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This home at 361 S. Blvd. of the Presidents has six bedrooms, six baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,462 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,325,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 20, 2013
John Ringling Estates home sells for $3,325,000

Robert and Lisa Morris, of Sarasota, sold their home at 361 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to Joseph and Barbara Cincotta, of Dover, Mass., for $3,325,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
John Caviglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken overlooking the Sarasota skyline from Longboat Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 20, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

John Caviglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken overlooking the Sarasota skyline from Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chinese takeout isn't your only alternative to a burned turkey, nor is only eating the side dishes, or eating it and and pretending it's good to appease the host.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 20, 2013
The procrastinator's and accident-prone's guide to Thanksgiving

Here's a little help for all you turkey-burning, dish-dropping, giblet-forgetting, salt-instead-of-sugar sprinkling, last-minute-planning types of people. Or for those who want to throw in the towel.

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Principal Dancer Ricardo Graziano and Ellen Overstreet pose for a marketing photo. "I'm so thankful for everything that has happened to me," Overstreet says. "I never imagined I’d be here."
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • November 20, 2013
Dancing in sin

Don't let Sarasota Ballet dancer Ellen Overstreet's sultry vixen character role fool you -- she's really the girl next door.

  • Arts + Culture
Retiring SPARCC board members Lisa Walsh, Jean Gay, Mary Ann Robinson and Derek Billib were honored at the Celebrating Legacies reception Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Mahoney Residence.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 20, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Celebrating legacies; Shoe divas; Tidbits and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
Gerri Aaron and Marvin Albert
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 20, 2013
'Keeping the Dream Alive'

'Keeping the Dream Alive'

  • Black Tie
Lisa Auslander, Gerri Avazian, Patty Murgolo, Lydia Cappas and Nancy Carnes
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 19, 2013
Art & Soul III 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'

Art & Soul III 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'

  • Black Tie
  • By Emarie and Petr Marcan
  • November 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: ArtXposé

PHOTO GALLERY: ArtXposé

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Millard, Ambassador Dog for Southeastern Guide Dogs
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • November 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Garden Club Meeting

On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Longboat Key Garden Club came together to hear Marjorie Singer, the Donor Relations Manager of Southeastern Guide Dogs, speak about these talented pups and the individuals they are trained to assist.

  • Longboat Key
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Karen Van Lindonk
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • November 19, 2013
The Good News: Karen Van Lindonk

Karen Van Lindonk is a volunteer with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Read more about her and watch a video in this week's Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Bunny Skirboll, Kathy Maybee and Phil King
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • November 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Volunteer Appreciation Tea

Coastal Behavioral Healthcare held a Volunteer Appreciation Tea Tuesday, Nov. 19, to thank its Compeer program volunteers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2013
Sarasota and Longboat Observers win first place in Newspaper of the Year contest

For the second consecutive year, the Sarasota Observer and the Longboat Observer won first place in their divisions in Local Media Association's 2013 Newspaper of the Year contest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Youth Opera presents Benjamin Britten's "The Little Sweep." Photo by Rod Millington.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • November 19, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: 'The Little Sweep'

Read June LeBell's review of the Sarasota Youth Opera's "The Little Sweep."

  • Arts + Culture
Owners of 205 units voted either in person or by proxy to approve a settlement. Only three units voted against the settlement.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • November 19, 2013
Colony owners approve settlement

Unit owners approved a proposed Colony settlement but unit owner Andy Adams' block of 58 votes are subject to a list of conditions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dolly McCann, Maureen Healy, Phyllis McIlraith, Maralyn Ortlieb, Peggy Long and Claire Pemberton
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • November 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Boniface Fashion Show

The St. Boniface Thrift Shop held a fashion show Tuesday Nov. 19. Outfits featured in the show were from the thrift shop and ranged from casual, sport and evening wear.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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