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Polo professional Nick Johnson has been training horses at the Sarasota Polo Club for the past three years.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 9, 2015
Learning polo ... can horses stick to it?

Trainer specializes in converting thoroughbreds so they excel at a new sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Braden River Soccer Club 10U Maroon girls soccer team finished second in the Soccer Skills Thanksgiving Cup Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 9, 2015
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Different paths lead to similar honor

  • East County
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Composed of more than 40 members, including professional and amateur musicans, The Pops Orchestra is innovating its concert format with “A Christmas Carol: The Concert.”
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
Community Carol at the Pops Orchestra

The Pops Orchestra combines music and theater for the first time.

  • Arts + Culture
Hugh Davies plays and experiments with the power and texture of color and space in his garage art studio.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
Studio Space: Hugh Davies

A professional artist in his native England, Davies celebrates 10 years of creating in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Zach Shotwell, originally from Colorado, never thought he'd spend so much time in Florida, but happily returns to his theatrical family at FST.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2015
Stagedoor: Zach Shotwell

Once a Florida Studio Theatre apprentice, Shotwell is back for a shot at the main stage.

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The exterior of the Centre Shops was completely renovated.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 9, 2015
Centre Shops has a colorful renovation

The renovations to the Centre Shops provide an increase in tenants and business.

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Ursula Abplanalp
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 9, 2015
The sound of alphorn music

Ursula Abplanalp, who spends several weeks a year on Longboat Key, plays the alphorn each day on the patio of her Sleepy Lagoon home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 12.10.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Deputy Police Chief Frank Rubino urges residents to call whenever they see something suspicious.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
Would crime watch deter burglars...or buyers?

Longboat Key Police rely on residents to be their eyes and ears in the community, but so far none of those eyes and ears has organized an official crime watch.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2015
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 12.10.15

Readers respond to new crosswalks on Longboat Key.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
News Briefs: Longboat Key 12.10.15

Unicorp seeks to prevent Colony meeting; Six Longboat Key firefighters receive life-saving award; Town collects items for Toys for Tots

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Longboat Key’s registered voters will decide March 15 whether to power up or cut the power to a $20.5 million neighborhood and side street power pole and utilities undergrounding project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
Neighborhood undergrounding referendum surges forward

The future of Gulf of Mexico Drive utilities is on the line for a March ballot, but some worry about the funding split.

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Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder says the plaza as a commercial-only site "is just a temporary stop gap until something happens."
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 9, 2015
Whitney Plaza owner nixes referendum request

Owner Ryan Snyder’s decision follows the announcement of a local developer’s plans for a hotel next door.

  • Longboat Key
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Derian Pettitt, 12, and Michael Haynes Jr., 14, donated dolls, among other toys.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 9, 2015
Haile Middle students band together for charity

The school collected more than 300 items for Toys for Tots program.

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District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh hopes to keep Manatee County as one of the cheapest places to live in the state.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 9, 2015
Commissioners make impact with higher fees

Whether higher impact fees handle growth or harm new building sales in Manatee County remains to be seen.

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