Blood Drive Award Thursday, April 4 at a recognition ceremony at Riverview High School.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The group will hold its first meeting beginning at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Lido Beach Resort. Candidates in the Sarasota City Commission runoff election will speak to the group.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 27, 2013
Sarasota Condominium Owners reincorporates

The organization will have its first meeting in at least 20 years Wednesday, March 27, at Lido Beach Resort.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Early this week, the birds built a nest atop a telephone pole 371 feet south of Tangerine Bay, 360 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 27, 2013
Osprey family nests near Tangerine Bay

While the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University savor the national limelight as the Cinderella story of the 2013 NCAA tournament, a family of osprey have captured the attention of locals.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • March 27, 2013
Vern Buchanan to discuss tax reform at New College

Friday, March 29, the U.S. Representative will host a tax reform panel.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Doug Staley, executive director of the Child Protection Center, accepted a $7,500 grant to be used for its Sexual Abuse Treatment program.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 27, 2013
Ranch Rotary Club gives out $110,000 in grants

Money raised from the club's annual Suncoast Food & Wine Fest benefited 26 charities this year. Grants were awarded March 21.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Heritage Harbour settles lawsuit

The CDD will pay $10,000 to the plaintiffs, ending a controversy about stormwater assessments that began in 2011.

  • East County
  • News
The homeowner of this home on Daysailor Trail in the Lake Club signed a contract with Paradise Homes in 2011. It was set to be finished in December of last year. Photo by Josh Siegel.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 27, 2013
Homebuyers sue Ranch's developer

Left with unfinished homes and stalled dreams, victims of a collapsed LWR builder have filed a lawsuit against Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Davis Moeckel reads the book he co-wrote, "David's Magical Bicycle Adventure," to first-grade children at Bashaw Elementary.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 27, 2013
School partnership puts spotlight on reading

Lakewood Ranch High School seniors shared self-written children's books with students at Bashaw Elementary School March 22.

  • East County
  • News
Dwight and Jacqueline Bissonette love living in Esplanade, where they regularly play pickelball, a miniature-tennis-like game.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 27, 2013
Your Neighbor: Dwight Bissonette

In their quest to buy a home in Florida, Dwight and Jacqueline Bissonette, snowbirds from Williston, Vt., had one unique requirement: The community had to have a pickelball court.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Eda Clare Smith
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 27, 2013
Auditors report 'clean' audit for Ranch CDDs

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's accounting system came back with solid reviews, with auditor Grau & Associates reporting no findings for any of the Ranch's districts.

  • East County
  • News
Sheriff Brad Steube
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 27, 2013
Sheriff asks county for $3 million

After getting $3.2 million from commissioners in September to address salary-compression issues, Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube says he needs more to boost entry-level pay.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Braden River High junior shortstop Kenya Yancy helped lead the Lady Pirates to a berth in the Final Four two years ago. Now, she’s hoping her contributions at the plate will help push the Lady Pirates deep into the postseason.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 27, 2013
Making it Count: Kenya Yancy

Braden River High junior shortstop Kenya Yancy is batting .419 with 23 hits, a pair of home runs and 10 RBIs so far this season. She has helped lead the Lady Pirates to 14-3 record (8-0 Class 7A-11).

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2013
SIDELINES

ODA girls improve to 9-0; Crew wins gold in dual meet

  • East County
  • Sports
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