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The Chalk Festival has integrated to Longboat Key. Artist Kitty Dyble Thompson from Milwaukee, Wis. is spray painting a mermaid on a wall facing the pool at Longboat Key Club and resort.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 3, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Chalk Festival on LBK
Goodwill celebrated the grand opening of its new Lakewood Ranch drop-off center, located at 9126 Town Center Parkway, Nov. 1. Today attendant John Hannah was on hand to collect and sort donations.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • November 3, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Goodwill's grand opening
Co-chairs Kim Bald and Joan Geyer with Pierce Quinlan
  • By Black Tie Staff
  • November 2, 2011
Wit and Wisdom of Aging Luncheon
Kurt Wenner and Mayor Suzanne Atwell
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • November 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kurt Wenner at J Wood
Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 2, 2011
Castaway
Gabe White tried on an entire firefighter outfit.
  • By Dianne Trask
  • November 2, 2011
Goddard education heats up with firefighters' visit
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  • By Black Tie Staff
  • November 1, 2011
Black Tie Standout of the Week
Christian Iturrino, Sean Freund, Andrew Beall checked out the fire truck.
  • By Dianne Trask
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Goddard's 'In the Neighborhood'
Stacy Alexander of Mote with Amy Stephens and Courtney Lynn with Macy’s, a sponsor of Penguin Island
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Penguin Island Opens
Kurt Wenner is a world-renowned artist, architect and innovator of 3D pavement art.
  • By Loren Mayo
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Asphalt art
Can you tell us where this fall scarecrow resides? The first person to answer correctly gets a Facebook shout out.
  • By Pam Eubanks
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY Where am I?
Longboat Key Public Works employees Doyle Walker and Curtis Vandermolen trim the sea grapes. It is an annual job every Oct. 31 when turtle season ends, but the weather yesterday did not permit trimming.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sea Grape Trimming
Angela Mejicanos dressed as a web and dressed her daughter, Stella, 7 mos., as an itsy bitsy spider, Monday, Oct. 31, at ODA.
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Itsy Bitsy Spider and her Web
Teachers Rachel Wilson, Lynn Edwards, Michael Lawson and Kaitlyn Bunker enjoyed the evening.
  • By Marina Wolf-Schmidt
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kiddie Academy Gala
Janet Nutting and Jamie Aymerich
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fright Night Round 2
Bill Cogbill and Tom Luciani
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Halloween at Bird Key Yacht Club
Mario, Jack, 4, Marissa, 7, and Ann Marie Govic trick-or-treated as a family throughout the Village.
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Village Trick-or-Treating
Morgan McCarthy
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fright Night Round 2
Stacey and Madison Anderson
  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Fright Night
President of the Board of Trustees, Michael vonWaldner, John LaCirita, Ariane Dart, David Mahler, Wade Wolfe and Ryan Tremblay
  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA celebrates new Lower School Athletic Pavilion
Meredith Carroll wore one of the most colorful costumes in the entire parade.
  • By Michael Eng
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Primrose Parade of Costumes
Elizabeth Blitz, Cindy Hohmann and Morgan Reyes
  • By Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Martha's Catholic School Halloween Parties
What a tasty treat!
  • By Loren Mayo
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Mummy, I'm hungry!
The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Pee Wee cheerleading squad won the Best of Bay Cheer Jam this past weekend.
  • By Jen Blanco
  • October 31, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cheer Power
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
The Chalk Festival has integrated to Longboat Key. Artist Kitty Dyble Thompson from Milwaukee, Wis. is spray painting a mermaid on a wall facing the pool at Longboat Key Club and resort.
  • November 3, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Chalk Festival on LBK
2
Goodwill celebrated the grand opening of its new Lakewood Ranch drop-off center, located at 9126 Town Center Parkway, Nov. 1. Today attendant John Hannah was on hand to collect and sort donations.
  • November 3, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Goodwill's grand opening
3
Co-chairs Kim Bald and Joan Geyer with Pierce Quinlan
  • November 2, 2011
Wit and Wisdom of Aging Luncheon
4
Kurt Wenner and Mayor Suzanne Atwell
  • November 2, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Kurt Wenner at J Wood
5
Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.
  • November 2, 2011
Castaway

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