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Overlook Park, near New Pass Bridge, was the scene of a brawl Sunday night that resulted in four arrests and two simple assault charges.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Crowd brawls at Overlook Park

Although those involved in the brawl gave police differing accounts of what happened, parties agreed on what started the incident - talking trash.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
News Briefs 08.10.11

Seats available on town retirement system boards; Commission to discuss Comp. Plan amendments

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Capella Ixtapa Resort, northwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Courtesy Photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Our View: Excellent, not good enough

When the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association board and its consultant, Joel Rosen, unveiled recently the names of the six finalists - now down to four - to rejuvenate and redevelop the Colony, three executives' names popped out as the type of top-flight resort/hotel operators whose skills would mesh with the Colony's uniqueness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ed Adams
  • August 10, 2011
My View: It's a doggoned shame

My dog reads the newspaper. No joke, but Red has to do it on the floor. The doggoned pages are too big for a dachshund to hold in his piddling paws.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Letters to the Editor: 08.10.11

The problem is dog owners, not the dogs; Attacked by dog on the beach

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Judge approves town's line on the sand

A Sarasota judge's ruling validated the town's $16 million beach-bond referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Town emails crack the code of meeting cancellations

The number of code enforcement meetings was questioned.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
Vet clinic slated for S.R. 70 site

Lakewood Ranch couple plans to open an 8,000-square-foot veterinary clinic near the Lakewood Walk Shopping Center.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube likely will get funding for 10 additional deputies, but not for the 20 he requested.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
Manatee County commissioners use savings to fund police hires

Instead of a millage increase, Manatee commissioners likely will use about $800,000 in extra property-tax revenues to fund the addition of 10 to 11 deputies for the sheriff's office.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: East County

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
County sticks by Tara land-use decision

Manatee County commissioners last week rejected a developer's request for $1.9 million for preventing it from developing the property.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 10, 2011
COMMENT: We are ready for some football!

The regular season will be here before we know it, and that brings me to my final topic of conversation - the East County Observer Football Guide.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River Middle School Principal Randy Petrilla played football and basketball and ran track while attending Sarasota High School.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 10, 2011
Principal recalls football memories

Braden River Middle School Principal Randy Petrilla played quarterback for Sarasota High in the early-to-mid 1970s.

  • East County
  • Sports
Kai Haaskivi spent two years as an assistant coach for the U.S. U-17 National Team. Now, he serves as director of coaching for the BRSC. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 10, 2011
BRSC kicks off new academy

Braden River Soccer Club Director of Coaching Kai Haaskivi will launch his own academy later this month.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Robert Louis Schroeder, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 3. He was 84.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Obituary: Robert Louis Schroeder

Robert Louis Schroeder, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 3. He was 84.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Retired Col. Clarence Henry “C.H.” Kemp
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • August 10, 2011
Obituary: Col. 'C.H.' Kemp led life of service

Officially, he was Col. Clarence Henry Kemp, a U.S. Army veteran of three wars. But to those who knew him well, he was simply 'C.H.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unit PH1107 at The Water Club II, 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms and 3,273 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.4 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 10, 2011
Water Club condo sells for $2.4 million

Christine Moog sold her Unit PH1107 condominium at The Water Club II, 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Thomas and Hwei Sung, Longboat Key, for $2.4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Heidi Allwood and Holly Baracchini opened Little Bookworms in March 2005 on Town Center Parkway. The shop later moved to Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
Owners of Little Bookworms faced difficult financial decision

After six years of providing children's books and family fun to East County residents, the Lakewood Ranch bookstore will close Aug. 12.

  • East County
  • News
Take note, New York and Paris: Preschool kids at Kids R Kids of Lakewood Ranch may have created the latest fashion trend.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Ranch kids makefashion statement

Take note, New York and Paris: Preschool kids at Kids R Kids of Lakewood Ranch may have created the latest fashion trend.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • August 10, 2011
The Castaway

This week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Even at 93 years old, veteran rodeo man Hub Hubbell still loves working with his trick pony and practicing rodeo stunts.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
Author to pen biography on Hub Hubbell

Rodeo man and East County resident Hub Hubbell, at 93, soon will be immortalized in print.

  • East County
  • News
Kayla Butler and her family will open a barn on their home to allow students to browse the donated items.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Kayla Butler

Lakewood Ranch High School freshman Kayla Butler is helping her fellow classmates by spearheading a dress drive for Homecoming. Read more about her in our candid Q&A.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Rod Thomson
  • August 10, 2011
My View: Government debt is a moral failure

The moral compass for the majority of our political leadership in both parties is what is right for re-election, not the country's future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Our View: Three portraits in courage

It can be all too easy to get bottled up in policies, politics and personalities and miss the amazing ways in which everyday people accomplish greatness.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch resident Randy Cowart took this photo of the sun setting over Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Weekly Winner: Complementary Colors

Lakewood Ranch resident Randy Cowart took this photo of the sun setting over Bradenton Beach.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Donna Swan
  • August 10, 2011
Deal Us In: Seven cards can be the right fit

It is often stressed that a combined holding of at least eight cards in a suit makes for a satisfactory trump suit. However, a seven-card fit, especially in a major suit, is often adequate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Becky Novacek took this sunset photo near The Beachcomber, in the 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Weekly Winner: Nestled In

Becky Novacek took this sunset photo near The Beachcomber, in the 2700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
2 —  The number of silver medals Out-of-Door Academy freshman Alexandra Bradbury won at the USA Weightlifting National School Age Championships.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 10, 2011
Just the Stats 08.10.11

See the Observer's by-the-numbers breakdown of the week in East County sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
This Waterlefe Golf and River Club home has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,921 square feet of living area. It sold for $730,000. Photo by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 10, 2011
Waterlefe home sells for $730,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 25 and July 29.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
News Briefs 08.10.11

Heritage Harbour home burglarized; Sports complex, team fight cancer; Manatee County School Board to sell property

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Meet this week's athlete: Logan Newton
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • August 10, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Logan Newton

Twelve-year-old Logan Newton pitched three games for the Suncoast Storm 98 team, finishing with a 2-1 record and helping lead the Storm to a 3-3 record at the USSSA World Series July 23-30.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
Creekwood resident runs marathons to help manatees

Creekwood resident Wendy Lynn Parlier is finding her path to health in helping nature's gentle giants.

  • East County
  • Sports
Kayla Butler is launching a dress drive to help needy students attend dances.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2011
Lakewood Ranch High student launches dress drive

Kayla Butler is launching a dress drive so students in need can have proper attire for school dances.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2011
Cops Corner

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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