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  • November 16, 2009
Manatee announces H1N1 vaccination schedule

Manatee County Public Schools and the Manatee County Health Department will continue H1N1 vaccinations through the end of the year.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 16, 2009
Road closure extended

A section of 63rd Avenue East between 33rd Street East and Prospect Road will be closed through Dec. 18.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
City seeks 12 downtown sculptures

A call to artists has been issued for sculptures that will be put on display throughout downtown for a year.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
Sheriff collects unused prescriptions

Residents turned in 277 pounds of unused and expired prescription drugs during the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's first Operation Medicine Cabinet.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
Sarasota home sales continue to rise

October sales were up 36% compared to last year.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 16, 2009
Sheriff collects 277 pounds of unused prescriptions

Residents turned in unused and expired prescription drugs during the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's first Operation Medicine Cabinet.

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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • November 14, 2009
Man on the street: Gourmet grub

We asked attendees of the 28th annual St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon, which took place Nov. 14, at the Temple Beth Israel parking lot, to tell us what their favorite dishes were.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Jen Blanco
  • November 14, 2009
Lady Pirates' dream season ends in finals

The Braden River volleyball team saw its historic dream season come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Fort Myers in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals Nov. 14.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
ODA wins eighth straight game

The Out-of-Door Academy football team closed out its regular season with a 49-42 victory over The Villages tonight.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Mustangs victorious on senior night

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated Wauchula Hardee 35-22 tonight in its regular season finale.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Ranch girls make history

The Lakewood Ranch High girls cross country team made history this morning, winning the Class 3A-Region 3 cross country meet at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte to capture the school's first regional title.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Pirates stumble in season finale

The Braden River High football team fell to Palmetto 7-3 tonight in its final regular season game.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 13, 2009
Obituary: Herman Munitz

Herman Munitz, 96, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 13, 2009
Save Our Seabirds to hold Bird Day celebration

The bird-rescue facility opened in November 2008 on Ken Thompson Parkway.

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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 13, 2009
City to expand historic structure survey

Sarasota hires a contractor for $30,000 to add up to 350 buildings to its list of historic places.

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  • Robin Roy
  • November 13, 2009
County sued over missing public records

An anti-spring-training stadium group files suit against the county and a company it hired for baseball negotiations after that company lost public records relating to those negotiations.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 13, 2009
File of Life project under way

Longboat Key Firefighter David Kyle is accepting orders for File of Life magnets, which are used by firefighters in an emergency situation for critical information about a patient.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 13, 2009
Farmer's market opens for business

The farmer's market on Lakewood Ranch Main Street reopens Nov. 14.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Local pairs team skates to fourth-place finish

The 2009 US Figure Skating National Championship Silver Medalist pairs team of Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett finished fourth at the 2009 NHK Trophy Nov. 5-8 in Tokyo, Japan.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 13, 2009
Galvano to address Republican Club

Florida Rep. Bill Galvano will be the keynote speaker at the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club meeting today.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 13, 2009
Downtown residents provided transient-crime solutions

Police give members of the Downtown Sarasota Alliance tips to help rid the city of transient crime.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Flames ranked No. 1

The Gulf Coast Flames Bantam AA team, which trains at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, is currently ranked No. 1 in the United States, according to myhockeyrankings.com.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Reid, Silvers earn top five finishes

The Lakewood Ranch High swim team had an impressive showing at the Class 2A FHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships Nov. 12 with the girls team finishing eighth and the boys team finishing 11th.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Khara signs with Rams

Lakewood Ranch High senior Rocky Khara signed a national letter of intent today to play golf for Virginia Commonwealth University.

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 13, 2009
Mustangs tie Rams

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team tied Riverview 1-1 Nov. 12, improving its record to 1-0-1.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 12, 2009
Softball standout fulfills lifelong dream

Lakewood Ranch High senior Corey Hanewich signed a national letter of intent today to play softball for Stanford University.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • November 12, 2009
Mustangs win season opener

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team defeated St. Pete Catholic 3-0 Nov. 11.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2009
Sculpting group leases Bayfront Park space

The group currently has seven sculptors and will work on the first floor of the recreation center.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Propeller club honors Rep. Ron Reagan

The Port Manatee Propeller Club honored Florida State Rep. Ron Reagan with its highest honor as Maritime Person of the Year during ceremonies Nov. 12 at the Bradenton Yacht Club.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2009
SMR nominated for philanthropy award

The Lakewood Ranch developer will find out if it is Corporate Philanthropist of the Year on Nov. 17.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2009
Village Bikes moving to Main

Village Bikes will be moving from its location in Lake Osprey Plaza to a spot on Lakewood Ranch Main Street Dec. 1.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 12, 2009
Sewage project begins in Village

A $600,000 wastewater restoration project is being performed on three roads on the north end of Longboat Key. The work is expected to last through May 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 12, 2009
Dairy Queen to reopen

The State Road 70 Dairy Queen location is expected to be in business before the end of the year.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
Downtown Partnership joins Chamber of Commerce

The Partnership will become a unit of the Chamber and will have a new name — Downtown Sarasota Council.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • November 12, 2009
Swine flu vaccine available for more kids

Children from 6 months old to high school seniors can get vaccinated later this week at several locations throughout the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2009
Glenridge toasts council president

This is George Davis. He's famous - but only at the Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, where he presides as president of the Glenridge Advisory Council.

  • Sarasota
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