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  • Loren Mayo
  • December 22, 2009
Selby Gardens shimmers at Lights in Bloom

One of Sarasota's brightest holiday traditions is lighting up the night on select dates through Dec. 27.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 22, 2009
Mustang grapplers out dual Pirates

The Lakewood Ranch High varsity wrestling team defeated Braden River 58-13 Dec. 16 while the junior varsity squad shut out the Pirates 70-0.

  • East County
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  • By Steve Whidden
  • December 22, 2009
Professional Golf Tips 101

Rosedale Director of Instruction and PGA Professional Steve Whidden offers tips for improving your game.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 22, 2009
High winds damage Saprito Fishing Pier

Weekend weather forces the closure of the pier below the Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 21, 2009
Red tide detected on Longboat Key

Concentrations were less than 5,000 Karenia brevis cells per liter.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 21, 2009
Students bite into math lesson

Third-graders in Amy Holland's class learned about measurement by making cookies.

  • East County
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 21, 2009
Oak Park School names new principal

Venice High School Assistant Principal Ronald DiPillo will become the new head of Oak Park School in January 2010.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 21, 2009
Town acquires new ambulance

The town received a new ambulance last week that replaces a 12-year-old model that housed at the north end fire station.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 21, 2009
Homebuilder shows economy on rise

Neal Communities has hired eight new employees in the last quarter of 2009.

  • East County
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  • December 21, 2009
Man arrested in drug-related robbery

Sheriff's deputies arrested Alexander Drecos, 21, on Dec. 18 for pulling a gun on two minors and behaving aggressively toward authorities.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 21, 2009
November real estate sales up 84%

Although the volume of sales is up year-over-year, the median sale price dropped slightly.

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  • December 21, 2009
Health Matters - Longboat Key & Sarasota

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  • December 21, 2009
Health Matters - East County

Enjoy The East County Observer's quarterly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use, for people of all ages.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 18, 2009
Lady Mustangs silence Lady Rams

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team shut out Riverview 7-0 in non-district action Dec. 17.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 18, 2009
Pipeline project gets under way

The replacement of water pipes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will cause temporary pedestrian and vehicular delays through September 2010.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 18, 2009
Generations unite for holiday celebration

Residents at the Woodlands Village retirement home have been partnering with first grade classes at Oneco Elementary School since the start of school.

  • East County
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  • Robin Roy
  • December 18, 2009
CRA asked to immediately fund wayfinding

With more than $800,000 to put toward the sign system, the majority of the $1.4 million project would be funded.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 18, 2009
Tabernacle brings Christmas to life

The East County church will hold its annual Living Nativity show through Dec. 20.

  • East County
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 18, 2009
Sarasota school employees collect 200 toys

The U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots Program will receive about 200 toys this year from district employees.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 18, 2009
Colony reopens today

Termite infestation is not widespread enough to force the closure of 100 units on Colony property.

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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • December 17, 2009
LBK Flotilla holds Change of Watch ceremony

Longboat Key Flotilla 82 held its annual Change of Watch ceremony Dec. 17, at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 17, 2009
Lady Mustangs tie Lady Indians

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team tied Venice 1-1 Dec. 15.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 17, 2009
Town moves forward with erosion plans

The Town Commission discussed using sand from a Longboat Pass dredging project and a revised breakwater project for the north end at its regular workshop Thursday.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 17, 2009
Shane recognized for community efforts

Neal Communities Realtor Liaison Gail Shane has been recognized by both the Manatee and Sarasota chapters of the Women's Council of Realtors for her service to the community.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 17, 2009
East County Realtor earns top honors

Michelle Crabtree was named Business Woman of the Year by the Sarasota Chapter of Women's Council of Realtors. The organization also has elected officers for 2010.

  • East County
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
Mattison's receives downtown residents' support

Restaurant owner Paul Mattison has appealed for help after a city-code crackdown forced him to stop his live entertainment at Mattison's City Grille earlier than he's had to in seven years.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
Rotarians give stellar performance

Bubba Claus asks kids to leave out Moon Pies and Jack Daniels on Christmas Eve.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
In a galaxy far, far away ...

Sarasota residents Malaka and Ryan Hilton, of Admiral Travel International, witnessed the world debut of Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipTwo, the world's finest commercial-manned spaceship, designed to take thousands of private astronauts into space.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
Cardinal Mooney sings songs for global outreach

Through its Global Outreach program, Cardinal Mooney students have been conducting video conferences with Iringa Girls Secondary School, in Iringa, Tanzania.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
Church sends morale booster to soldiers

For the third year in a row, members of the Church of the Redeemer are sending care packages to U.S. military troops.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
Parking future in question

With parking meters out of the equation, the city's money-losing parking department faces possible elimination.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
Police panel grills Chief Abbott

Members of the Police Advisory Panel told Police Chief Peter Abbott that the officer who kicked a handcuffed suspect had a bad attitude.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2009
Committee approves $250,000 for arts fest

The county's Festival Steering Committee voted 5-3 to recommend that the county provide the Ringling International Arts Festival with $250,000.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
Late hours could take hit

The cheerleader for late store hours downtown, Jake's Downtown, has gone out of business, and some fear the closing could set the late-hours movement back a step.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • December 17, 2009
A new generation of givers

The Suncoast Communities Blood Bank has partnered with students from Sarasota High School and the Ringling College of Art and Design to create a blood-drive campaign called Generation Give.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • December 17, 2009
City accommodates Ritz-Carlton expansion

Zoning code would have required the hotel to eliminate some of its entryway landscaping to construct a building liner. City commissioners voted to allow it to skip that requirement.

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