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Dane Russell Edwards, born Jan. 11, wasn't due to be born until next week.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 12, 2011
Luck be a baby, tonight!

The number '11' will certainly be Dane Russell Edwards' lucky number. Dr. Wayne Cohen delivered Dane at 11:11 p.m. Jan. 11 (1/11/11) in room 11 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. (Video included!)

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
President of Mystery Florida Inc. Terry Griffin presents a check for $2,000 Jan. 4 to Longboat Library President Amy Roth and library volunteer Don Judd.
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 12, 2011
Griffin checks out Longboat Library

Mystery Florida Inc. holds an annual conference with Florida mystery writers and out-of-state writers whose work is set in Florida. The conference proceeds are donated to the Longboat Library and the Tingle Memorial Library, in Anna Maria.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lois and Bill Cohodas
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Key residents celebrate 61 years

Lois and Bill Cohodas celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on Christmas Day.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Seguso family celebrates daughter's christening

Lennon Shy Charlotte Seguso, the youngest daughter of Robbie and Carling Bassett Seguso and granddaughter of Sue Bassett Klauber, was baptized Jan. 2, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cecilia Mould enjoys a game of twister.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • January 12, 2011
SYC hosts First Friday Family Fun Fest

Local kids had a fun-filled evening at Sarasota Yacht Club's First Friday Family Fun Fest, held Friday, Jan. 7, at the club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Kiwanis seeks nominations for Citizen of the Year

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key is still seeking nominees for its 2010 Longboat Key Citizen of the Year award.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chantal and Ed Diem
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 12, 2011
Villager gets 60-year birthday surprise

Ed Diem was truly surprised when his wife, Chantal, and several Village residents hosted a birthday party for him Jan. 5, at Bayou Tavern in Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Heidi Thomas, left, meets artist Susanna Spann.
    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 12, 2011
All Angels art show displays unique watercolor works

Works by Bradenton artist Susanna Spann are on display in the All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church gallery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Letters to the editor

Town should seek long-term planning for beach funding; where the land meets the sea

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This August 2001 aerial of the north end of Longboat Key was taken eight years after the town's previous island-wide beach project was performed in 1993.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 12, 2011
Beach project in limbo

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis wants direction on how the town should move forward with renourishing its beaches.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 12, 2011
Attorney disputes association's claim

A dispute has arisen over what a 5% undivided interest in 12 tennis courts obtained by one unit owner means for The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 12, 2011
News briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 12, 2011
State agrees to reduce signage

Florida Department of Transportation officials agreed last week to remove 53 state road signs from Gulf of Mexico Drive right of ways.

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The town of Longboat Key is undergoing a north-end beach restoration project between Broadway and North Shore Road, which begins this month, to bring sand back to the severely eroded portion of the beach.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 12, 2011
North-end project sees dredge delay

The emergency beach project will bring 133,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 12, 2011
Save Our Seabirds donations reported stolen

The bird-rescue organization told police that $139 was taken Jan. 1 from its office.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Bradford Saivetz
  • January 12, 2011
My View: Turn ownership of beach back to rightful owners

As beach renourishment costs continue to mount, let beachfront property owners maintain their own sand.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Our View

A good compromise, we hope

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Bette Balk and Carole Zicherman work on their Facebook pages at "Social Networking 101: Facebook and Twitter" Jan. 6, at the Education Center.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 12, 2011
Education Center builds its social network

Longboaters got a lesson in Facebook and Twitter at the "Social Networking 101: Facebook and Twitter" class held recently at the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Ranch CERT seeks volunteers

Lakewood Ranch's Community Emergency Response Team is looking for a few good men - and women.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Lakewood Main Street plans progressive dinner

Attention adventurous diners: Lakewood Ranch Main Street restaurateurs will be taking residents on a culinary trip around the world at 6 p.m., Jan. 27.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jennifer and Nick Tullio with their twin children, Grayson and Emma. Grayson has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the couple is hopeful, through research, a cure for the condition soon may be found.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2011
ANOTHER DAY FOR GRAY

Nick and Jennifer Tullio's son, Grayson, 7, is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Now, the Tullios are using the power in their own legs to help their son find his own.

  • East County
  • News
Cindy and Mark Pentecost purchased the Stoneybrook Golf Club in late September.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2011
It Works Global moves to Manatee

It Works Global, owned by Heritage Harbour's Mark and Cindy Pentecost, will bring more than 90 jobs to the area over the next three years.

  • East County
  • News
Tim Mulqueen recently released his first book, "The Complete Soccer Goalkeeper." Photo courtesy of Human Kinetics Inc.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2011
SMR hires coordinator for sports complex

Tim Mulqueen said the possibilities are endless for Lakewood's newest amenity.

  • East County
  • News
The board sent a proposed irrigation water agreement to Aquaterra in February 2010.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2011
Heritage Harbour puts pressure on Aquaterra

Supervisors on the Heritage Harbour South CDD are hoping to compel their irrigation provider to enter into a formal contract.

  • East County
  • News
Bayside Community Church has participated in Awakening since the program began three years ago.
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • January 12, 2011
Bayside begins fasting journey

Bayside Community Church is joining nearly 1,000 other churches across the world in Awakening, a three-week commitment of prayer and fasting.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops Jan. 1, 1995 9:58 a.m. - 1500 block of GMD. Tree cut down by unknown persons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Vertex Development submitted an application to construct a 150-foot flagpole-style telecommunications tower near the front parking lot of the River Club Golf Course in June 2009.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2011
Judge sides with county in River Club tower dispute

A U.S. district judge last week issued a summary judgment against Vertex Development, who had sued Manatee County for denying construction of a telecommunications tower on part of the River Club Golf Course property.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 01.13.11

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected] or mail them to The East County Observer, 8788 State Road 70 E., Suite 103, Bradenton, FL., 34202.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Recently, Keith Davey, lead advocate of Lakewood Ranch incorporation, announced with a flourish that Florida State University has approved the Fishkind feasibility study, the much-debated study that concludes that incorporation is financially feasible.

  • East County
  • News
Carlos and David Duran have been adjusting to a different level of play since joining the Braden River soccer team.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 12, 2011
Pirates learn communication creativity

Colombian natives Carlos and David Duran have spent the past four months adjusting to a new way of communicating with their teammates.

  • East County
  • Sports
Taylor Nardone also is a member of the varsity cheerleading squad.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 12, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Taylor Nardone

Braden River senior Taylor Nardone set a personal best this season with a 120-pound bench press and a 140-pound clean and jerk at the girls weightlifting meet versus Lakewood Ranch Jan. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
News Briefs 01.13.11

The Manatee County Government website and Utility Customer Service System will be inaccessible the evening of Jan. 14 and all day Jan. 15 as electrical work is completed at the Manatee County Administrative Center.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch sophomore Sierra Langston, right, watched the cow she's showing in the fair give birth to a calf Dec. 19. She named the calf, Colby. Langston and her friend Theresa Simunovic, left, will show the pair in the fair Jan. 21.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2011
County fair promises Manatee magic

This year's fair will run Jan. 13-23 and features musical performances by groups such as The Band Perry, Darryl Worley and Mike's Chair.

  • East County
  • News
The 8,800-square-foot New Pass home at 1333 Westway Drive, in the Lido Shores subdivision, sold for $8.4 million in February 2010.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 12, 2011
Sales Snapshot 2010: The New Normal

Uncertainty dominated the real-estate market in 2009, both locally and nationally. The recession and financial collapse left many buyers hesitant, while sellers often didn't accept the new reality. But local Realtors say 2010 was different: It was the year of the new normal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Cops Corner 01.13.11

Unknown person(s), possibly juveniles living in the complex, broke Styrofoam signs used to mark parking and rules of the complex at Heritage Harbour.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
MaKenzie Lynn Emery was born to Catherine and Andrew Emery at 9:08 p.m., Dec. 14, 2010.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2011
Birth Announcements 01.13.11

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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