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  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 30, 2015
Longboat women celebrate the birthday of 16 friends

Longbeach Village was filled with women celebrating their April birthdays on April 30. Kip O’Neal hosted the birthday party of 16 of her friends, who all have birthdays in April.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 30, 2015
Chamber members enjoy Business After Hours

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Casa Del Mar for the Chamber’s April Business After Hours event on April 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • Nick Friedman
  • April 30, 2015
BUSTED: This week in police reports : Thursday, April 30

BUSTED: This week in police reports : Thursday, April 30

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Chelsea La and Bri Cohen pick green beans together.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • April 30, 2015
Students harvest vegetables for All Faiths Food Bank

A partnership between the students at Temple Beth Sholom Schools and All Faiths Food Bank has sprouted Thursday afternoon. Through a garden on campus students helped donate bins of freshly-picked kale, carrots, bell peppers, beets, onions, parsley and gre

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2015
Letterman features Wallenda in another Top Ten list

Sarasota’s 'King of the Highwire’ Nik Wallenda nailed his latest stunt by walking across the 400-foot Orlando Eye Wednesday, after which he scored another spot on the Late Show with David Letterman’s Top Ten List.

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The former bank building at 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive that also once housed the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce sold for $549,000 on April 24.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 30, 2015
Former LBK Chamber building sells for $549,000

Longboat Key property owners Anthony and Roxanne Marterie of San Rafael, Calif. purchased the bank property last month and town officials hope they keep an open mind when figuring out what to do with the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jordan Pritchard and Jay Clarkson
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 30, 2015
Goodwill Manasota honors community ambassadors

Goodwill Manasota recognized businesses and organizations at the annual Ambassador Luncheon to honors the individuals and groups Thursday at Michael’s on East.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • April 30, 2015
Amore by Andrea: An ambitious adventure

Amore by Andrea: An ambitious adventure

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Vessels are generally allowed to stay overnight in the town’s waterways as long as they have sufficient lighting. But a town code prohibits a person from mooring a boat for more than 72 hours in a 30-day period.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 30, 2015
Boat mooring in Longbeach Village questioned

Two out-of-town boaters complain it’s hard to moor their boat in Longbeach Village to grab a bite to eat because of sailboats they believe are always in the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Teacher and National Honor Society advisor Betty Rogers, Meghan Grabowski, Jordan Weber, Alex Byers, James Davenport, Reese Vita, Tyler Shanahan, Josh Hallinger and Nick Owens, of A Plan for Good. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2015
School board

Phillippi Shores wins at national music festival; Cardinal Mooney helps the homeless

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Riverview High junior Drew Clark set new national records in both the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 800 freestyle relay. Photos by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2015
National record

Drew Clark won two individual events and a relay to help lead the Sharks to a first-place finish at the 2015 YMCA Short Course National Championships.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2015
High 5 moments

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
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Sarasota High's Angelina Grebe finished second in the 3,200-meter run at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 23. File photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 30, 2015
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Thunder dominates Cougars in rout; GSJGA tees off in monthly series; Orioles’ extended spring training season underway

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  • Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2015
MY VIEW | How to solve the traffic congestion

Build an underpass at U.S. 41 and the Ringling Causeway.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
This conceptual rendering highlights the Urban Design Studio’s vision for townhomes on Siesta Drive, at th edge of the Granada neighborhood. Courtesy rendering
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 30, 2015
Granada residents push back on proposed code changes

Granada residents are focused on preserving the neighborhood’s old character as the city readies zoning changes.

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