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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 9, 2010
East County child nearly drowns

An off-duty EMT and nurse helped save the child.

  • East County
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 9, 2010
Sea turtle nests vandalized on nearby beach

At least a half-dozen sea turtle nests have been disturbed on Siesta Key beaches this nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Jen Blanco
  • July 9, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Hurricane Season

The East County Observer caught up with some local residents to see whether they've prepared their homes for hurricane season.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 9, 2010
Paving project begins Monday

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin paving State Road 789 from Longboat Pass Bridge to Cortez Road Monday, July 12.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Michael Eng
  • July 8, 2010
UPDATE: Deputies find missing Ranch man

Stephen Green, 78, was found eight miles from his home late this afternoon.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 8, 2010
Steve Whidden earns PGA Master Professional status

Steve Whidden, Rosedale Golf & Country Club's Director of Instruction, has successfully completed the requirements for PGA Master Professional and distinguishing himself as an expert in instruction.

  • East County
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  • Stephanie Hannum
  • July 8, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Tango

Tango owner Sandra Miccio shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2010
Haile TSA team takes top honors

Haile's Technology Student Association team took first place in the district and state TSA competitions before heading to nationals this weekend.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 8, 2010
Food tree delivers fun bites on a stick

"Libbypops" are 10 different mini indulgences paired with savory sauces for dipping and are part of Libby's Restaurant + Bar's new, hipper happy hour.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
Proposed park starts dispute

A woman wants to sell the property she's owned for 44 years, so it can become a park. One neighbor disagrees.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
Who's funding the candidates?

Developers, builders and construction companies are all contributing campaign money to County Commissioners Joe Barbetta and Nora Patterson, who are up for re-election this fall. But Patterson, who's married to a lawyer, is also receiving donations from attorneys.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
City seeks task-force members

City parks staff held a meeting last week to recruit community members to help design a scaled-down second phase of Payne Park construction.

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  • Robin Roy
  • July 8, 2010
GOP invokes Internet infantry

Republican Party leaders asked members to spread the word about its candidates through e-mail and social-media sites to help stem gains Democrats made in 2008.

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  • July 8, 2010
News Briefs 07.08.10

Residents of the Dolphin Tower condo high-rise on Gulfstream Boulevard still don't know when they'll be able to return home.

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  • July 8, 2010
Business Observer 07.08.10

The luxury bath and beauty boutique Simply Spoiled Boutique announced it would be relocating its retail store operations July 1 to 1471 Main St.

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  • July 8, 2010
Cops Corner 07.08.10

After the air conditioning in an apartment unit broke down, the apartment manager moved that tenant into an unoccupied unit. After the A/C was fixed, the tenant moved back into his apartment but called the manager a short time later saying the A/C was still not working. The manager inspected the air conditioner and told sheriff's deputies that it looked like it was intentionally punctured.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 8, 2010
Golden Gate Point condo sells for $787,500

650 GGP LLC sold the Unit 503 condominium at 650 Golden Gate Point to Michael Post, of Sarasota, for $787,500.

  • Sarasota
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  • Loren Mayo
  • July 7, 2010
Longboat Key triathlon set for October

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will hold the island's first triathlon in October.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 7, 2010
Manatee deputies thwart burglary

The COPS North unit arrested 39-year-old Jeremy Riffe.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 7, 2010
Manatee deputies thwart burglary

The COPS North unit arrested 39-year-old Jeremy Riffe.

  • East County
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 7, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Avatar to Art

G.WIZ - The Science Museum opened the first exhibition of three-dimensional, fine-art canvases in Sarasota July 2. The upstairs gallery is filled with painter and scientific animator Jeff Hazelton's latest large-scale works, called "Avatar to Art," which require viewers to don special 3D glasses.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 7, 2010
Florida House debuts first solar air-conditioning system

Sarasota County government is partnering with a local HVAC contractor to use the energy of the sun to cool the Florida House.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • July 7, 2010
OBITUARIES: Edward Theriot Jr. and Stanley Waldheim

Community honors Longboat Key's Edward Theriot Jr. and Stanley Waldheim.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
It's Rhys Everywhere!

Observer Associate Publisher Emily Walsh and her husband, Julian Parry, welcomed their first child, Rhys Humphreys Parry, July 1.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 7, 2010
Key Club, IPOC prepare strategies

The Longboat Key Club and Resort and town are waiting to see if the Islandside Property Owners Coalition will file a lawsuit challenging the club's $400 million Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 7, 2010
Brown responds to IPOC president

IPOC President Bob White e-mails his thoughts; Vice Mayor Jim Brown replies.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Briefs

Property values to drop 9.44%; All Angels requests placement on wayfinding sign; fire union elects new vice president

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 7, 2010
Town attorney wants Comp Plan revisions

Town attorney David Persson will ask for direction from the town's planning and zoning board and the commission on the future vision of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 7, 2010
Siekmann reflects upon his vote

Commissioner Robert Siekmann explained his reasoning for being the only commissioner to vote no last week at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Harry's announces its new summer hours

Harry's Continental Kitchens' Deli and Corner Store are now open seven days a week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Webb family gets doubly exciting special delivery

On June 25, the family of Planning, Zoning and Building Chairwoman B.J. Webb and the late Bob Twigg got a double delivery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Turtle Watch volunteers lend some helping hands

Longboat Key Turtle Watch members drilled in a message opposing offshore drilling Saturday, June 26, at the 'Hands Across the Sands' event on Manatee County beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Vacationer celebrates his catch of the day

Rocky Finerty, 11, caught this 2-foot-long, 24-pound black drum fish recently while vacationing on Longboat Key with his family.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Observer reporter returns from much 'knee-ded' stay

The Longboat Observer's Dora the Explorer is back on the town. After undergoing a successful knee-replacement surgery and subsequent rehabilitation, Senior Editor Dora Walters has a new spring in her step. And she says that she has many people to thank for that.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2010
Our view: Post-mortem on the vote

For all of those involved in the Longboat Key Club and Resort's proposed expansion and redevelopment plans, the holiday weekend gave them a much-needed break, time to play and think about something else. Everyone needs to recharge. Especially from the past eight, draining months of public hearings, town elections and decision making.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 7, 2010
Brakes might be put on Key trolley service

A grant that has helped to fund Longboat's trolley service in Manatee County expires this month. About $300,000 needs to be freed up to keep the current route in place.

  • Longboat Key
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