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Summerfield Information Center
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 1, 2015
Committee rethinks potential info center uses

A $637,492 renovation price tag puts initial remodeling ideas on hold for now.

  • East County
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Seven months after she launched Lakewood Ranch Main Street’s first farmers market in three years, Jennifer McCafferty hopes to keep the event going.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 1, 2015
Farmers market owner hopes to sow roots

Jen’s MarketPlace owner Jennifer McCafferty hopes to extend her stay on Lakewood Ranch Main Street through the summer.

  • East County
  • News
By the end of the year, FDOT officials plan to start construction on a roundabout to be located in front of Carlos E. Haile Middle School.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 1, 2015
Roundabout plans circle East County

april fools

  • East County
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Luxury estates will include 10,000-square-foot (and larger) homes with pools, plane accomodations and other features, as depicted here.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 1, 2015
Clear the air

april fools

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Music on Main parking hits sour note

april fools

  • East County
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  • April 1, 2015
Cranky wins acting award

april fools

  • East County
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Volunteer B.J. McCurry hands out bags and T-shirts to guests in attendance for the campaign kick-off.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 1, 2015
All Faiths kicks off Campaign Against Summer Hunger

All Faiths kicks off Campaign Against Summer Hunger

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.02.15

Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.02.15

  • Longboat Key
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That’s a sexy Fisher Island Club peacock featured in the New York Post story, not a sexy Longbeach Village peacock .
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Longboat Key: Bringing sexy back?

Longboat Key: Bringing sexy back?

  • Longboat Key
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Easton Andrew Nock
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Nock, nock: A new baby is here

Nock, nock: A new baby is here

  • Longboat Key
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Freshman Anthony Pistella played No. 1 singles for Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 1, 2015
Double Take

After trailing the first day of the tournament, the Lakewood Ranch High girls tennis team came back in doubles to win the district title.

  • East County
  • Sports
Participants of the Palm-Aire Country Club dressed for the theme of “Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes.”
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 1, 2015
Sidelines

East County sports news from this week.

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Longbeach Café owners Jeff Daly and Colleen and Pete Callandra
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2015
Longbeach Café celebrates sweet anniversary

Longbeach Café celebrates sweet anniversary

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 31, 2015
Operation Kindness event helps wounded veterans

Operation Kindness held its eighth annual event on March 31 at the Longboat Key Club.

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  • By Amanda Morales
  • March 31, 2015
Contra dancing builds a community at Fogartyville

The next scheduled contra dance at Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 31, 2015
Sarasota County commissioners praise mobility plan

The 20-year plan will replace road impact fees.

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The South Siesta Key renourishment project is up for $9 million in tourist tax dollar funding.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 31, 2015
Sarasota County grants $1 million to Venice beach renourishment project

The Venice and South Siesta Key projects could lower the TDT fund to a critical level.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • March 31, 2015
Sarasota continues outpacing state in jobs numbers

The unemployment rate in Sarasota County in February was the lowest it has been since August 2007, however the local economy shed 824 jobs from the previous month.

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Mote scientists found a record-breaking 114 juvenile scallops.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 31, 2015
Mote scientists discover record number of baby scallops in Sarasota Bay

Mote Marine Laboratory tallied a record number of baby scallops from restoration site on March 25.

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The father of the injured baby sandhill crane guards the bird from passersby.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 31, 2015
Car crashes into baby bird

A driver hit a baby sandhill crane at the intersection of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Malachite Drive

  • East County
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Town Hall 2015 chairwoman Nancy Morgan, Ringling College of Art & Design President Larry Thompson and Town Hall 2016 chairwoman Chris Cremer at the final luncheon for the RCLA Town Hall 2015 Lecture Series.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 31, 2015
Bernanke gives economic forecast to close Town Hall 2015

The Ringling College LibraryAssociation closed out the 2015 Town Hall lecture series with speaker Ben Bernanke.

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Greylin, $148 at Fresh; Lavendar Brown printed shift dress, $160, at Fresh; Sachin & Babi Majestic Dress, $495, at The Met; Missoni brought back some of its classic patterns this season, seen here in these dresses at The Met.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 31, 2015
Fashion Insider: Spring Trends

Black Tie stopped in our local fashion houses to see what’s in store and find out what will be sticking around through fall.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 31, 2015
Karl Rove among 2016 Town Hall speakers

Inspirational leaders are the theme for the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall 2016 Lecture Series. The first in that list will be former Israeli President Shimon Peres is scheduled to kick off the 2016 series on January 19.

  • Sarasota
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Lido Key residents have said a renourishment plan is badly needed to replenish eroded portions of the shoreline.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 30, 2015
Updated Big Pass dredge study shows no effects on Siesta Key

In a new report, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reiterates its position that a planned Lido shoreline renourishment project would not negatively impact Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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That’s a sexy Fisher Island Club peacock, not a Longbeach Village peacock.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 30, 2015
Longboat Key: Bringing sexy back?

The New York Post says Longboat Key is one of Florida’s five sexiest, secluded off-shore islands.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 30, 2015
Black Tie Untied: The Firefly Gala

Black Tie Untied takes you behind the scenes at The Firefly Gala.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 30, 2015
Sarasota County commissioners to discuss mobility fees

The board will head an update at tomorrow's meeting on the mobility plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gabriel, Brad, Aubrey and Michelle Hoover model the new Turtle Watch shirts.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 30, 2015
Turtle Watch swims to new shirts

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch introduced its 2015 t-shirts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Natalie Merino shades her face from the sun, but not her empty basket; she’s ready to hunt eggs, she said.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 29, 2015
Children hunt for thousands of eggs

Bayside Community Church hosted its 12th annual egg hunt, Eggolution

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Four-year-old Zoey Kollet is pleased with the candy she collected.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 29, 2015
Easter egg hunt takes flight

A helicopter dropped thousands of eggs at The Tabernacle Church for candy hunters

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Brady Kerr makes a new friend.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • March 29, 2015
Children gather for eggs and the Easter Bunny

At EGGstravaganza March 28, families flocked to gather eggs and to pose with the holiday's mascot

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 29, 2015
Eggstravaganza Easter Bunny Portraits

Looking for your Easter Bunny portrait from the EGGstravaganza event? Download it here!

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Brianna Waters leads the palm procession tugging Domingo Ramos the donkey at Church of the Redeemer
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 29, 2015
Redeemer marks Palm Sunday

Members of the Church of Redeemer congregation gathered for an English and Spanish bilingual mass for Palm Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Firefly Gala Chairwoman Ariane Dart on stage before the Bret Michaels concert
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 28, 2015
The Firefly Gala

Guests attended The Firefly Gala on Saturday, March 28, at The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club.

  • Black Tie
Christine Fisher and Grace Pomije race crawfish down a course.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 28, 2015
St. Martha’s spices up Cajun Crawfish & Seafood Festival

Families spent the day enjoying live music, games and food at the 4th annual Cajun Crawfish & Seafood Festival Saturday, March 28 at St. Martha Catholic School.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Abbi Peters and Alexa Freck flutter down the path at Historic Spanish Point for the Fairy House Festival.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 28, 2015
Fairies take flight at Historic Spanish Point

The trails of Historic Spanish Point are especially enchanting for the 2nd annual Fairy House Festival as families meandered the paths lined with handmade fairy homes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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