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1660 Ranch Club Blvd. Photos courtesy of Premier Sotheby's
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  • Robert Plunket
  • July 24, 2013
Three Things: Perfect Pools

In a town where swimming pools are common, these three are anything but ordinary. They not only provide a place for exercise or a cooling dip, but they also give a focal point to the homes they so beautifully complement. The view from indoors toward the watery splendors draws guests like a magnet, and lounging around the pools' perimeters on a sultry summer evening - particularly with a martini glass in hand - is the perfect way to end the day. Choose your favorite from this trio of glamorous Sarasota pools currently on the market, each with a showplace home attached.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael McKeever says if it weren't for the production of his play "37 Postcards" at Florida Studio Theatre, it wouldn't have reached the international success it has today. He hopes the same for "South Beach Babylon." Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 24, 2013
Playwright talks 'South Beach Babylon'

Sarasota audiences were first introduced to "South Beach Babylon" in 2011 during a reading of the play, still in draft form, at FST's Sarasota Festival of New Plays. Miami-born playwright Michael McKeever has had seven other plays read in the festival during the past two decades.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • July 23, 2013
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: A Troubadour’s Cabaret

Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: A Troubadour’s Cabaret

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • July 23, 2013
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Sisterly Love

Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Sisterly Love

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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • July 23, 2013
Gettin' Fresh: Minimal Ingredients, Maximum Taste

Gettin' Fresh: Minimal Ingredients, Maximum Taste

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • July 23, 2013
A Night with Stevie Wonder Hits All the Right Notes

A Night with Stevie Wonder Hits All the Right Notes

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Nicole Rissler has been director of sports for Visit Sarasota County since September 2012.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • July 23, 2013
Five Things About: Nicole Rissler

As the Visit Sarasota County director of sports, Rissler is at the helm of Sarasota's sports-tourism industry.

  • Siesta Key
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Natalia Butragueno (Spain), Matt McEwen (Archer, Fl.), Yamil Maldonado (Sarasota), Myriam Ayala (Mexico) Edward Gonzalez and Beth Ward (Atlanta)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy and Heather Merriman
  • July 23, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive

The Mertz Theater Stage was full of young energy when dancers of the Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive rehearsed in front of the Friends of Sarasota Ballet on July 23.

  • Arts + Culture
Manatees can feel water movements thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair, according to a Mote study.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2013
July 23: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Deputies arrest robbery suspects; Tarpon Tournament ends with big catch and big donation; Town prepares beach project review; Study shows manatees are touchy-feely; Town declares impasse

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2013
Obituary: Pamela Allen Levenson

Pamela Allen Levenson, of Longboat Key and formerly of Newton, Mass., died July 18.

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Former Lakewood Ranch resident Chase Jones wants to know when the last time you watched the sunrise was? He'd like to watch it with you. Photos courtesy Second Street Photography.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 23, 2013
Lakewood Ranch artist shares a positive art experience

Chase Jones is a multimedia artist going on tour with his project called the Sunrise Cube. He hopes to shed a little light on the project and in the community.

  • Arts + Culture
Land Stewart of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Lee Amos teaches Claire Toale, 5, Chelsea McKay 5, and her brother Liam, 4, and other children about the plants and trees that grow around them.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 23, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Art in the Park

Children explored and did a print making craft on canvas bags Tuesday, July 23, at Bay Preserve in Osprey for Art in the Park. The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast put on the event in conjunction with Pure Imagination Children's Studio for 21 children and their parents.

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The 83rd Annual Tarpon Tournament raised $10,001 for Suncoast Charities for Children surpassing last years donation of $7,500.
    By
  • Yaryna Klimchak
  • July 23, 2013
Tarpon Tournament ends with big catch and big donation

The 83rd Annual Tarpon Tournament presented Suncoast Charities for Children with a $10,001 check.

  • Sarasota
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Sand that leaves the shores of Longboat Key and gets deposited in Longboat Pass near Jewfish Key will be analyzed as part of a beach review.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 23, 2013
Town prepares beach project review

The town of Longboat Key will have a beach consultant perform a $121,800 analysis of its Beach Management Plan.

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About 100 people attended the event.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • July 23, 2013
Buchanan hosts 'listening session'

Rep. Vern Buchanan took questions on topics such as immigration reform, spending and the economy, during a Town Hall session Saturday.

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