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  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2014
Barr Dunn gets 100% for 50/50

Edith Barr Dunn presented the Kiwanis Club with a $3,680 check from her final 50/50 raffle at the Dec. 6 Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2014
Bell-ringers: The next generation?

Kiwanis Club President Armando Linde reports this story from a recent bell-ringing shift that makes us optimistic the tradition of bell-ringing outside Longboat Key Publix will live on in future generations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo . B.J. Webb Bishop, right
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2014
Bishop elected to USTA Florida board

B.J. Webb Bishop is on board with yet another organization: She was recently elected as an at-large member of the U.S. Tennis Association Florida board of directors.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport recently paid off the $60 million worth of debt on its 25-year-old terminal.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 9, 2014
Airport chief outlines improvements

As Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport finishes a major facelift on its terminal, officials look ahead to a new $22 million air traffic control tower and enhanced customs capabilities.

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  • News
The city hopes to fill in some erosion on Lido beach before the Big Pass dredge renourishment, which will not be completed for several years.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 9, 2014
County approves funding for city beach project

Sarasota County commissioners voted unanimously to fund up to $1 million in the city of Sarasota's project to fix Lido Beach erosion.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ocean Properties seeks a mix of tourism and residential development for the Islandside property.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 9, 2014
Commission moves forward on Key Club referendum

The commission approved an ordinance on first reading that would place a referendum question before voters in a May 2015 mail vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The DID's ability to give grants, which has funded downtown lighting and advertising projects, is in question pending City Commission review.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 9, 2014
DID waits for spending clarification

As the Downtown Improvement District maps out its future budget, the group is awaiting a City Commission decision on the board's spending powers.

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MTI will now be known as MTC — Manatee Technical College.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 9, 2014
Manatee Technical Institute gets name change

Manatee Technical Institute (MTI) is now named Manatee Technical College.

  • East County
  • News
John D. MacDonald's Siesta Key home was the birthplace of the Florida crime novel.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • December 9, 2014
Home of the Month: The Deep Blue Goodbye

John D. MacDonald's Siesta Key home was the birthplace of the Florida crime novel.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Kris Parins, local artist and member of the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, won first prize at the FSWS's latest juried exhibition.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2014
Beautiful Minds

Local watercolor society creates an artistic splash in latest exhibition.

  • Arts + Culture
Iain Webb, Margaret Barbieri, Mary Anne Servian and supporters of the Sarasota Ballet accept two certificates of recognition from the Sarasota County Commission
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2014
Sarasota County Commission honors the Sarasota Ballet

Given two separate commendations, one for director Iain Webb and one for the whole organization, the Sarasota Ballet were honored for their artistic excellence.

  • Arts + Culture
James Jordan, rehearsing with corps de ballet dancer Abbey Kay, is bringing more than 30 years of craft to the Sarasota Ballet.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2014
Mobile Master

James Jordan brings experience and determination to the Sarasota Ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
“The Rollers 28" by Jorge Blanco was sold at auction by Christie's in New York for $20,000.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2014
Jorge Blanco's work goes global

After his first showing at Christie's in New York, Sarasota artist Jorge Blanco reflects on his worldwide reach.

  • Arts + Culture
John Burr giving student Trine Bølling some vocal delivery notes in his home studio.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 9, 2014
The Voice Within

John Burr instructs burgeoning actors and performers in the field of voiceover.

  • Arts + Culture
At the opening night post-performance reception: Michael Zuckerberg, board member Judy Cahn, Jan Fidelman and Managing Director Mary Ann Servian. Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • December 9, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Everything is beautiful at the ballet; Baby on board; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
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