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  • Robin Hartill
  • March 9, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Maureen Curtin joins MS&Co. LBK office; Sotheby's announces new sponsorship deals; Wagner Realty announces February's top agents;

  • Longboat Key
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Patricia Ostroski
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • March 9, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Patricia Ostroski

Patricia Ostroski teaches yoga classes at Seaplace and Bayport.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Scoreboard

Check out the latest local bridge scores.

  • Longboat Key
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Barry Hinckley lives in Lakewood Ranch with his wife and two sons.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 9, 2011
New golf pro tees off at Concession Golf Club

Barry Hinckley assumed the role of head golf pro at The Concession Golf Club at the end of January.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Donna Swan
  • March 9, 2011
Deal us in

How to play a sure thing

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Next Level Hoops seventh-grade travel basketball team won the High Hoops Tournament Feb. 25-27 in Fort Myers.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 9, 2011
AAU seventh-graders win High Hoops Tournament

Lakewood Ranch girls basketball coach Tina Hadley started Next Level Hoops, an AAU travel basketball organization, three years ago as a way to prepare players for high school.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rick Skerrett submitted this sunrise photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Sunrise Serenity

Rick Skerrett submitted this sunrise photo, taken near Bradenton Beach.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Remember to spring forward!

Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, so remember to set your clocks one hour ahead before you go to bed on Saturday night.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Superintendent Tim McGonegal celebrated the event with Principal Kathy Hayes and, of course, mascot Chompy.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Walk-a-thon raises $10K

Gullett Elementary School students and business partners raised $10,000 during the school's second Chompy's Stomp Walk-a-Thon Feb. 18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Debbie Pattinson and Rosalyn Ehrenpreis worked the raffle table.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Chabad celebrates community service

Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch hosted its annual auction Feb. 27 at The Polo Grill and Bar.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Haile dancers perform at states

The Haile Middle School Dance Team wowed judges at the Florida Dance Team Director's Association state competition Feb. 20 at Jupiter Community High School in Jupiter.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Michael Madigan and Austin Henderson met NBA legend Charles Barkley.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Delaney grandsons meet NBA legend

Michael Madigan and Austin Henderson, grandsons of NBA referee and Lakewood Ranch resident Bob Delaney, met legend Charles Barkley while attending the NBA All-Star Game Feb. 20 in Los Angeles.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Carroll Barnhill enjoys sharing his poems with the people who inspired them.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 9, 2011
Rhyme 'n' Reason

East County resident Carroll Barnhill grew up on a farm and raises race horses for a living. But at 77 years old, he's also become quite the wordsmith, recently self-publishing a collection of poems about his friends and family.

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Ladybug Bakeries specializes in boutique diaper cakes and other custom baby gifts.
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
Business Observer 03.10.11

River Club resident Misty Pope last week announced the opening of her new business, Ladybug Bakeries. The business specializes in boutique diaper cakes and other custom baby gifts.

  • East County
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This home in Waterlefe features four bedrooms and four baths.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 9, 2011
Waterlefe home sells for $515,000

Robert Ciricillo, New York, sold his home at 923 Fish Hook Cove to William and Kathleen Vernal of Moon Township, Pa., for $515,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The new feature at the East County park includes swings, a spider web and a series of logs on which children can climb.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 9, 2011
News Briefs 03.03.11

Manatee County last week completed the installation of playground equipment at Jiggs Landing park.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Drug-monitoring program

Readers respond to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to repeal the prescription drug monitoring program.

  • East County
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Eladio Amores
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 8, 2011
Fat Tuesday Street Party

Fat Tuesday Street Party

  • Black Tie
The 2011 Porsche Boxster is offered by Suncoast Porsche.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 8, 2011
Sarasota Open Foundation to raffle Porsche Boxster

The winner will choose between a two-year, prepaid car lease or $15,000.

  • Longboat Key
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Paul Caragiulo received 1,718 votes out of a total 3,425 for 50.16% of the vote in the District 2 race.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 8, 2011
Caragiulo unseats Clapp

The restaurateur squeaked by the incumbent commissioner by 11 votes in the District 2 City Commission race, which triggered an automatic recount. Snyder claimed the District 3 seat; and Shaw and Holland will face off in a May runoff election for the District 1 seat.

  • Sarasota
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Jayna Antoine, 13, chose a black satin dress with a sweetheart neckline and sequin empire waistband. Hundreds of girls headed to Saks Fifth Avenue Monday and Tuesday in search of their perfect prom dress through the Cinderella Project.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 8, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Say yes to the dress!

Hundreds of girls headed to Saks Fifth Avenue Monday and Tuesday in search of their perfect prom dress through the Cinderella Project. Dresses were donated by local "fairy godmothers" to the organization, which provides free prom dresses to girls attending prom.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 8, 2011
Meteors win championship

The Lakewood Ranch Meteors 8 and under AAU baseball team won the Central Florida WAR on I-4 Championship March 5-6 in Plant City.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch Meteors 8 and under team went undefeated to win the Central Florida War on I-4 Championship March 5-6.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 8, 2011
Meteors win championship

The Lakewood Ranch Meteors 8 and under AAU baseball team won the Central Florida WAR on I-4 Championship March 5-6 in Plant City.

  • East County
  • Sports
Town Manager Bruce St. Denis said the acquisition of the beach engineer will result in no changes to the town and its beach projects.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 8, 2011
Town's beach engineer sold

Coastal Planning & Engineering was sold for $26 million in cash Tuesday to The Shaw Group Inc.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 8, 2011
Mustang tennis wins three straight

The Lakewood Ranch High boys tennis team improved its record to 6-1 with wins over Sarasota, Bayshore and Manatee.

  • East County
  • Sports
The group's next river cleanup is slated for April 16.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 8, 2011
Historical group to meet

The Old Braden River Historical Society will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m., tonight.

  • East County
  • News
Two police advisory panels will help guide police-department policy and act as liaisons to the greater community.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • March 8, 2011
Commission appoints police panel chairmen

City commissioners chose the two chairmen from a pool of 15 candidates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
President Murray Blueglass and speaker Lauren Rudd
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • March 8, 2011
GALLERY: Longboat Key Democratic Club Meeting

'The Economic Maelstrom in Washington' was Lauren Rudd's topic, when she spoke March 8 at the Longboat Key Democratic Club luncheon meeting held at the Longboat Key Club and Resort Harborside Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pat and Bob Baer
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 7, 2011
Asolo Rep Co-Producers Party

Asolo Rep Co-Producers Party

  • Black Tie
Laurie Blakeman, Jeff and Peter Lupoff and Gary Blakeman
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 7, 2011
Moveable Feast

Moveable Feast

  • Black Tie
Nina Belott, Dottie Mauger and Jane Gottlieb
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • March 7, 2011
Selby Public Library Fundraising Luncheon

Selby Public Library Fundraising Luncheon

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • March 7, 2011
Thunder tops Northside Christian

The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team defeated Northside Christian 6-1 in district action March 5.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mother/daughter duo Lindsay and Susan Owens own the Whitfield Exchange.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • March 7, 2011
GALLERY: Manatee Chamber Spring Fling

Dozens of local businesses showcased their products and services during the Manatee Chamber of Commerce's Spring Fling Business Expo March 3 at the chamber's McClure Center office in Lakewood Ranch. The event also included music, refreshments and a silent auction.

  • East County
  • News
Mayor George Spoll chaired his second to last official commission meeting Monday night.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 7, 2011
Commission postpones Comp Plan changes

The town attorney asked the Town Commission to postpone a discussion on a resolution that would transmit changes to its Comprehensive Plan until Tuesday, March 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ready your taste buds for the Nancy's Bar-B-Que menu, which features an item called "Tractor Pull."
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • March 7, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sweet ride

Nancy's Bar-B-Que expects to open for business within the next seven to 10 days.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Grants were funded by the annual SunCoast Food & Wine Fest.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 7, 2011
Ranch Rotary gives to local organizations

Twenty-three organizations received grants totaling $115,000.

  • East County
  • News
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