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  • Maria Amodio
  • April 22, 2010
Recipe and a Reservation: Moore's Stone Crab

Moore's Stone Crab co-owner Alan Moore shares an exclusive recipe for yourobserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 22, 2010
Gussin to release fourth novel in October

'And Then There Was One' will be available Oct. 4 at bookstores throughout the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
SOUND OFF: Cell towers and sand

We want to hear from you. What is your opinion of erecting a camouflaged cell tower on Sister Keys? How much would you be willing to spend to retain a white-sand beach?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 22, 2010
State agrees to revise pension reports

The state will allow the town to submit revised actuarial reports, which will reduce the amount of funding the town needs to contribute for its pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 22, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Ranch Town Hall hours

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors are discussing changing Town Hall's hours of operation. The East County Observer caught up with several Lakewood Ranch residents for their thoughts on the issue.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 22, 2010
Siekmann declines Key Club meeting

Commissioner Robert Siekmann declined an invitation by Key Club officials to meet with him one-on-one about proposed code changes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 22, 2010
Lakewood, Braden River and ODA advance to regional finals

The Lakewood Ranch and Braden River High boys tennis teams and the Lakewood Ranch and Out-of-Door Academy girls tennis teams were all victorious in their regional semifinal matches April 20.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Hoop jam pumps up movie crowd

The neon hula hoops, wild costumes and upbeat party music from the Hoop Jam April 15 outside Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 drew a large crowd.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Arts Council has just the tickets

As part of its new pilot program, SRQ/TKTS, the Sarasota County Arts Council is now offering discounted tickets to performing-arts venues in Sarasota County from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through May 1, at the Sarasota Farmers Market.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 22, 2010
Businesses want wider sidewalk

More than a dozen business owners on the 1300 block of Main Street signed a petition that requests the city triple the width of the sidewalk to make way for more pedestrians and outdoor-dining tables.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 22, 2010
Siesta residents talk trash

Sarasota County's pack-in, pack-out philosophy is meant to encourage sustainability in its parks and beaches.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 22, 2010
Neighbors want park proposal rescinded

A group of Hudson Bayou residents nominated a vacant property for park acquisition, but that property is located in Harbor Acres.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • April 22, 2010
Lawsuit accuses county official of influencing bid

A lawsuit against the county accuses division Director Larry Arnold of using his friendships to help award two contracts dealing with a spring-training stadium.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Candlelight vigil honors Crime Victims' Rights Week

To promote victims' rights and honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf, a candlelight vigil was held Monday, April 19, at the Central Church of Christ, in honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
St. Martha's undergoes energetic makeover

After undergoing Florida Power and Light's Business Energy Evaluation, St. Martha's Early Learning Center received free energy upgrades that are expected to save the organization up to $1,000 annually.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Forty Carrots pays tribute to co-founder Diane Weiss

Forty Carrots Family Center staff, families, supporters, colleagues and alumni paid tribute to Diane Weiss, co-founder and co-executive director since 1993.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Sharks win national title

The Sarasota YMCA Sharks Team won its fourth consecutive national title at the YMCA Short Course National Championship, held April 6 through April 9, in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Observer Updates

Commission approves new bus rapid-transit route; Brick pavers are ruled out for Main Street; Parking garage holds groundbreaking

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Cops Corner

April 14 Clean break 12:38 a.m. - 500 block of North Jefferson Avenue. Suspicious Person. The caller reported that a man was showering in an apartment complex's pool area. The man's clothing was piled on the ground near the shower.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 22, 2010
Young gardeners grow successful harvest

Students at Gulf Gate Elementary and Emma E. Booker Elementary are learning through the hands-on project of caring for their EarthBoxes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 22, 2010
Bayshore Road home sells for $1.6 million

A home on Bayshore Road tops all real-estate transactions from March 23 to March 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2010
Our View

Sadly, smoking guns no surprise

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • April 21, 2010
Man on the Street: Going Green

April 22 is Earth Day, so The Observer asked folks around downtown Sarasota what they do to be environmentally conscious.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 21, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Gulf Gate Elementary

Every day, Gulf Gate Elementary students race to the courtyard after lunch to look after their EarthBoxes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 21, 2010
In Brief

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
After recovery, eagle takes flight

A bald eagle became stranded in the waters of Longboat Key recently and needed help before she could spread her wings again.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Euphemia Haye walks for a cure

Team Euphemia Haye participated for its eighth year in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) "Walk to Cure Diabetes" event March 20, on Siesta Key, and raised more than $14,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Historic real-estate office building still stands

One of the first real-estate offices on Longboat Key was started by Luther Garaux in the 1940s and was located in a two-story building at 5144 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The building still stands and is now, fittingly, an apartment complex.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Beachplace enjoys a day at the races

Beachplace has gone to the dogs. Residents attended their annual "Night at the Dogs" event April 8, at the Sarasota Kennel Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Golfers meet friendly fawn

East County resident Clint Pierce and his son, Tommy, were enjoying a round at Cypress Links at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club when they came face-to-face with this fawn.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Kiddie Academy hops for MDA

Students at Kiddie Academy in Lakewood Ranch showed off their jumping skills during the school's MDA Hop-a-Thon event April 7.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
Memorial may have home

CDD2 supervisors are considering Lakewood Ranch Town Hall as the site for the Fallen Heroes Memorial.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Publix employees help save our local seabirds

Approximately 35 Longboat Key Publix employees were hard at work on Saturday, April 10, but they weren't behind the store's counters. Instead, they were volunteering at Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
County endorses new MTI campus

Commission Chair Donna Hayes said the new campus will be 'like a gateway to (the) East County.'

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2010
Holy mackerel:Resident catches 32-pound fish

Longboat Key resident Paul Geck recently reeled in quite the catch: a 50-inch, 32-pound king mackerel that he caught 1.5 miles west of Longboat Pass.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
Italian, Mexican cuisines to add spice to Ranch Main

LWR Commercial Realty officials recently secured an Italian restaurant for Main Street. Two more restaurant leases are out, including one for a Mexican eatery.

  • East County
  • News
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