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Manatee County Planning and Zoning official John Osborne presented details of a two-year study on possible growth-management strategies Jan. 15.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 23, 2013
How Will We Grow? 'Staying the Course'

MANATEE COUNTY - Density is a consistent topic when it comes to discussions of development. This discussion was no exception.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Seniors Michelle Tran, Cayton Chrisman and Lyndsey Nguyen all began weightlifting three years ago as a requirement for cheerleading. The girls have since developed a passion for the sport.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2013
Building a champion: BRHS girls weightlifting team

Braden River High girls weightlifting coach and alumnae Ali Lacey wants to bring success to the Lady Pirates girls weightlifting team.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fourth-consecutive district title with a 3-0 victory over Venice in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 11. Photos by Tom Hubbard.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2013
LWR girls soccer captures four-peat district title

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fourth-consecutive district title with a 3-0 victory over Venice in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Sarah Weiss

Braden River High sophomore Sarah Weiss lifted a combined total of 250 pounds to win the 169-pound weight class of the sub-District 8 meet Jan. 9, at Palmetto High.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
JUST THE STATS

12 - The number of points Trevon Young and Terrance Cummings each scored to lead the Braden River High boys basketball team to a 57-25 victory over Manatee Jan. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Andrew DiLacqua began playing baseball when he was 4 years old. He worked his way up through the Manatee Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth Youth Baseball at Heritage Harbour programs before moving to IMG as a freshman. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 23, 2013
Outfielder commits to Sun Devils

IMG Academy junior Andrew DiLacqua committed to play baseball for Arizona State University. He is the first player from the Manatee Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth Youth Baseball at Heritage Harbour to commit to a Division I program.

  • East County
  • Sports
Roger Pettingell is the top Coldwell Banker agent in Florida for the third time. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 23, 2013
Star seller: Roger Pettingell

Roger Pettingell was the top-ranked agent in 2012 on the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service in total volume and the top-ranked Coldwell Banker agent in Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 23, 2013
Garden Club fashion show to raise funds for scholarships

They've made names for themselves in everything from town politics to tennis.

  • Longboat Key
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This home at 606 Owl Way on Bird Key has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,475 square feet of living area. It sold for $760,000. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 23, 2013
Two-bedroom Sanctuary condo sells for $780,000

A condominium in Sanctuary IV at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Cathy Cartier submitted this sunset photo, taken overlooking Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Cathy Cartier submitted this sunset photo, taken overlooking Sarasota Bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Rego
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Neal Communities clears 100 sales in new communities; Realtor honored for sales performance; Michael Rego joins John Neal Homes

  • East County
  • News
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,734 square feet of living area, sold for $854,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 23, 2013
Home in Country Club Village sells for $854,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Greg Mitton, of New Brunswick, Canada, sold his home at 6814 Dominion Lane to Brian and Julie Lawson, of Lakewood Ranch, for $854,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Anita Cox submitted this photo of a boy catching some rays on the beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2013
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Anita Cox submitted this photo of a boy catching some rays on the beach.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Artists Josefina Filotas, Debbie Dannheisser and Janice Schmidt
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Art & Soul II

Art & Soul II

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: Phyllis T. Turner

Phyllis T. Turner, 95, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 8, in her birthplace of Tampa.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: Manuel 'Manny' Sturges

Manuel "Manny" Sturges, 90, died Jan. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: Blanche Miller

Blanche Miller, 96, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2013
Obituary: William F. Farmer

William F. Farmer, 71, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • January 22, 2013
City hires utilities director

Tidwell has been utilities director for the city of Daytona Beach since 2005.

  • Sarasota
  • News
DID considers storefront improvement grants
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 22, 2013
Jan. 22: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota deputies shoot threatening convicted felon; Sarasota County School Board to address safety and security policies; Longboat Key Town Commission reviews tourism ordinance today; DID considers storefront improvement grants

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Maria Korn and Joan Donnelly
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Inauguration Brunch

Two hundred and thirty five people packed the Longboat Key Club's Harbourside Dining Room Monday, Jan. 21, to watch President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration live on a big-screen projector. The Longboat Key Democratic Club hosted the brunch, which included eclairs and champagne to toast the commander in chief.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • January 22, 2013
Sarasota deputies shoot armed convicted felon

A speeding violation turned into a standoff this morning between Sarasota County deputies and a armed man with a violent history.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marilyn Highland, Mickey Stone and Tanya Jones cut the ceremonial ribbon.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: SSAS Ribbon Cutting

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences celebrated the final stage of their reconstruction Tuesday, Jan. 22, outside of the school. The last phase of the building project, the gymnasium, was recently finished.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
Sarasota crowns new No. 1 singles player

Hugo Armando was named Sarasota's No. 1 singles player after defeating Ty Braswell Jan. 13 in the Totally Tennis Exhibition Series.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
SMA wrestler posts fifth-place finish

Sarasota Military Academy wrestler Connor Steinfeld finished fifth in the 126-pound weight class of the Ippolito Tournament Jan. 18-19, at Brandon High.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
Rams top Tornadoes

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Booker 60-48 in the annual Martin Luther King game Jan. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
Cardinal Mooney girls fall in district title game

The top-seeded Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team fell 4-2 to Bishop Verot in the Class 2A-District 11 championship Jan. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
DID board members discussed bring back a storefront grant program and adding office space to City Hall for the city’s new economic development coordinator.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • January 22, 2013
DID considers storefront improvement grants

The Downtown Improvement District (DID) is considering a storefront grant program for downtown businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton needs renovations performed starting this summer to keep its Hilton flag intact, according to Hilton officials.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 22, 2013
Longboat Key Town Commission reviews tourism ordinance today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review an ordinance today at its 1 p.m. regular workshop that could get the Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton renovation and expansion project back on track.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Margaret Churchill and Nancy VanRoekens
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Commodores' Ball

Sarasota Yacht Club members donned their finest cocktail wear and dress Blues & Whites for the annual Commodores' Ball Saturday, Jan. 19. The Sarasota Military Academy Color Guard and drum line participated in the Sundowner Ceremony, which preceded a dinner and dance featuring the Big Z Band.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fourth consecutive district title with a 3-0 victory over Venice in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 18. Photos courtesy of Tom Hubbard
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch vs Venice

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team captured its fourth-consecutive district title with a 3-0 victory over Venice in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 18. The Lady Mustangs will host Cape Coral Ida Baker in a regional quarterfinal match at 7 p.m. Jan. 23.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 22, 2013
County announces lane closure

Manatee County will perform overnight work on a section State Road 70 at 45th Street E. Wednesday.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County School District staff will present an overview of past security policy adjustments following a 2003 security audit by National School Safety and Security Services, according to the meeting agenda.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 22, 2013
Sarasota County School Board to address safety and security policies

Nearly one month after the Connecticut shooting, the Sarasota County School Board Jan. 22, will consider district safety and security policies during a monthly work session.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Glen Roethel, Hillary Foxsong and Stuart Markus, members of the Long Island-based folk-rock group, Gathering Time, will perform favorites from the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as a few of their own pieces, at Temple Beth Israel Wednesday, Jan. 23.
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 22, 2013
Temple Beth Israel to host folk-rock band

The spirit of the 1960s will return Wednesday, Jan. 23, as Long Island-based folk-rock harmony trio, Gathering Time, performs at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
George and Carol Beddie
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • January 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Harbour Roaring Twenties Party

Flapper dresses, long pearls, feathered headbands, pinstriped suits and homburg hats filled the Longboat Harbour clubhouse Friday, Jan. 18, where residents cut a rug during a 1920s-themed dinner dance.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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