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Kelsey Grau Leslie Ann Genninger and Carol Camiener
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Carol Camiener hosts jewel of a party

On Sunday, Jan. 12, Leslie Ann Genninger displayed her latest collection of Murano Glass Jewelry at the Emerald Harbor home of Carol Camiener.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kelsey Grau Co-Chairwoman of the event Julie Friedman, Honoree Ruth Ades, Rabbi Charles Savenor and Co-Chairwoman of the event Betty Levitt
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Ades honored as 'Light of Torah'

Temple Beth Sholom honored the Longboat Key resident as the 'Light of Torah' at its annual Torah Fund Study Day and Award Luncheon Jan. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Retired Senior Editor Dora Walters snapped this picture of Kip O’Neill, Bob Spitzer, Fred Wilson and Maxine Spitzer.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Dora the Explorer focuses her lens on the Village

Retired Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters found herself on familiar turf in December, when she made an appearance at Longbeach Village resident Kip O'Neill's 19th annual holiday party, then celebrated again with Village residents on New Year's Eve. And as usual, she started snapping photos.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Don't cart off your fellow shopper's groceries

Here's one for the 'only on Longboat' file.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Key student graduates from FGCU

Christina Walsh, of Longboat Key, recently graduated with her bachelor's degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Club Ivory owner Ambrish Piare says he has spent nearly $85,000 on sound proofing to accommodate residents of the Plaza at Five Points.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 15, 2014
City rejects Club Ivory complaint

The Sarasota city attorney's office denies claims that the downtown nightclub was operating illegally as an "adult cabaret."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo Brooke Farnsworth, 17, Joseph Grosso, 18, Tiffany Miller, 16, and Jenna Greenfield, 15
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Playwright promo

Theatre Odyssey this weekend will showcase the work of six students, including four from Lakewood Ranch High School, during the second annual Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
Climb for cancer

Four students from Nolan Middle School will fight cancer while swinging from the trees this weekend.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney senior defender Jasmine Rosales controls the ball around a host of Booker midfielders.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • January 15, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Cardinal Mooney Girls Soccer vs. Booker

The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team blanked Booker High 8-0 in a Class 2A-District 11 semifinal match Jan. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • News
15 South, on St. Armands Circle, offers a range of authentic Italian cuisine and nightly live music and dancing.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: 15 South

This week we went in the kitchen at 15 South with owner and chef Joseph Casadio as he prepares veal saltimbocca alla romana. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Nita Mathur prepares Nita's coconut burfi, combining coconut, sweetened condensed milk and fresh ricotta cheese. Photos by Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 15, 2014
Culinary couple: Best of both worlds

As owners of Casa Italia, Raj and Nita Mathur may focus on Italian, but once a month they school others on the flavors of home.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Colony Association sues town

A petition the Colony Association filed states 'no competent substantial evidence supports the Town Commission's decision' to increase a bond to $250,000 for the Colony property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo A woman soliciting donations on St. Armands Circle is upsetting merchants and concerns BID members.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Circle solicitation worries merchants

St. Armands Circle merchants are frustrated that a woman soliciting on the sidewalk allows her to do something they cannot: advertise outside.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 15, 2014
Renewed purpose

Bernabe Somoza owns thousands of pieces of discarded furniture. He gives new meaning to the discarded frames.

  • Arts + Culture
Photos by Kelsey Grau Commissioner Terry Gans said the town "will continue to revise codes" and "the town's best days are to come."
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 15, 2014
Candidates set strong tone at event

At-large commission candidates Terry Gans and Ray Rajewski disagreed about the town's future at the first candidate function of the town's election season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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